⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 34- A 14-0 run took them from 9 down to 5 up in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 7:11 · NY 18-10 IND
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 9 down to 5 up
Q3 9:30 · NY 84-79 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 3:40 · NY 24-24 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Pascal Siakam misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:02 · NY 115-110 IND
- Missed FT
Pascal Siakam misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:02 · NY 115-110 IND
- Technical
Rick Carlisle technical foul
Q4 0:41 · NY 126-118 IND
📊The numbers
| NY | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 14 | Threes made | 15 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 28 | Assists | 33 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
