⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their seven- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 40
- Could not get to the line, eight free throws to their 31
- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their nine
A 12-0 run cut a 43-point deficit to 31 in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 8:55 · IND 14-4 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 23
Q1 2:53 · IND 34-11 NY
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 28
Q2 10:31 · IND 47-19 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 43-point deficit to 31
Q4 9:25 · IND 108-77 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Mamadi Diakite technical foul
Q4 4:27 · IND 113-82 NY
📊The numbers
| IND | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 14 | Threes made | 7 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 31 | Assists | 18 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
