⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 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, 53 rebounds to 29- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their eighteen
- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 36
- A 17-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 25 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q1 3:39 · NY 31-25 IND
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 25
Q3 8:13 · NY 89-64 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 23
Q4 9:24 · NY 109-86 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Isaiah Hartenstein and Isaiah Jackson
Q2 11:13 · NY 42-32 IND
- Technical
Alec Burks technical foul
Q2 11:13 · NY 42-32 IND
- Technical
Double technical foul - Donte DiVincenzo and Myles Turner
Q3 4:27 · NY 86-64 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q3 11:00 · NY 70-63 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 12
Q3 0:25 · NY 96-84 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 12 | Threes made | 12 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 26 | Assists | 24 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
