⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 35- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 38
- Could not get to the line, thirteen free throws to their 26
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q2 4:04 · IND 61-48 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q4 9:37 · IND 102-79 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Andrew Nembhard technical foul
Q3 12:00 · IND 61-51 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 0:02 · IND 61-56 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 9 | Threes made | 13 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 35 | Assists | 20 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |