⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 27
A 12-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 8 in the second 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 8
Q2 0:53 · NY 62-70 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Donte DiVincenzo and Pascal Siakam
Q1 4:50 · NY 20-23 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 3:09 · NY 22-34 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q3 4:11 · NY 74-93 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 67% |
| 13 | Threes made | 13 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 54% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Assists | 33 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 9 |