⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 16 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their three- They went cold, three of 30 from three
- Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 33
- Beaten inside, 54 points in the paint to 70
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 6:14 · NY 48-37 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 30
Q3 2:59 · NY 90-60 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 12 | Threes made | 3 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 10% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 19 | Assists | 28 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 70 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
