⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 5:08 · NY 19-19 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 8:19 · NY 40-33 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q4 2:25 · NY 109-110 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 6:28 · NY 40-41 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 10:24 · NY 85-94 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 11 | Threes made | 13 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 18 | Assists | 26 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
