⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their five- They went cold, five of 25 from three
- Burned in transition, 2 fast break points to 16
A 13-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 20 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.
Pacers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 20
Q2 5:50 · IND 55-35 NY
- Ties it
Pascal Siakam hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:37 · IND 98-98 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:36 · IND 92-96 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- Winner
Jalen Brunson hit a 12-foot driving floating jump shot, OG Anunoby with the assist
Q4 1:17 · IND 98-100 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Karl-Anthony Towns traveling
Q4 4:33 · IND 90-94 NY
- Turnover
Karl-Anthony Towns out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:19 · IND 92-96 NY
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:37 · IND 98-100 NY
📊The numbers
| IND | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 11 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Assists | 13 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
