⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their seventeen, and were outscored 20-9 off them- Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 9
- A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up in the second quarter
- Lost the glass, 33 rebounds to 44
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 took them from 1 down to 12 up
Q2 1:11 · IND 76-64 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Myles Turner misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:52 · IND 120-114 NY
- Turnover
Myles Turner offensive foul
Q4 2:11 · IND 121-114 NY
- Turnover
Myles Turner turnover
Q4 2:11 · IND 121-114 NY
Knicks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
OG Anunoby turnover
Q4 2:30 · IND 121-114 NY
📊The numbers
| IND | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 13 | Threes made | 12 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 33 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 29 | Assists | 17 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
