⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 34- A 12-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 22 in the third 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 6:16 · NY 48-34 IND
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 22
Q3 3:55 · NY 86-64 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q3 6:24 · NY 72-60 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 8 | Threes made | 10 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Assists | 20 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
