⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Made seventeen threes to their nine- Shot well above their usual, seventeen of 33 from three
- Ran them off the floor, 25 fast break points to 10
- Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their six
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q3 11:38 · IND 67-54 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q3 4:34 · IND 87-71 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q3 6:25 · IND 78-71 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 17 | Threes made | 9 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 30 | Assists | 23 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 34 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |