⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Made seventeen threes to their eleven
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 1-point lead to 10
Q1 8:12 · IND 16-6 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q1 6:09 · IND 24-9 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 6:39 · IND 109-102 NY
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Isaiah Jackson flagrant foul type 1
Q4 5:07 · IND 109-102 NY
- Turnover
Jay Huff bad pass turnover
Q4 0:03 · IND 113-114 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 0:03 · IND 92-91 NY
- Ties it
OG Anunoby hit a 24-foot three jumper, Tyler Kolek with the assist
Q4 1:51 · IND 111-111 NY
- Winner
Jalen Brunson hit a 26-foot three step back jumper
Q4 0:05 · IND 113-114 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ariel Hukporti misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q4 5:07 · IND 109-103 NY
- Turnover
Jalen Brunson out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:06 · IND 111-111 NY
📊The numbers
| IND | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 11 | Threes made | 17 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 22 | Assists | 31 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
