⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their fifteen
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 took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q2 9:36 · IND 35-34 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q3 6:06 · IND 62-66 NY
- Steal
Aaron Nesmith stole it from Jalen Brunson
Q4 1:26 · IND 90-97 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 6:35 · IND 8-17 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 6:07 · IND 37-45 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 0:00 · IND 74-81 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jalen Brunson bad pass turnover
Q4 1:26 · IND 90-97 NY
📊The numbers
| IND | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 10 | Threes made | 8 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 20 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
