⏱️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 fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 36- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 23-10 off them
- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 46
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 took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 7:50 · NY 19-12 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 2:49 · NY 66-62 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 26
Q4 7:38 · NY 124-98 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 10:44 · NY 43-44 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Quenton Jackson and Landry Shamet
Q3 3:49 · NY 96-84 IND
📊The numbers
| NY | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 18 | Threes made | 17 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 5 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 38 | Assists | 31 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
