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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Knicks | 38 | 32 | 35 | 33 | 138 |
 Pacers | 29 | 38 | 31 | 31 | 129 |
NYKTeam statsIND| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYK | 52-10052.0% | 18-4639.1% | 16-2564.0% | 52 | 34 | 14 |
| IND | 45-8751.7% | 15-3050.0% | 24-3080.0% | 37 | 33 | 17 |
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New York Knicks138| 43 | 36, Career high (his best before, 33) | 14-23 | 5-13 | 3-4 | 0 | +14 | +12.4 | |||||||
| 43 | 32, Season high (his best before, 21) | 11-18 | 5-12, Season high (his best before, 4) | 5-5 | 0 | 0 | +18 | +4.9 | ||||||
| 40 | 39 | 14-26 | 7-13, Ties his career high | 4-5 | 0 | +27 | +13.7 | |||||||
| 37 | 6 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 1-2 | +31 | +4.6 | ||||||||
| 30 | 14 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 2-7 | +27 | +5.3 | ||||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 18 | 8 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −18 | +1.3 | ||||||
| 13 | 3 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −23 | −6.2 | ||||
| 11 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −22 | −3.7 | ||||
| 5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | +0.2 | ||||
| Team | 138 | 52-10052.0% | 18-4639.1% | 52 | 34 | 14 | 21 | 16-2564.0% | 20 | 13 | 8 | |||
Bench 11 points on 5 for 15 shooting
Did not play: Derrick Rose and Trevor Keels (coach’s decision); RJ Barrett (injury/illness).
Indiana Pacers129| 32 | 17 | 6-17 | 1-3 | 4-6 | 0 | 0 | −31 | −8.1 | ||||||
| 32 | 12 | 5-13 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | −28 | −3.8 | |||||||
| 26 | 19 | 8-11 | 2-2 | 0 | 1-1 | −15 | +6.6 | |||||||
| 26 | 12 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 6-6 | 0 | −27 | +1.3 | |||||
| 26 | 11 | 3-9 | 2-6 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −31 | −5.6 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 22 | 18 | 7-11 | 1-1 | 3-3 | 0 | +13 | +12.6 | |||||||
| 22 | 13 | 5-7 | 3-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +18 | +7.2 | |||||
| 22 | 10 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 0 | +6 | +2.3 | |||||
| 18 | 8 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +28 | +0.4 | ||
| 14 | 9 | 3-7 | 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +22 | +1.0 | |||
| Team | 129 | 45-8751.7% | 15-3050.0% | 37 | 33 | 17 | 17 | 24-3080.0% | 10 | 6 | 5 | |||
Bench 58 points on 21 for 32 shooting
Did not play: Daniel Theis, George Hill and James Johnson (coach’s decision).
Knicks138Pacers129ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Immanuel Quickley scored 39 points (9 during a 17-0 run in the first quarter), and the New York Knicks beat the Indiana Pacers 138-129 for their fifth straight win.
Obi Toppin’s driving dunk put the Knicks ahead for good with 4:06 left in the fourth quarter.
During clutch time, the Knicks outscored the Pacers 14-3. Quentin Grimes scored 6 of the Knicks’ 14 on 2 for 2 shooting and 1 for 1 at the line. With 4:09 left, Josh Hart stole the ball from Bennedict Mathurin, and Toppin’s driving dunk off it put the Knicks ahead 122-120.
Grimes had a career-high 36 points and 3 steals, and Toppin added a season-high 32 points and 6 assists. Grimes scored 16 of his 36 points in the fourth quarter. The Knicks had 3 30-point scorers. Grimes and Toppin set each other up for 7 baskets and 18 points, 2 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Pacers, Jalen Smith had 19 points (10 in the paint) and 3 blocks on 8 for 11 shooting, and T.J. McConnell added 18 points and 12 assists off the bench. The Pacers had 8 players in double-digit scoring.
The Pacers gave up 20 offensive rebounds, about 7 more than usual for the shots the Knicks missed. They outscored the Knicks 58-11 off the bench. The Knicks’ starters outscored the Pacers 95-64 in 28 minutes together.
New York KnicksIndiana PacersPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
122 points from the field on 99 shots: 8.6 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 26-37 | 70.3% | 67% |
| In the paint | 8-13 | 61.5% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 0-4 | 0.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 5-14 | 35.7% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 13-32 | 40.6% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Nembhard | 28 | 14 | 5-7 | +7 |
| Jordan Nwora | 10 | 5 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Aaron Nesmith | 8 | 4 | 2-5 | +2 |
| Jalen Smith | 8 | 9 | 3-5 | +7 |
| Everyone else | 30 | 14 | 6-11 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 46 points on 85 possessions. He usually scores about 22 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennedict Mathurin | 33 | 5 | 2-3 | −1 |
| Andrew Nembhard | 10 | 9 | 4-7 | +7 |
| Jordan Nwora | 9 | 7 | 3-4 | +5 |
| Buddy Hield | 8 | 3 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 29 | 11 | 5-9 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 35 points on 88 possessions. He usually scores about 16 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Nesmith | 15 | 3 | 1-4 | 0 |
| Jalen Smith | 13 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Isaiah Jackson | 12 | 14 | 4-4 | +11 |
| Andrew Nembhard | 11 | 5 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 36 | 10 | 4-6 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 32 points on 87 possessions. He usually scores about 19 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
IND win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
NYK
50/50
IND
Highest Leverage Moments
Nwora 25' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Nembhard 8 AST)
Q4 5:43
18.2%
53→71
Quickley 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (36 PTS) (Grimes 5 AST)
Q4 5:14
18.0%
71→53
Toppin 2' Running Dunk (30 PTS) (Quickley 8 AST)
Q4 4:06
17.6%
55→37
Smith 26' 3PT Jump Shot (17 PTS) (Hield 6 AST)
Q4 7:39
13.8%
54→68
Grimes 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Toppin 2 AST)
Q1 5:26
13.1%
34→21
