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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pacers | 36 | 37 | 18 | 30 | 121 |
 Knicks | 36 | 27 | 36 | 31 | 130 |
INDTeam statsNYK| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IND | 48-9351.6% | 15-3444.1% | 10-1758.8% | 34 | 33 | 9 |
| NYK | 49-8657.0% | 14-3046.7% | 18-2281.8% | 44 | 28 | 9 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
New York Knicks130| 48 | 19 | 8-12 | 1-3 | 2-2 | +9 | +1.3 | ||||||||
| 44 | 28 | 10-20 | 6-12 | 2-2 | 0 | +15 | +4.6 | |||||||
| 39 | 14 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 0 | +21 | +7.4 | |||||||
| 32 | 29 | 11-18 | 3-6 | 4-6 | 0 | 0 | +26 | +7.6 | ||||||
| 28 | 28 | 10-19 | 4-7 | 0 | 4-6 | 0 | +10 | +6.6 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 28 | 8 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −14 | −1.5 | ||||
| 20 | 4 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −22 | −5.2 | |||
| 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.0 | |
| Team | 130 | 49-8657.0% | 14-3046.7% | 44 | 28 | 9 | 14 | 18-2281.8% | 12 | 5 | 3 | |||
Bench 12 points on 5 for 10 shooting
Did not play: Jericho Sims, Shake Milton, DaQuan Jeffries and Mamadi Diakite (coach’s decision).
Indiana Pacers121| 36 | 14 | 7-18 | 0-3 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | −9 | −4.0 | ||||||
| 35 | 34 | 11-19 | 7-11 | 0 | 5-6 | 0 | −17 | +18.0 | ||||||
| 34 | 6 | 2-7 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −19 | −8.7 | ||||||
| 31 | 6 | 3-11 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | −21 | −9.5 | |||||||
| 27 | 15 | 7-9 | 1-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −21 | +0.7 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 23 | 10 | 5-9 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +10 | +4.8 | |||||
| 20 | 20 | 7-10 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 0 | +9 | +8.4 | |||||
| 20 | 11 | 4-6 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +12 | +2.0 | ||
| 15 | 5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0 | +11 | −0.2 | ||||||
| Team | 121 | 48-9351.6% | 15-3444.1% | 34 | 33 | 9 | 17 | 10-1758.8% | 14 | 5 | 3 | |||
Bench 46 points on 18 for 29 shooting
Did not play: Jalen Smith, Kendall Brown, Jarace Walker, James Johnson and Doug McDermott (coach’s decision).
Knicks130Pacers121ClickTap 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.
Jalen Brunson scored 29 points (14 in the fourth quarter), and the New York Knicks went on a 27-6 run in the third quarter to beat the Indiana Pacers 130-121 for a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
The Pacers led 75-63 with 11:27 left in the third quarter. OG Anunoby’s corner 3-pointer put the Knicks ahead for good with 7:07 left in the quarter. Donte DiVincenzo scored 12 points and Anunoby added 6 during the run. The Knicks led 90-81 with 3:59 left in the quarter.
The Pacers got within 102-101 on T.J. McConnell’s driving layup with 8:03 to play, but Josh Hart answered with a 3-pointer, and the Pacers got no closer than 105-103.
During clutch time, the Knicks outscored the Pacers 9-2. Isaiah Hartenstein scored 4 of the Knicks’ 9 on 1 for 1 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line.
Anunoby scored 28 points, and DiVincenzo added 28 points with 6 3-pointers. The Knicks had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Pacers, Tyrese Haliburton had 34 points (21 on 7 3-pointers), 9 assists and 3 steals, and Obi Toppin added 20 points on 7 for 10 shooting off the bench.
The Knicks shot 57.0% from the field and 46.7% from 3 to the Pacers’ 51.6% and 44.1%. The Pacers gave up 12 offensive rebounds, about 4 more than usual for the shots the Knicks missed. They outscored the Knicks 46-12 off the bench. The Knicks’ starters outscored the Pacers 45-21 in 16 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).
112 points from the field on 86 shots: 13.2 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 27-37 | 73.0% | 66% |
| In the paint | 4-11 | 36.4% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 4-8 | 50.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 6-11 | 54.5% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 8-19 | 42.1% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Nembhard | 24 | 14 | 6-9 | +4 |
| T.J. McConnell | 14 | 6 | 3-4 | 0 |
| Tyrese Haliburton | 6 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Aaron Nesmith | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 5 | 2-5 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 28 points on 60 possessions. He usually scores about 25 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pascal Siakam | 23 | 7 | 2-4 | +2 |
| Obi Toppin | 9 | 0 | 0-3 | −2 |
| Aaron Nesmith | 7 | 6 | 3-3 | +4 |
| Myles Turner | 4 | 4 | 2-5 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 6 | 9 | 3-4 | +8 |
The tracking credits him with 26 points on 49 possessions. He usually scores about 11 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Nesmith | 30 | 8 | 3-5 | 0 |
| Ben Sheppard | 19 | 2 | 1-3 | −3 |
| Tyrese Haliburton | 11 | 5 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Andrew Nembhard | 5 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 11 | 4-8 | +8 |
The tracking credits him with 26 points on 75 possessions. He usually scores about 20 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.
NYK win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
DiVincenzo 3PT Jump Shot (23 PTS) (Hartenstein 8 AST)
Q4 4:20
16.4%
62→79
Brunson 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (23 PTS)
Q4 6:18
14.9%
62→77
Nembhard 25' 3PT Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Turner 1 AST)
Q4 5:49
14.9%
77→62
Hartenstein 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (12 PTS) (Hart 6 AST)
Q4 4:51
14.9%
62→77
Haliburton 13' Driving Floating Jump Shot (26 PTS) (Nembhard 4 AST)
Q4 4:35
14.9%
77→62
