Game ID: 42300214
New York Knicks @ Indiana Pacers
Sunday, May 12, 2024 at 3:30 PM ET
Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
IND 34 35 32 20 121NYK 14 27 22 26 89
IND vs NYK ScoutingIND vs NYK Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
IND availability going into 5/02 · 1 day's restOUT Smith missed 2 since 4/28, out tonight
BACK Jackson back 4/21 after 2, 4 min since (35% of 13)
NEW Siakam 33 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Nesmith 29 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Turner 28 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Nembhard 26 to 34 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 5/06 · 3 days' restOUT Smith missed 3 since 4/28, out tonight
BACK Jackson back 4/28 after 2, 7 min since (56% of 13)
NEW Nesmith 29 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Turner 28 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Nembhard 26 to 36 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 5/08 · 1 day's restOUT Smith missed 4 since 4/28, out tonight
BACK Jackson back 4/28 after 2, 9 min since (69% of 13)
NEW Turner 28 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Nembhard 26 to 35 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 5/10 · 1 day's restOUT Smith missed 5 since 4/28, out tonight
BACK Jackson back 4/28 after 2, 10 min since (78% of 13)
NEW Nembhard 26 to 33 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 5/12 · 1 day's restOUT Smith missed 6 since 4/28, returns tonight: 10 min (65% of 16)
IND availability going into 5/14 · 1 day's restBACK Smith back 5/12 after 6, 10 min since (65% of 16)
IND availability going into 5/17 · 2 days' restBACK Smith back 5/12 after 6, 7 min since (46% of 16)
IND availability going into 5/19 · 1 day's restBACK Smith back 5/12 after 6, 6 min since (38% of 16)
IND availability going into 5/21 · 1 day's restBACK Smith back 5/12 after 6, 6 min since (38% of 16)
NEW Sheppard 16 to 21 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 5/02 · 1 day's restOUT Burks missed 6 since 4/14, out tonight
OUT Sims missed 6 since 4/14, out tonight
BACK Achiuwa back 4/25 after 2, 15 min since (64% of 24)
NEW Brunson 36 to 44 min over the last 5
NEW Anunoby 35 to 41 min over the last 5
NEW Hart 35 to 46 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 21 to 26 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 5/06 · 3 days' restOUT Achiuwa missed 2 since 4/30, returns tonight: 4 min (18% of 24)
OUT Burks missed 7 since 4/14, out tonight
OUT Sims missed 7 since 4/14, out tonight
NEW Brunson 36 to 44 min over the last 5
NEW Anunoby 35 to 44 min over the last 5
NEW Hart 35 to 47 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 5/08 · 1 day's restOUT Burks missed 8 since 4/14, returns tonight: 1 min (5% of 15)
OUT Sims missed 8 since 4/14, out tonight
BACK Achiuwa back 4/25 after 2, 11 min since (48% of 24)
NEW Brunson 36 to 45 min over the last 5
NEW Anunoby 35 to 45 min over the last 5
NEW Hart 35 to 47 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 5/10 · 1 day's restOUT Sims missed 9 since 4/14, returns tonight: 4 min (34% of 12)
BACK Achiuwa back 5/06 after 2, 16 min since (69% of 24)
BACK Burks back 5/08 after 8, 1 min since (5% of 15)
NEW Brunson 36 to 43 min over the last 5
NEW Anunoby 35 to 42 min over the last 5
NEW Hart 35 to 48 min over the last 5
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Hartenstein 26 to 32 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 5/12 · 1 day's restBACK Achiuwa back 5/06 after 2, 18 min since (77% of 24)
BACK Burks back 5/08 after 8, 11 min since (74% of 15)
BACK Sims back 5/10 after 9, 4 min since (34% of 12)
NEW Brunson 36 to 42 min over the last 5
NEW Anunoby 35 to 41 min over the last 4
NEW Hart 35 to 48 min over the last 5
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 41 min over the last 5
NEW Hartenstein 26 to 34 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 5/14 · 1 day's restOUT Anunoby missed 2 since 5/10, out tonight
BACK Achiuwa back 5/06 after 2, 20 min since (83% of 24)
BACK Burks back 5/08 after 8, 15 min since (101% of 15)
BACK Sims back 5/10 after 9, 10 min since (82% of 12)
NEW Hart 35 to 42 min over the last 5
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 42 min over the last 5
NEW Hartenstein 26 to 33 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 5/17 · 2 days' restOUT Anunoby missed 3 since 5/10, out tonight
BACK Achiuwa back 5/06 after 2, 20 min since (86% of 24)
BACK Burks back 5/08 after 8, 17 min since (115% of 15)
BACK Sims back 5/10 after 9, 8 min since (62% of 12)
NEW Hart 35 to 40 min over the last 5
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW Hartenstein 26 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 21 to 26 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 5/19 · 1 day's restOUT Anunoby missed 4 since 5/10, returns tonight: 5 min (13% of 35)
BACK Burks back 5/08 after 8, 19 min since (125% of 15)
BACK Sims back 5/10 after 9, 7 min since (54% of 12)
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Hartenstein 26 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 21 to 31 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 114, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 17 free throws a game; Haliburton at 22 and Siakam at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Smith (6 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 115, shooting 50 percent and 43 from three, 24 free throws a game; Brunson at 36 and DiVincenzo at 24 a game. One day's rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-3 a night and Indiana minus-4 and the arc, New York at 43 percent from three to Indiana's 36. Call it Indiana 116, New York 114, New York keeping it close.
5/02 vs MIL 120-98 — IND notes
IND won 120-98. IND shot 54% (46 of 85) to MIL's 42%, 13 of 40 from three, and got to the line 17 times to MIL's 32. Toppin led with 21 (8 of 15, 3 of 10 from three); McConnell added 20, Siakam 19. The hinge was Q1, 33-24: from level to 9 ahead, and the lead reached 24. McConnell was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
5/06 @ NYK 117-121 — IND notes
IND lost 117-121. IND shot 52% (46 of 88) to NYK's 54%, 10 of 26 from three, and got to the line 19 times to NYK's 26. IND turned it over 7 times to NYK's 14. Turner led with 23 (8 of 16, 2 of 6 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Siakam added 19, McConnell 18. Q2 was theirs, 31-22, turning a 3-point deficit into a 6-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 99-86 against them. Nesmith's -16 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
5/08 @ NYK 121-130 — IND notes
IND lost 121-130. IND shot 52% (48 of 93) to NYK's 57%, 15 of 34 from three. The glass went 34-44 against them. Haliburton led with 34 (11 of 19, 7 of 11 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Toppin added 20, Nembhard 15. Q2 was theirs, 37-27, but the other 3 periods went 103-84 against them. They led by as many as 12.
5/10 vs NYK 111-106 — IND notes
IND won 111-106. IND shot 47% (42 of 89) to NYK's 48%, 12 of 32 from three. Haliburton led with 35 (14 of 26, 6 of 16 from three); Siakam added 26, Turner 21. The hinge was Q4, 26-16: IND came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 5. Turner was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
5/12 vs NYK 121-89 — IND notes
IND won 121-89. IND shot 57% (50 of 88) to NYK's 34%, 14 of 31 from three, and got to the line 8 times to NYK's 31. Haliburton led with 20 (8 of 15, 4 of 10 from three); McConnell added 15, Siakam 14. The hinge was Q1, 34-14: from level to 20 ahead, and the lead reached 43. Haliburton was the night's best plus/minus at +31.
5/14 @ NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 41 from three, 25 free throws a game; Brunson at 31 and DiVincenzo at 24 a game. Without Anunoby (2 straight). One day's rest. Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 109, shooting 52 percent and 39 from three, 16 free throws a game; Haliburton at 22 and Siakam at 18 a game. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the line, where New York takes 25 free throws a game to Indiana's 16 and the defense, Indiana allowing 109 a night to New York's 117. Call it New York 116, Indiana 115, Indiana keeping it close.
5/17 vs NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 113, shooting 50 percent and 42 from three, 17 free throws a game; Haliburton at 22 and Siakam at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. 2 days' rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 112, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 24 free throws a game; Brunson at 32 and DiVincenzo at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Anunoby (3 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-6 a night and Indiana minus-6 and the line, where New York takes 24 free throws a game to Indiana's 17. Call it Indiana 115, New York 113, New York keeping it close.
5/19 @ NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 112, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 24 free throws a game; Brunson at 30 and DiVincenzo at 19 a game. Without Anunoby (4 straight). One day's rest. Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 110, shooting 51 percent and 41 from three, 16 free throws a game; Haliburton at 23 and Siakam at 20 a game. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the line, where New York takes 24 free throws a game to Indiana's 16 and the glass, where New York has been plus-2 a night and Indiana minus-2. Call it New York 114, Indiana 112, Indiana keeping it close.
5/21 @ BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 101, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 18 free throws a game; Tatum at 27 and Brown at 23 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Porziņģis (6 straight). 5 days' rest. Indiana comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 106, shooting 54 percent and 43 from three, 15 free throws a game; Haliburton at 22 and Siakam at 21 a game. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-9 a night and Indiana plus-1 and the arc, Indiana at 43 percent from three to Boston's 37. Call it Boston 114, Indiana 110, Indiana keeping it close.
5/02 @ PHI 118-115 — NYK notes
NYK won 118-115. NYK shot 46% (43 of 93) to PHI's 44%, 14 of 31 from three. Brunson led with 41 (13 of 27, 3 of 8 from three, 12 of 16 at the line); DiVincenzo added 23, Anunoby 19. The hinge was Q1, 36-22: from level to 14 ahead, and the lead reached 22. NYK trailed 51-54 at the half and won the second half 67-61.
5/06 vs IND 121-117 — NYK notes
NYK won 121-117. NYK shot 54% (44 of 82) to IND's 52%, 11 of 23 from three, and went to the line 26 times to IND's 19 — 22 points from the stripe to their 15. NYK turned it over 14 times to IND's 7, and IND turned those into 9 steals. Brunson led with 43 (14 of 26, 1 of 4 from three, 14 of 14 at the line); DiVincenzo added 25, Hart 24. The hinge was Q4, 39-30: NYK came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 4. NYK trailed 49-55 at the half and won the second half 72-62.
5/08 vs IND 130-121 — NYK notes
NYK won 130-121. NYK shot 57% (49 of 86) to IND's 52%, 14 of 30 from three. The glass went 44-34 for them. Brunson led with 29 (11 of 18, 3 of 6 from three, 4 of 6 at the line); DiVincenzo added 28, Anunoby 28. The hinge was Q3, 36-18: NYK came in trailing by 10 and left it ahead by 8. NYK trailed 63-73 at the half and won the second half 67-48. Brunson was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
5/10 @ IND 106-111 — NYK notes
NYK lost 106-111. NYK shot 48% (38 of 80) to IND's 47%, 14 of 27 from three. DiVincenzo led with 35 (12 of 26, 7 of 11 from three); Brunson added 26, Burks 14. Q3 was theirs, 32-22, turning a 5-point deficit into a 5-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 89-74 against them.
5/12 @ IND 89-121 — NYK notes
NYK lost 89-121. NYK shot 34% (30 of 89) to IND's 57%, 7 of 37 from three, and went to the line 31 times to IND's 8 — 22 points from the stripe to their 7. Burks led with 20 (5 of 11, 2 of 6 from three, 8 of 10 at the line); Brunson added 18, McBride 16. Q4 was theirs, 26-20, the deficit cut from 38 to 32, but the other 3 periods went 101-63 against them. DiVincenzo's -40 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
5/14 vs IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 41 from three, 25 free throws a game; Brunson at 31 and DiVincenzo at 24 a game. Without Anunoby (2 straight). One day's rest. Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 109, shooting 52 percent and 39 from three, 16 free throws a game; Haliburton at 22 and Siakam at 18 a game. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the line, where New York takes 25 free throws a game to Indiana's 16 and the defense, Indiana allowing 109 a night to New York's 117. Call it New York 116, Indiana 115, Indiana keeping it close.
5/17 @ IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 113, shooting 50 percent and 42 from three, 17 free throws a game; Haliburton at 22 and Siakam at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. 2 days' rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 112, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 24 free throws a game; Brunson at 32 and DiVincenzo at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Anunoby (3 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-6 a night and Indiana minus-6 and the line, where New York takes 24 free throws a game to Indiana's 17. Call it Indiana 115, New York 113, New York keeping it close.
5/19 vs IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 112, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 24 free throws a game; Brunson at 30 and DiVincenzo at 19 a game. Without Anunoby (4 straight). One day's rest. Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 110, shooting 51 percent and 41 from three, 16 free throws a game; Haliburton at 23 and Siakam at 20 a game. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the line, where New York takes 24 free throws a game to Indiana's 16 and the glass, where New York has been plus-2 a night and Indiana minus-2. Call it New York 114, Indiana 112, Indiana keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
NYKAB A. Burks
DD D. DiVincenzo
DJ D. Jeffries
IH I. Hartenstein
JB J. Brunson
JH J. Hart
JS J. Sims
MD M. Diakite
MM M. McBride
PA P. Achiuwa
SM S. Milton
INDAN A. Nembhard
AN A. Nesmith
BS B. Sheppard
DM D. McDermott
IJ I. Jackson
JS J. Smith
JW J. Walker
KB K. Brown
MT M. Turner
OT O. Toppin
PS P. Siakam
TH T. Haliburton
TM T. McConnell
NYK/IND the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur