Game ID: 22300755
Indiana Pacers @ New York Knicks
Saturday, February 10, 2024 at 7:30 PM ET
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
NYK 27 31 24 29 111IND 26 35 30 34 125
IND @ NYK ScoutingIND @ 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.
NYK availability going into 2/01 · 1 day's restOUT Randle missed 2 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Anunoby missed 2 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Robinson missed 27 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Fournier missed 6 since 1/20, out tonight
BACK Hartenstein back 1/27 after 2, 20 min since (79% of 26)
BACK Gibson back 1/30 after 14, 0 min since (5% of 10)
NEW Achiuwa 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Sims 12 to 19 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 2/03 · 1 day's restOUT Randle missed 3 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Anunoby missed 3 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Robinson missed 28 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Fournier missed 7 since 1/20, out tonight
BACK Hartenstein back 1/27 after 2, 24 min since (93% of 26)
BACK Gibson back 1/30 after 14, 0 min since (5% of 10)
NEW Achiuwa 24 to 34 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 2/06 · 2 days' restOUT Randle missed 4 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Anunoby missed 4 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Robinson missed 29 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Fournier missed 8 since 1/20, out tonight
OUT Gibson missed 2 since 2/01, returns tonight: 13 min (126% of 10)
BACK Hartenstein back 1/27 after 2, 26 min since (100% of 26)
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Achiuwa 24 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Grimes 20 to 26 min over the last 3
NYK availability going into 2/08 · 1 day's restOUT Randle missed 5 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Anunoby missed 5 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Robinson missed 30 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Fournier missed 9 since 1/20, not on tonight's roster
BACK Gibson back 1/30 after 14, 7 min since (66% of 10)
NEW Hart 35 to 40 min over the last 5
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 40 min over the last 5
NEW Achiuwa 24 to 40 min over the last 5
NEW Sims 12 to 17 min over the last 4
NYK availability going into 2/10 · 1 day's restOUT Randle missed 6 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Anunoby missed 6 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Robinson missed 31 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Sims missed 2 since 2/06, out tonight
BACK Gibson back 1/30 after 14, 12 min since (116% of 10)
NEW Hart 35 to 40 min over the last 5
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 40 min over the last 5
NEW Achiuwa 24 to 42 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 21 to 27 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 2/12 · 1 day's restOUT Randle missed 7 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Anunoby missed 7 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Robinson missed 32 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Sims missed 3 since 2/06, returns tonight: 29 min (235% of 12)
BACK Gibson back 2/06 after 2, 18 min since (174% of 10)
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 40 min over the last 5
NEW Achiuwa 24 to 42 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 21 to 27 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 2/14 · 1 day's restOUT Randle missed 8 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Anunoby missed 8 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Hartenstein missed 2 since 2/10, out tonight
OUT Robinson missed 33 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Sims back 2/12 after 3, 29 min since (235% of 12)
BACK Gibson back 2/06 after 2, 15 min since (144% of 10)
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 41 min over the last 5
NEW Achiuwa 24 to 41 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 2/22 · 7 days' restOUT Randle missed 9 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Anunoby missed 9 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Hartenstein missed 3 since 2/10, returns tonight: 11 min (42% of 26)
OUT Robinson missed 34 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Sims back 2/12 after 3, 34 min since (277% of 12)
BACK Gibson back 2/06 after 2, 14 min since (133% of 10)
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 41 min over the last 4
NEW Achiuwa 24 to 41 min over the last 5
NEW Burks 15 to 23 min over the last 3
NYK availability going into 2/24 · 1 day's restOUT Randle missed 10 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Anunoby missed 10 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Robinson missed 35 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Hartenstein back 2/22 after 3, 11 min since (42% of 26)
BACK Sims back 2/12 after 3, 29 min since (234% of 12)
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 40 min over the last 4
NEW Achiuwa 24 to 41 min over the last 5
NEW Bogdanović 18 to 27 min over the last 3
NEW Burks 15 to 21 min over the last 4
IND availability going into 2/02 · back-to-backOUT Mathurin missed 2 since 1/30, returns tonight: 37 min (142% of 26)
OUT McConnell missed 3 since 1/28, returns tonight: 23 min (123% of 19)
OUT Jackson missed 2 since 1/30, returns tonight: 27 min (214% of 13)
BACK Haliburton back 1/30 after 5, 22 min since (67% of 33)
NEW Nesmith 29 to 36 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 2/04 · 1 day's restBACK Haliburton back 1/30 after 5, 22 min since (67% of 33)
BACK Mathurin back 2/02 after 2, 37 min since (142% of 26)
BACK McConnell back 2/02 after 3, 23 min since (123% of 19)
BACK Jackson back 2/02 after 2, 27 min since (214% of 13)
NEW Nesmith 29 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Smith 16 to 24 min over the last 4
IND availability going into 2/06 · 1 day's restBACK Haliburton back 1/30 after 5, 21 min since (66% of 33)
BACK Mathurin back 2/02 after 2, 32 min since (122% of 26)
BACK McConnell back 2/02 after 3, 22 min since (119% of 19)
BACK Jackson back 2/02 after 2, 14 min since (114% of 13)
NEW Nesmith 29 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Smith 16 to 24 min over the last 4
IND availability going into 2/08 · 1 day's restBACK Haliburton back 1/30 after 5, 23 min since (70% of 33)
BACK Mathurin back 2/02 after 2, 32 min since (122% of 26)
BACK McConnell back 2/02 after 3, 21 min since (114% of 19)
BACK Jackson back 2/02 after 2, 10 min since (82% of 13)
NEW Nesmith 29 to 34 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 2/10 · 1 day's restBACK Mathurin back 2/02 after 2, 29 min since (112% of 26)
BACK McConnell back 2/02 after 3, 21 min since (115% of 19)
BACK Jackson back 2/02 after 2, 10 min since (82% of 13)
IND availability going into 2/12 · 1 day's restBACK Mathurin back 2/02 after 2, 28 min since (106% of 26)
BACK McConnell back 2/02 after 3, 21 min since (111% of 19)
BACK Jackson back 2/02 after 2, 12 min since (93% of 13)
IND availability going into 2/14 · 1 day's restOUT Smith missed 2 since 2/10, out tonight
IND availability going into 2/22 · 7 days' restOUT Smith missed 3 since 2/10, out tonight
IND availability going into 2/25 · 2 days' restOUT Smith missed 4 since 2/10, returns tonight: 15 min (95% of 16)
NEW Nembhard 26 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Jackson 13 to 19 min over the last 5
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 111, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 18 free throws a game; Brunson at 33 and DiVincenzo at 29 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Randle (6 straight), Anunoby (6 straight), Robinson (31 straight). One day's rest. Indiana comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 120, shooting 52 percent and 39 from three, 19 free throws a game; Siakam at 22 and Mathurin at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-8 a night and Indiana minus-10 and the turnovers, Indiana giving it away 14 times a game to New York's 9. Call it New York 119, Indiana 114.
2/01 vs IND 109-105 — NYK notes
NYK won 109-105. NYK shot 40% (41 of 103) to IND's 45%, 8 of 38 from three, and went to the line 25 times to IND's 13 — 19 points from the stripe to their 8. The glass went 60-44 for them. Brunson led with 40 (15 of 30, 1 of 6 from three, 9 of 11 at the line); DiVincenzo added 20, McBride 16. The hinge was Q4, 30-21: NYK came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 4. NYK trailed 51-58 at the half and won the second half 58-47. McBride was the night's best plus/minus at +10.
2/03 vs LAL 105-113 — NYK notes
NYK lost 105-113. NYK took 20 more shots (100 to 80), fed by 18 offensive rebounds, but shot 41% to LAL's 49%, 10 of 35 from three, and got to the line 15 times to LAL's 27. The glass went 51-38 for them. Brunson led with 36 (15 of 31, 1 of 6 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); DiVincenzo added 26, Hart 12. Q3 was theirs, 27-21, but the other 3 periods went 92-78 against them. Hart's -12 in 42 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/06 vs MEM 123-113 — NYK notes
NYK won 123-113. NYK shot 56% (48 of 86) to MEM's 51%, 11 of 27 from three. NYK turned it over 10 times to MEM's 18. DiVincenzo led with 32 (12 of 18, 4 of 9 from three); Brunson added 27, Achiuwa 17. The hinge was Q2, 37-22: a lead of 9 became 24, and the lead reached 28. Hart was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
2/08 vs DAL 108-122 — NYK notes
NYK lost 108-122. NYK took 12 more shots (94 to 82), fed by 14 offensive rebounds, but shot 45% to DAL's 52%, 14 of 37 from three, and got to the line just 11 times against 19 fouls committed. NYK turned it over 14 times to DAL's 8. DiVincenzo led with 36 (13 of 26, 7 of 12 from three); Hart added 23, McBride 21. Q4 was theirs, 37-35, the deficit cut from 16 to 14, but the other 3 periods went 87-71 against them. DiVincenzo's -19 in 43 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/10 vs IND 111-125 — NYK notes
NYK lost 111-125. NYK shot 48% (40 of 84) to IND's 61%, 10 of 32 from three. NYK turned it over 9 times to IND's 15. Brunson led with 39 (14 of 25, 1 of 5 from three, 10 of 10 at the line); Burks added 22, Achiuwa 15. Q1 was theirs, 27-26, but the other 3 periods went 99-84 against them. Hart's -20 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/12 @ HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 116, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Ja. Green at 17 and Sengun at 16 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without VanVleet (3 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 116, shooting 45 percent and 31 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brunson at 36 and DiVincenzo at 26 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Randle (7 straight), Anunoby (7 straight), Robinson (32 straight). One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Houston giving it away 16 times a game to New York's 10 and the arc, Houston at 37 percent from three to New York's 31. Call it Houston 115, New York 112, New York keeping it close.
2/14 @ ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 113, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; F. Wagner at 27 and Banchero at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. New York comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 116, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 16 free throws a game; Brunson at 32 and DiVincenzo at 26 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Randle (8 straight), Anunoby (8 straight), Hartenstein (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Orlando giving it away 15 times a game to New York's 11 and the line, where Orlando takes 21 free throws a game to New York's 16. Call it Orlando 113, New York 112, New York keeping it close.
2/22 @ PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 119, shooting 47 percent and 32 from three, 20 free throws a game; Maxey at 23 and Hield at 22 a game. Without Embiid (8 straight), Harris (2 straight), Melton (17 straight). 7 days' rest. New York comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 18 free throws a game; Brunson at 32 and DiVincenzo at 26 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Randle (9 straight), Anunoby (9 straight), Hartenstein (3 straight). 7 days' rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the arc, New York at 36 percent from three to Philadelphia's 32. Call it Philadelphia 116, New York 113, New York keeping it close.
2/24 vs BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 113, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brunson at 30 and DiVincenzo at 22 a game. Without Randle (10 straight), Anunoby (10 straight), Robinson (35 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 109, shooting 53 percent and 43 from three, 20 free throws a game; Tatum at 29 and Porziņģis at 22 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Boston at 43 percent from three to New York's 37. Call it Boston 116, New York 111.
2/02 vs SAC 122-133 — IND notes
IND lost 122-133. IND shot 54% (46 of 85) to SAC's 57%, 10 of 29 from three. IND turned it over 22 times to SAC's 16, and SAC turned those into 15 steals. Mathurin led with 31 (10 of 14, 9 of 10 at the line); Siakam added 22, Hield 17. Q1 was theirs, 39-38, but the other 3 periods went 95-83 against them. Jackson's -15 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/04 @ CHA 115-99 — IND notes
IND won 115-99. IND shot 49% (45 of 92) to CHA's 40%, 11 of 33 from three, and got to the line 18 times to CHA's 25. Siakam led with 25 (11 of 20, 1 of 4 from three); Nesmith added 22, Haliburton 17. The hinge was Q1, 26-13: from level to 13 ahead, and the lead reached 24. Siakam was the night's best plus/minus at +30.
2/06 vs HOU 132-129 — IND notes
IND won 132-129. IND shot 63% (54 of 86) to HOU's 52%, 15 of 32 from three, and got to the line 14 times to HOU's 23. The glass went 25-48 against them. Siakam led with 29 (11 of 16, 4 of 6 from three); Turner added 21, Haliburton 18. The hinge was Q3, 38-24: IND came in trailing by 7 and left it ahead by 7. IND trailed 68-75 at the half and won the second half 64-54.
2/08 vs GSW 109-131 — IND notes
IND lost 109-131. IND shot 48% (39 of 81) to GSW's 56%, 12 of 31 from three, and went to the line 27 times to GSW's 13 — 19 points from the stripe to their 10. The glass went 30-49 against them. Siakam led with 16 (6 of 11, 2 of 4 from three); Turner added 15, Smith 14. Q2 was theirs, 24-25, but the other 3 periods went 106-85 against them. Siakam's -16 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/10 @ NYK 125-111 — IND notes
IND won 125-111. IND shot 61% (50 of 82) to NYK's 48%, 14 of 29 from three. IND turned it over 15 times to NYK's 9. Turner led with 23 (9 of 9); Haliburton added 22, Siakam 19. The hinge was Q3, 30-24: a lead of 3 became 9, and the lead reached 22. Nembhard was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
2/12 @ CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Charlotte comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 118, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Bridges at 28 and Miller at 24 a game. One day's rest. Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 121, shooting 55 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; Siakam at 22 and Turner at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest.
So: Indiana wins, on the road, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Indiana 119, Charlotte 116, Charlotte keeping it close.
2/14 @ TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 120, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 19 free throws a game; Barrett at 18 and Barnes at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Freeman-Liberty (9 straight). One day's rest. Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 116, shooting 54 percent and 39 from three, 19 free throws a game; Siakam at 21 and Turner at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Smith (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Indiana wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Indiana at 39 percent from three to Toronto's 34. Call it Indiana 119, Toronto 115, Toronto keeping it close.
2/22 vs DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 121, shooting 54 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; Siakam at 21 and Turner at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 13 a night. Without Smith (3 straight). 7 days' rest. Detroit comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 119, shooting 45 percent and 39 from three, 20 free throws a game; Ivey at 21 and Cunningham at 18 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Stewart (8 straight). 7 days' rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Detroit has been plus-8 a night and Indiana minus-13. Call it Indiana 122, Detroit 117.
2/25 vs DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 119, shooting 52 percent and 40 from three, 21 free throws a game; Siakam at 19 and Turner at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Smith (4 straight). 2 days' rest. Dallas comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 106, shooting 51 percent and 38 from three, 23 free throws a game; Dončić at 33 and Irving at 26 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Exum (11 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Dallas wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Dallas has been plus-4 a night and Indiana minus-8 and the defense, Dallas allowing 106 a night to Indiana's 119. Call it Dallas 119, Indiana 118, Indiana keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
NYKAB A. Burks
BB B. Bogdanović
BO Bogdanovic
DD D. DiVincenzo
JB J. Brunson
JH J. Hart
MM M. McBride
PA P. Achiuwa
TG T. Gibson
INDAN A. Nembhard
AN A. Nesmith
BM B. Mathurin
DM D. McDermott
IJ I. Jackson
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
Myles Turner, Tyrese Haliburton power the Pacers to a 125-111 win over the Knicks
NEW YORK -- — Myles Turner scored 23 points and Tyrese Haliburton added 22 to lead the Indiana Pacers to a 125-111 victory over the New York Knicks on Saturday night.
Pascal Siakam added 19 points and T.J. McConnell finished with 16 for Indiana, which shot 61% (50 for 82) in the game, including 48.3% (14 for 29) from 3-point distance.
Aaron Nesmith finished with 13 points and Isaiah Jackson had 12.
“I contribute, I do what I can, but we have a lot of different guys who can contribute and tonight was a total team effort,” Haliburton said. “We just want to keep building on that.”
Jalen Brunson returned to the Knicks’ lineup after missing Thursday’s loss to Dallas due to a sprained right ankle and scored 39 points.
“It was a game-time decision,” Brunson said. “When I feel that I can do the things I do, making sure I can go out there and be who I am for as long as I am out there, when I feel that type of confidence, that is when I know I’m ready to play.”
Alec Burks returned to New York as part of a deal with Bojan Bogdanovic from the Detroit Pistons before Thursday’s trade deadline. Burks, who was with the Knicks from 2020-22, scored 22 points and Bogdanovic scored all 11 of his points in the first half of his New York debut.
Precious Achiuwa scored 15 points and Donte DiVincenzo 14 for the Knicks, who have lost three of four following a season-high nine-game winning streak.
New York is playing without starters Julius Randle and OG Anunoby , and the center tandem of Mitchell Robinson and Isaiah Hartenstein .
“We’re short-handed and we’re going to have to play a lot harder and a lot tougher,” Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau said. “I’m disappointed in the result, but I’m not disappointed in our team.”
Neither team was able to extend a lead beyond five points in a tight first half. The Knicks led by a point at 51-50 when the Pacers went on a six-point run to take a lead they never relinquished.
Indiana led 61-58 at the break and extended its lead to nine points at 79-70 on a 3-pointer by Obi Toppin with 4:36 left in the third quarter.
The Knicks closed within six before Haliburton hit a long 3-pointer just before the buzzer that gave the Pacers a 91-82 lead heading into the fourth quarter.
Toppin opened the final quarter with a 3-pointer and the Knicks were never able to get within single digits the rest of the way.
“We played with a little more of an edge. Tyrese was being special and I had my imprints on the game,” Turner said. “It was an all-around team win and we asserted ourselves more when it needed to be done.”
Jackson’s three-point play extended Indiana’s lead to a game-high 22 points, 114-92, with 5:40 remaining.