After letting a tanking Knicks team claim a double digit lead in the first, the Indiana Pacers ended the half on an 18-5 run and bridged that into a dominating 48-23 run to look comfortable heading into the 4th quarter. However, in the post Oladipo life for this Pacers team, no lead is ever safe.
When the going got tough, the Pacers again tightened up and forgot how to score. The blue and gold missed 10 straight shots, allowing New York to cut the lead all the way down, but did hang on to this very important game.