Game Story
Auto-generated talking points from the box and play-by-play.
Strongest signals
Highest-signal findings across every category — sorted by how strongly the data deviates from baseline.
- 01highTurnover outcomesOn NYK
NYK scored 23 pts off IND's 17 turnovers (1.35 PPP allowed).
10 of 17 TOVs (59%) led to a make.
- 02highScoring chainsOn IND
Hart got 14 of his 29 pts via catch-and-shoot (5 makes, 48% up 18 pp from season avg 30%).
2 from pull-up jumpers (5 pts) · 2 from drives (4 pts)
- 03highScoring chainsOn NYK
Nesmith got 12 of his 14 pts via catch-and-shoot (4 makes, 86% up 41 pp from season avg 45%).
1 from cuts (2 pts)
- 04medTurnover outcomesOn IND
IND scored 9 pts off NYK's 9 turnovers (1.00 PPP allowed).
4 of 9 TOVs (44%) led to a make.
- 05medScoring chainsOn IND
Anunoby got 10 of his 24 pts via drives (5 makes, 42% up 19 pp from season avg 22%).
3 from catch-and-shoot (9 pts) · 1 from pull-up jumpers (3 pts)
Quarter Flow
Per-quarter scoring and the running total.
Box by Period
FG · 3P · FT · REB · AST · TOV · paint points, per period. Bold marks the period edge.
| Stat | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | IND | 14/20 70% | 12/21 57% | 12/21 57% | 6/23 26% | 44/85 52% |
| NYK | 16/24 67% | 12/26 46% | 12/25 48% | 14/25 56% | 54/100 54% | |
| 3P | IND | 5/8 63% | 6/10 60% | 3/9 33% | 3/11 27% | 17/38 45% |
| NYK | 6/9 67% | 5/11 45% | 4/12 33% | 3/9 33% | 18/41 44% | |
| FT | IND | 1/1 100% | 0/1 0% | 0/1 0% | 4/4 100% | 5/7 71% |
| NYK | — — | 5/7 71% | 5/5 100% | 0/1 0% | 10/13 77% | |
| REB | IND | 6 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 36 |
| NYK | 7 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 49 | |
| AST | IND | 12 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 31 |
| NYK | 14 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 38 | |
| TOV | IND | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 17 |
| NYK | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| Paint PTS | IND | 14 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 46 |
| NYK | 18 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 62 |
Game Flow
Margin over time — NYK ahead above the line, IND below. Shaded bands are unanswered runs of 8+; ticks on the line mark lead changes (9) and ties (3).
Rotations
Who was on the floor when. Hover over a stint for its minutes and the team's +/- while it lasted.
Play-by-Play
Every event, one period at a time. ▶ opens the NBA clip where one exists.
Player Box Score
Click a player for shots, quarter splits, and play-by-play.
| Player | MIN | PTS ↓ | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jarace Walker IND · Starter | 31:56 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6/14 | 2/5 | -24 |
Obi Toppin IND | 18:06 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6/8 | 3/5 | +8 |
Aaron Nesmith IND · Starter | 24:20 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5/8 | 4/6 | -14 |
Kobe Brown IND · Starter | 30:43 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5/8 | 3/6 | -35 |
Ivica Zubac IND · Starter | 26:16 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5/10 | 0/0 | -21 |
T.J. McConnell IND · Starter | 19:34 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5/10 | 0/1 | -12 |
Jalen Slawson IND | 21:50 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2/7 | 2/5 | -7 |
Quenton Jackson IND | 18:27 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3/6 | 1/3 | +1 |
Ben Sheppard IND | 17:05 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3/3 | 1/1 | -6 |
Jay Huff IND | 21:44 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3/8 | 0/4 | -5 |
Kam Jones IND | 9:59 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/3 | 1/2 | -15 |
Micah Potter IND | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Four Factors
Shooting, getting to the line, offensive rebounding, protecting the ball.
Efficiency
Where the points came from
Scoring channels — paint, transition, off mistakes, second chances.
| Channel | IND | NYK | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the paint | 46 | 62 | NYK +16 |
| Fast break | 16 | 20 | NYK +4 |
| Off turnovers | 10 | 23 | NYK +13 |
| 2nd chance | 13 | 20 | NYK +7 |
Player tracking
Movement and shot-creation breakdown.
| Metric | IND | NYK |
|---|---|---|
| Passes | 294 | 300 |
| Touches | 409 | 426 |
| Distance (mi) | 18.3 | 18.2 |
| Pull-up FG | 27/59 (46%) | 35/66 (53%) |
| Catch & Shoot FG | 17/26 (65%) | 19/34 (56%) |
Shot Chart
Both teams · shot-by-shot
How it ended
Shots, free throws and turnovers in the final 3:00 of Q4.
- 2:54PTSNYK105–132 · NYK +27Kolek 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Diawara 1 AST)
- 2:43MISSIND105–132 · NYK +27MISS Jones 1' Driving Layup
- 2:37MISSNYK105–132 · NYK +27MISS Dadiet 3PT Running Jump Shot
- 2:24PTSIND107–132 · NYK +25Huff Alley Oop Dunk (6 PTS) (Slawson 3 AST)
- 1:59MISSNYK107–132 · NYK +25MISS Dadiet 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 1:58PTSNYK107–134 · NYK +27McCullar Jr. 1' Putback Layup (2 PTS)
- 1:44PTSIND110–134 · NYK +24Slawson 26' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Walker 5 AST)
- 1:30TOVNYK110–134 · NYK +24Dadiet Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T9); Slawson STEAL (3 STL)
- 1:20TOVIND110–134 · NYK +24Walker Bad Pass Turnover (P5.T17); McCullar Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
- 1:16PTSNYK110–136 · NYK +26Sochan 2' Running Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Dadiet 1 AST)
- 1:02MISSIND110–136 · NYK +26MISS Walker 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot
- 0:51MISSNYK110–136 · NYK +26MISS Dadiet 24' 3PT Jump Shot
- 0:46MISSNYK110–136 · NYK +26MISS McCullar Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot
- 0:19TOVIND110–136 · NYK +26Pacers Turnover: Shot Clock (T#18)