A terrible first quarter paired with an almost-as-bad fourth quarter put the Indiana Pacers in the loss column against the New York Knicks. The Pacers were just 5-23 shooting in the first quarter, scoring a season low 11 points. They shot 5-18 in the fourth, totaling just 14 points. Marcus Morris Sr. meanwhile had 12 of his 28 in the fourth, singlehandedly closing the door on any aspirations Indiana might have had in winning the game.
As bad as things were for the Pacers, they did have opportunities throughout to pull through, but even when things were going right for them offensively, their inability to get key stops and key rebounds always kept New York just a step ahead.