| Chicago Bulls | 117 |
| Atlanta Hawks | 102 |
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| New York Knicks | 101 |
| Indiana Pacers | 91 |
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| Phoenix Suns | 81 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 86 |
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| Seattle SuperSonics | 85 |
| Utah Jazz | 89 |
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Indiana 91, New York 101
Opening Round - New York wins 3-1
Madison Square Garden (New York, New York)
Attendance: N/A
Officials: Steve Javie, Mike Mathis, Terry Durham
Team Rebounds: Indiana (0) New York (0)
Technicals: Indiana (0) New York (0)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IND (41-41) | 26 | 29 | 17 | 19 | 91 |
| NYK (60-22) | 18 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 101 |
| Advanced | Poss | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|
| IND | 87 | 104.1 | 115.5 |
| NYK | 87 | 115.5 | 104.1 |
| Four Factors | eFG% | TO% | OR% | FTR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IND | .521 | 0.149 | 0.192 | 0.239 |
| NYK | .548 | 0.172 | 0.289 | 0.288 |
Indiana Pacers
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
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| 32 | Dale Davis | Starter | PF | 33:00 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 13.0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 10 | Vern Fleming | Starter | PG | 32:00 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 31 | Reggie Miller | Starter | SG | 43:00 | 7-15 | 3-7 | 8-10 | 13.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| 11 | Detlef Schrempf | Starter | SF | 41:00 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 6.1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 |
| 45 | Rik Smits | Starter | C | 37:00 | 12-21 | 0-1 | 5-8 | 11.8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 29 |
| 20 | George McCloud | Bench | SF | 30:00 | 2-8 | 0-3 | 1-4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Sam Mitchell | Bench | SF | 02:00 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | Pooh Richardson | Bench | PG | 13:00 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3.8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Malik Sealy | Bench | SG | 02:00 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | LaSalle Thompson | Bench | C | 05:00 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Kenny Williams | Bench | PF | 02:00 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | |||||||||||||||||
| 240 | 35-71 | 4-12 | 17-27 | 74.9 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 91 | ||||
| 49.3% | 33.3% | 63.0% |
New York Knicks
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Patrick Ewing | Starter | C | 31:00 | 12-19 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 10.5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 25 |
| 34 | Charles Oakley | Starter | SF | 42:00 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 13.8 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| 25 | Doc Rivers | Starter | PG | 39:00 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 7-7 | 19.9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 6 | Charles Daniel Smith | Starter | PF | 13:00 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | John Starks | Starter | SG | 44:00 | 10-21 | 3-9 | 6-8 | 23.8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 29 |
| 50 | Greg Anthony | Bench | PG | 05:00 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Rolando Blackman | Bench | SG | 14:00 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 14 | Anthony Mason | Bench | PF | 35:00 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 9.8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 32 | Herb Williams | Bench | C | 17:00 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6.0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | |||||||||||||||||
| 240 | 38-73 | 4-11 | 21-29 | 109.9 | 13 | 32 | 45 | 32 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 101 | ||||
| 52.1% | 36.4% | 72.4% |
Indiana Pacers Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | Vern Fleming 9.5p, 2.3r, 3a |
Reggie Miller 21.2p, 3.1r, 3.2a |
Detlef Schrempf 19.1p, 9.5r, 6a |
Dale Davis 8.9p, 8.8r, 0.8a |
Rik Smits 14.3p, 5.3r, 1.5a |
| Rotation | Pooh Richardson 10.4p, 3.6r, 7.7a |
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George McCloud 7.2p, 2.6r, 2.5a |
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Malik Sealy 5.7p, 1.9r, 0.8a |
Sam Mitchell 7.2p, 3.1r, 0.9a |
Kenny Williams 6.1p, 4r, 0.7a |
LaSalle Thompson 3.8p, 2.8r, 0.5a |
New York Knicks Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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| Starters | Doc Rivers 7.8p, 2.5r, 5.3a |
John Starks 17.5p, 2.6r, 5.1a |
Charles Oakley 6.9p, 8.6r, 1.5a |
Charles Daniel Smith 12.4p, 5.3r, 1.8a |
Patrick Ewing 24.2p, 12.1r, 1.9a |
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Rolando Blackman 9.7p, 1.7r, 2.6a |
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Anthony Mason 10.3p, 7.9r, 2.1a |
Herb Williams 2.9p, 2.7r, 0.3a |
| Lim PT | Greg Anthony 6.6p, 2.4r, 5.7a |
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