Knicks 111-94 Pacers (May 29, 2025) Game Recap

NEW YORK — — From Jalen Brunson’s scorching begin to the “Knicks in 7! Knicks in 7!” chants on the end, this was New York’s evening.

Possibly it could actually nonetheless be the Knicks’ sequence.

Brunson scored 32 factors, Karl-Anthony Cities added 24 factors and 13 rebounds regardless of a bruised left knee and the Knicks stayed alive within the Japanese Convention finals by beating the Indiana Pacers 111-94 on Thursday in Recreation 5.

The Knicks received on their dwelling flooring for the primary time within the sequence and prevented the Pacers from incomes the second NBA Finals journey in franchise historical past. Indiana will attempt once more Saturday evening at dwelling.

“It’s a testament to our team answering the call,” Cities stated.

New York prolonged its first journey to the convention finals since 2000 and saved alive hopes of turning into the 14th staff to beat a 3-1 deficit to win a sequence. No staff has received a convention finals sequence after dropping the primary two video games at dwelling.

Two nights after giving up 43 factors within the first quarter, the Knicks held the Pacers to only 45 within the first half and limited Tyrese Haliburton, who had 32 factors, 15 assists and 12 rebounds Tuesday, to only eight factors and 6 assists.

Brunson, outplayed by his level guard counterpart Tuesday, rebounded together with his franchise-record twenty first postseason recreation of 30 or extra factors with the Knicks.

“Our backs were against the wall. So, I mean, we’ve got to give it everything we got,” Brunson stated.

Bennedict Mathurin scored 23 factors off the bench for the Pacers, who had received six straight street video games. Indiana shot simply 40.5% from the sector in by far its lowest-scoring recreation of the postseason.

“We obviously didn’t play with the level of force that we needed to,” Pacers coach Rick Carlisle stated. “We lost the rebound battle. We lost the turnover battle. We didn’t shoot well. They had a lot to do with it. So, give them a lot of credit and we’re going to have to play better.”

Brunson scored 14 on 6-for-9 taking pictures within the first quarter because the Knicks held a 27-23 lead — giving up 20 fewer factors than within the first quarter of Recreation 4, once they trailed 43-35.

Cities, who was questionable to play after hurting his left knee in a collision late in Recreation 4, picked up the slack with 12 within the second, when Brunson was scoreless.

Brunson got here again with the Knicks’ first eight of the third quarter as they opened a 20-point lead halfway by means of the interval. The Pacers reduce that in half earlier than New York regained management with a 12-0 burst, highlighted by Brunson’s four-point play, to make it 86-64.

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This story has been corrected to indicate that Jalen Brunson had his twenty first recreation with 30 or extra factors as a Knick. A earlier model acknowledged that it was his twentieth recreation.

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