Knicks 108 vs 125 Pacers Game 6 summary stats, scores and highlights | NBA Playoffs
Game 1 of the NBA Finals tips off from Oklahoma City on Thursday night. It's the Pacers and the Thunder in a seven game series for the NBA Title.
Tyrese Haliburton has this team running like a well oiled machine. They are going to be ready for the Thunder after a few days rest. Haliburton had 21 points and 13 assists in Game 6, but he knew it came down to what the rest of his teammates did on Saturday night.
Nembhard wasn't just doing it on the defensive end. He sunk this three ball that just about ended the Knicks chances in Game 6. He ended the game with 14, 8 assists and six steals in the biggest game of the season.
It was the defense that won this game in the end. Andrew Nembhard led the charge keeping Brunson in check for most of the night. Brunson had 19 points, but he was contained thanks to the defensive effort of Nembhard and company.
The game was even through the first two quarters but the Pacers were able to pull away early in the 2nd half, and they would keep that lead for the rest of the night. The Pacers bench had 38 points, and they were lead by Topping with 18 and Bryant with 11.
Pascal Siakam may not get the headlines that Haliburton does, but he's just as important. He hits big shots, has veteran leadership and can drop 30 on any given night. He had 31 and 5 in the close out game and he is going to be huge against the Thunder in the next series.
Haliburton has had some big scoring games in this series and this postseason, but he chanced the game with his passing. He finished the night with 13 assists on a night that the Pacers had a total of 30 assists on the night.
The Indiana Pacers are heading to the NBA Finals for the first time in a quarter century after beating the New York Knicks in Game 6 of the ECF. Tyrese Haliburton led his team the entire way and Saturday night was no different.
The Pacers got started off with some hot shooting from downtown. Siakam, Nesmith and Turner all got going early on and that kept the Knicks on their toes for the rest of the game.
IT'S ALL OVER!!!
Indiana is heading back to the NBA FInals for the first time in 25 years!!!
Shamet hits the final three, and that's going to do it for he Knicks season.
Haliburton was left alone from way downtown, and pulled the trigger to ignite this crowd for one last time before heading to the bench.
Shamet from long range and he drills the three ball, his seond straight.
Siakam in the lane and he sees the floater fall.
Shamet drills the three ball from the wing!
Siakam to the line and he hits both FTs.
Haliburton running the break and he lays it up for Toppin who smashes it home with two hands!!!
Siakam to the line after the foul on Towns and he hits one of two FTs.
KAT with the offensive board and put back after the miss from Anunoby.
Toppin down the lane and Haliburton hit him in stride for the monster slam!
Anunoby with a quick three out of the break, and the Knicks need some stops now.
Nembhard with a three ball from the wing and that might have just done it!!!
Timeout NY with 4:20 to go in the 4th quarter.
Haliburton into the lane and he floats it up and over Brunson.
KAT comes crashing in and slams home the miss from Anunoby.
Haliburton back to the iron and he gets the roll off the lay up.
Brunson back to the rack and he lays it up and in.
Haliburton to FT line and he floats it up and in.
KAT to the line after the foul on Tuner and he hits both FTs.
Turner takes it to the cup and lays it up and in after the turnover by Bridges.
Toppiin splits a couple defenders and lays it up and in.
Brunson answers with a drives and scoop off the glass.
Haliburton into the lane and he floats it up and in.
KAT driving and scoring from a tough angle on the left side.
Nembhard with back to back buckets, this one after the steal on Brunson.
Nembhard pulls up at the elbow and hits he mid range jumper.
KAT to the line after the foul on Nesmith and he hits one of two. He's 4/8 from the line tonight.
Toppin fouled by Shamet and he hits both FTs.
Anunoby to the rack and he lays it up and in and gets the foul on Mathurin. FT is no good.
McConnell with a bad pass that was picked off by Anunoby and he takes it for the easy slam. Timeout as they take a look at Walker.
KAT starts the quarter with a lay up after colliding with Walker and Walker stays down after twisting his ankle.
WE ARE HEADING TO THE FOURTH QUARTER IN IDY!!!
Haliburton goes strong to the cup on the break and he throws it down with two hands!!
It remains a simple foul and that sends Hart to the line where he hits both FTs.
Hart to the line after the hard foul on Toppin and he shakes it off as the refs take a look if there was any flagrant foul involved.
Toppin sinks the three ball from the top of the key!!! That's his second of the night.
McBride to the line after the foul on Bryant, and he hits both FTs.
Hart with a big bucket and draw the foul on Bryant, but Hart missed the FT.
Siakam on the spin and fade at the FT line. 9-0 run INDY.
McConnell pulls up from the top of the key and drills the three ball!
Bryant to the line after the foul on Bridges and he hits both FTs.
Siakam knocked the ball out of Brunson's hands and it led to a wide open lay up for Nesmith.
Towns to the line after the foul on Toppin and he hits one of two FTs.
Town to the bucket and he gets the short lay up to fall down the lane.
Timeout Paces 5:47 to go in the 3rd quarter.
Bridges with the steal and he takes it all the way for the lay up.
Bridges drives baseline and hits Anunoby in the corner for three!
Bryant with another three in the corner and he ignites the Gainbridge Fieldhouse!!
Timeout Knicks with 6:42 to go in the 3rd quarter.
Indy running the break and that leads to a wide open three ball from Nembhard in the corner!
Brunson into the paint and he gets the pull up to go in traffic.
Bryant answers back with a three ball from the corner!
Brunson drills a three ball from the top of the key and he's got to get hot tonight!
Nesmith missed the floater but Siakam was there for the put back tip in.
Robinson rises high for the lob from Bridges on the alley oop.
Bridges into the paint and he fades with a short jumper in the lane.
Siakam to the line after the break and he hits the FT.
Anunoby got blocked on one end and Siakam goes to the rack, gets the lay up and the foul!! He's going to the line after the timeout from NY with 10:00 to go in the 3rd.
Nesmith sinks a three ball from the wing off the extra pass from Siakam and the Pacers lead by double digits!
KAT to the line after the foul on Turner but he misses both FTs.
Siakam starts the half off with a three ball from the wing!
WE ARE BACK IN INDY FOR THE SECOND HALF OF ACTOIN!!!
Anunoby took things over for a bit but the Pacers were just too much in that first half. They have led the who way, but not by much.
Mitchell Robinson got the start for the third straight game, and he came through huge. He has 6 pointes, and 7 rebounds already.
Haliburton has been good so far, but he hasn't been great. Having said that the Pacers have dished 15 assists already and Haliburton has 6 of those.
Brunson had 7 points, which was a shade of his 14 first quarter points last game but he made sure to get everyone else involved, which is what NY is going to need.
With another must win game infront of them, it was Brunson leading the way from the Knicks in the early going.
Anunoby pulls up from the elbow as the clock was winding down and he drills it!!!
Siakam break to the bucket after a bad pass from Brunson and he lays it up and in.
Turner on the pick and pop and he strings the three off the dish from Haliburton!
Towns got the feed from Anunoby after Haliburton went to the ground and that led to a wide open lay up.
Siakam to the line after the foul on Robinson and he hits both FTs.
Brunson backing down his defender and he gets the runner in the lane to fall.
Bridges into the lane and he lays it up and in.
Siakam to the line and he smashes home a slam.
Bridges in the corner and he hits the deep two off the kick out from Brunson.
Haliburton wiggles into the lane and lays it up in traffic.
The call stands and Anunoby hits both FTs.
Siakam called for the foul on the Anunoby drive but the Pacers are going to challenge that call with 3:00 to go in the first half.
Loos ball collected by Nebhard and it finds it's way to Haliburton who soars and slams!
Nembhard from the elbow and he hits the elbow jumper. .
Brunson to the line after the foul on Nembhard and he hits one of two FTs.
Nembard running the break and he lays it off for Walker on the slam off the break.
Bridges to the line after the foul on Halburton and he hits both FTs to tie us up.
Siakam to the line after the foul on KAT and he hits one of two FTs.
Anunoby pulls up and hits the step back from the elbow
Bridges was called for the foul on the inbound so Haliburton goes to the line for one FT, which he makes, and the Pacers get the ball back.
Turner sends KAT to the line where he hits both FTs.
Towns dow the lane and gets a tough shot to go over Turner down low.
Haliburton stopped on a dime and pulls the trigger on the three ball!!!
Timeout Kicks with 7:36 to go in the 2nd quarter.
Toppin pulls the trigger from down town and he hits it from the top of the key!
Anunoy with another drive on the right side and he lays it up and in off the glass.
TImeout Pacers with 9:13 to go in the 1st half.
Anunoby takes it hard to the rack and lays it up soft off the glass.
Mathurin into the lane and he hangs up a little floater in the paint.
Shamet finds Anunoby cutting to the rack for the slam down low.
Shamet send Mathurin to the line where he hits both FTs.
Siakam to the line after the foul on Hart and he hits one of two FTs.
Shamet into the corner off the kick out from McBride and he hits the three!
Siakam pulls up from the wing and starts the quarter with a three ball!
WE ARE AT THE END OF THE FIRST QUARTER AND THE PACERS LEAD BY ONE.
Brunson has 7 to lead the Knicks and Turner has 6 to lead the Pacers after the first 12 minutes.
Wright to the line after the foul on Sheppard and he hits both FTs.
Haliburton drives and dumps off for Toppin who slams it home!
Timeout KY with 1:18 to go in the 1st quarter.
McCollum kicks it out to Bryant who strokes the three ball from the corner!
Shamet off the bench and he lobs it up for Robinson who smashes down the alley oop.
Brunson pulls up from long range and strings the three ball from the wing!
Bridges gets into the lane and he scoops it up and in high off the glass.
Turner takes it to the cup, lays it up and gets the foul on Anunoby! FT is good.
Robinson with another offensive rebound, kick out and Brunson finds KAT slashing down the lane for the jam!
Toppin picks off the pass from Bridges and takes it at KAT for the lay up on the break.
KAT missed the lay up but Robinson was there for the rebound and the put back.
Timeout IND with 6:30 to go in the first quarter.
Turner was left alone at the top of the key and he sinks the three ball off the kick out from Nembhard!
Siakam sprints down the floor after the NY bucket and lays it up and in after getting behind the defense.
Anunoby drives to the middle from the corner and lays it up and in.
Nemhard kicks it out to Nesmith who nails the three from the wing!!!
Siakam was left all alone at the top of the key and he splashes the three ball!
Bridges in the corner off the kick out from Brunson and he strings the three ball!
Lob up top from Bridges to Robinson who smashes it home on the alley oop.
Bridges got his pass picked off and Nembhard stepped in and laid it up and in.
Brunson splits a double team and floats it up off the glass from outside the paint.
Nesmith puts his head down and gets to the rim before laying it up and in.
Brunson slices to the rack and puts the opening bucket of the game on the board with a lay up.
WE ARE UNDERWAY FROM INDIANA!!!
NY guys
Talk all you want about the other guys, but this game is going to come down to the two stars for NY. It's KAT and Brunson with all the pressure on their shoulders coming into tonight. If they succeed the Knicks will succeed.
Knicks first five
Coach Tibs is goinig back to Mitchell Robinson in the starting five. He's joined by KAT, Anunoby, Bridges and Brunson to tip off Game 6 from Indy.
Pacers starters
This starting five has been the same for pretty much the entire season. Coach Carlise is going to do the best he can to put them in a position to succed and now he has this group knocking out the NBA Finals. It's Haliburton, Nembhard, Nesmith, Siakam and Turner
Thunder waiting
It’s been a while since we have seen them, so let me just remind you that the Oklahoma City Thunder have advanced to the NBA Finals and currently waiting a winner of this series. No matter if this series ends tonight or in Game 7, the first game of the NBA Finals will be played on June 5th. The Thunder will have had a few extra days to rest which could do them well, or could allow a little rust to set in. Either way, they will be paying attention to tonight’s game hoping that it stretches to a seventh game so either team reaches the Finals a bit more worn down than them.
Shaq and Chuck’s advice to KAT
After KAT’s big performance in a must win game, the TNT crew had a chance to sit down with one of the stars of the Knicks Game 5 win. Shaq and Charles are often critical of KAT’s decision to play a bit too far out on the perimeter, and they had a chance to tell them that to his face after the win. They also told him to stop committing silly fouls that put him and his team in difficult situations. He has been no stranger to foul trouble not just in this series, but throughout the series and if he can control that tonight, the Knicks will obviously have a much better chance to win the game.
The comeback kids
This has been a strange postseason. Road teams winning, 20 point leads being blown on a regular basis, and dramatic comebacks in the final few minutes of the game. The Knicks made a habit of coming back from 20 point deficits in the Celtics series, and did the same in Game 3 from Indy. The Pacers have had a handful on incredible late game runs to carry their side to victory when they looked like their back was against the ropes. They did the same thing in Game 1 from Madison Square Garden. This has been an unpredictable series, and you can bet that we are going to get more of the same during this Game 6 from Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
Star watch: Pacers
Tyrese Haliburton may be the MVP of the playoffs. I know I said that last game and he had less than a stellar performances, but between SGA, Haliburton and maybe Brunson it’s a toss up on who the greatest player in the playoffs has been. Haliburton may not be posting the kind of scoring numbers that SGA or Brunson are, but that’s not really his game. He is more of a pass first guy who can light it up from downtown when he has the chance. He’s averaging 21 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists in this series and is posting 18.6, 5.6 rebounds and 9.5 assists a game during this playoff run. Those are great numbers, but the most incredible thing about his postseason is the way he has won games when it seemed like the Pacers were done and dusted late in the fourth quarter. He will be hoping to avoid a potential miracle comeback tonight, but if they are in that situation don’t count out Indy.
Star watch: Knicks
Mr. Clutch is going to have to be exactly that in this game from Indiana. Jalen Brunson has been spectacular all postseason and tonight can be no exception. He’s averaging 33 points a game in this series and is posting 30 ppg a game in the playoffs. This is a thin roster, and most of the burden is on the shoulders of the stars. Brunson would love to get the help he got in Game 5, but knows it’s going to be up to him to get himself going and the rest of the crew.
Last game recap
The Knicks came out in a must win game and had their best game of the postseason. They came out with a desperation they we hadn’t seen in this series and went wire to wire in front of their home fans. Jalen Brunson set the tone with 14 first quarter points, and then KAT started to heat up. Tyrese Haliburton was kept in check with just 8 points and 6 assists as the lead crept up to 22 in the third quarter. Brunson finished the game with 32 points and KAT had 24 and 13 rebounds as the Knicks eased to victory in their first of a potential three must win games.
We are live from Indy
Hello everyone and welcome to Gainbridge Fieldhouse where the Pacers are back home looking to take care of business tonight and avoid a Game 7 back in New York. They won both of the opening games in New York before losing a 20 point lead in Game 3. They rebounded with a home win in Game 4, but couldn’t close out the series in New York on Thursday night. The Knicks got a big game from their two stars to stay alive and tonight they are going to need Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns to carry the this series to a seventh and final game back in the Big Apple. Will we be heading back to NY or will this series end tonight? We have 48 minutes to find out.
Knicks vs. Pacers Game 6
Another elimination game. Another chance to close out the series for one team, while the other team fights for a chance to play at least one more night. It’s Game 6 from Indiana as the Pacers host the Knicks looking to shut the door on New York and return to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2000 and AS English will be with you all night providing live coverage, stats, highlights and analysis of the second straight elimination game in this series.