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KAT ended the night with 24 points and 13 rebounds as the Knicks eased to the finish line to tighten the series up. There is still a lot of work to do, and the Knicks have to go to Indy and try to steal a game on Saturday before worrying about winning this series.
Landry Shamet came off the bench and gave some big minutes to the Knicks in a must win game. He had just 5 points but the Garden was screaming his name tonight.
Brunson came through in the clutch for his team on Thursday night. When his team needed him most, he dropped 32, 5 and 5 and led his team to a comfortable victory in Game 5.
The lead got out to as many as 22 and the Knicks were able to keep that cushion thanks to some great defense, led by Robinson. The Knicks turned over the Pacers 20 times in the win, and might have found out how to play this Pacers team.
KAT took over in the 2nd quarter as Brunson went to the bench for a while in after the break. Towns had 17 and 10 rebounds at the halftime break and ended with 24 and 13.
Josh Hart conceded his spot in the starting five, and has accepted his role off the bench in this series. He was a big energy guy on a night that the Knicks needed every bit of help they could get.
Brunson had 14 by the time the first quarter came to an end. He knew he was going to be the driving force in the Knicks taking this to at least six games.
Coach Tibs went with the big man Mitchell Robinson in the starting five again and it paid off. Robinson set the tone of the defensive end and made a few like this one to keep the wind in the Knicks sails.
The New York Knicks returned home needing a win to keep their season alive and that's exactly what they came up with on Thursday night. Jalen Brunson led the way in the 111-94 win.
Brunson got going early for the Knicks as Mr. Clutch didn't wait to save the game late on. He had a monster first quarter as the Knicks led wire to wire.
Nembard closes out the game with a lay up and that will do it!
Hakuporti goes at the bucket smashes it down with a two handed hammer.
Sheppard to the line after the foul on McBride and he hits both FTs.
Harto to the line after the foul on Sheppard and he hits one of two FTs.
Pacers take a timeout with 1:28 seconds to go in the 4th quarter.
Bridges with the drive and dump down to Towns who smashes it home.
Towns with a baseline drive and he gets it to fall over Mathurin.
Haliburton goes right at the body of KAT and lays it up and in over the big man.
Timeout NY with 3:26 to go in the 4th quarter.
Mathurin wiggles into the lane and lays it up and in.
Brunson pulls up and hits the mid range jumper off the feed from KAT.
Siakam backing down Bridges and he spins to the bucket and hits the baseline floater.
Bridges adds to the lead with a fader at the FT line.
Hart with another drive to the cup and the lay up!
Timeout Pacers wth 6:21 to go in the 4th quarter.
Hart with the hoop and the harm off the jump stop and put up on the baselne. FT is no good after the foul on Nembhard.
Walker drills a three ball from the wing and the Knicks need a timeout wit 8:04 to go in the 4th quarter!! 9-1 run fr IND this quarter.
Siakam reverses on the baselne as he blows past his defender.
KAT to the line after the foul on Walker and he hits one of two FTs.
Mathurin takes it to the bucket on the break after a bad pass from Hart.
McConnell pulls up and hits the mid range jumper from the FT line.
Anunoby in the corner and he drills the three ball off the kick out from McBride!
Mathurin to the line and he hits both FTs after the foul on Shamet.
Shamet on the step back and he hits the deep two to start the quarter!
WE ARE HEADING TO THE FOURTH QUARTER FROM NEW YORK!!!
Bridges stops, pulls up and hits the fader in the lane.
Mathurin gets the pull up from the baseline to fall.
Hart to the line after the foul on Walker and he hits both FTs.
Sheppard with a deep three ball off the dish from Siakam and the Pacers are on a little run at the end of the third quarter.
Mathurin with the reverse on the baseline and he gets the foul on Hart! FT is good.
Siakam to the line after the foul on McBride and he hits one of two FTs.
Achiwa down low and Bridges found him for the bucket from down low.
Brunson drills a pull up three ball from the top of the key and gets the foul! FT is good after the foul on Toppin!
Bridges from the baseline and he drills the fader with a hand is his face.
Timeout Knicks with 2:56 to go.
Brunson breaks up the run from Indy with a short runner in the lane.
Mathurin to the line after the foul on Robinson and he hits he hits both FTs.
Toppn down the lane and he lays it up with a long stride to the bucket.
Bridges slices to the cup and lats in up in traffic.
Toppin to the cup and he lays it up and in and gets the foul! FT is good after the foul on Brunson.
Mathurin to the line after the foul on Hart and he hits both FTs.
Robinson sends Maturin to the line and he hits both FTs.
Siakam to the line after the foul on KAT and he hits one of two FTs.
Anunoby to the line after the foul on Nembhard and he hits both FTs.
KAT streaks down the lane, absorbs the contact and lays it up and in.
Nembhard fouls Brunson on the elbow jumper and he hits both FTs.
Bradley to the line after the foul on Robinson and he hits both FTs.
Robinson with an offensive board and put back off the miss from Brunson.
TO Indiana with 8:49 to go in the 3rd quarter.
Haliburton down the right side and he lays it up and in off the glass.
Brunson drills a three ball and he's on fire again after going scoreless in the second quarter.
Brunson goes back to the rack, lays it up and in and gets the foul! FT is good after the foul on Nesmith.
Nesmith into the corner with a quick trigger three of the dish from Turner.
Brunson down the lane and he hangs it high off the glass.
WE ARE BACK IN NEW YORK FOR THE SECOND HALF OF ACTION!!
KAT decided to take over in the second half. He's got 17 and 10 rebounds heading into the break. He can't let up for the rest of the game if he wants to play a Game 6.
It's not just Brunson and KAT, Hart is having himself a night. The Knicks needed him to show up in this must win game. and he's got 5 points and 4 rebounds.
It was all New York in the first quarter as Brunson led the way, but IND had a 10-2 run to end the quarter to cut into the lead.
The Knicks knew they had no room for error in this game, and they came out like the team that was fighting for their lives. Jalen Brunson led the way with 14 in the first quarter.
WE ARE AT THE END OF THE SECOND QUARTER!!!
Knicks lead by 11, after jumping out to a nice lead and keeping it until halftime.
Bridges backs into the lane and hits the fader over Haliburton!
KAT down low, shielding off Siakam and Hart found him for a lay up. He's got 17 in the first half.
Mathurin sinks a three ball from the corner off the find from Haliburton!
Walker off the bench and he drills the three ball from the corner for IND!
Anunoby follows up his own miss and tips it back up and in.
Siakam to the line after the foul on Hart and he hits one of two FTs.
Haliburton to the line after the foul on Brunson and he hits both FTs.
Timeout Pacers with 2:56 to go in the first half.
Hart burns past the defender and lays it up and in off the glass.
Turner with the offbalanced runner over KAT in the middle of the lane.
Anunoby gets his own rebound after getting blocked and he tips it back up and in. 14-2 run from NYK.
KAT drives into a double team and lays it up and in in traffic and gets the foul! FT is good after the foul on Turner.
Shamet drills the three ball from the top of the key off the dish from Wright.
Nembhard into the lane and he gets the floater to fall.
Timeout Knicks with 6:56 to go in the 1st half.
Hart dives to the iron, lays it up and gets the foul one Mathurin. FT is good to complete the three point play.
McBride with a quick trigger from the wing and he sinks a three after the kick out from Towns.
Siakam drills the three ball from the wing off the kick out from McConnell.
KAT with the offensive board and put back down low.
Toppin takes his defender to the cup and lays it up and in from the left side.
KAT split the double team and lays it up and in before getting the foul! FT is good after the foul on Siakam.
McConnell drives down the lane and finger rolls it up and in.
KAT gets into the lane and floats up a shot on the block over the double team.
WE ARE AT THE END OF THE FIRST QUARTER!!!
Brunson leads NY with 14, but they gave up a 10-2 run at the end of the quarter. Siakam leads IND with 5 points.
Mathurin steps into a three ball at the top of the key and sinks it!
Siakam takes Hart to the rack on the break after the dish from McConnell.
Robinson was left all alone down low and slams it home with two hands!
Sheppard kicks it out to McConnell and he drills it from the wing!
Brunson with the fader at the FT line and he gets the roll here at MSG.
Toppin to the line after the foul on McBride and he hits both FTs.
Brunson pulls up from deep again, and he sinks the three! He's got 12 already!
Timeout Pacers with 4:23 to go in the 1st quarter!
Brunson with a three ball and he has started this night on fire!
Nembhard pulls up and hits the mid range jumper.
KAT to the cup and he lays it up and in in traffic.
KAT in the corner for three after the dish from Bridges!
Haliburton to the line after getting fouled on the three by Aunoby and he hits two of three FTs.
Bridges gets into the lane and hits the fader for his first points.
Siakam to the line and he hits one of two FTs after the foul on KAT.
Sheppard drops a three ball right after coming off the bench.!
Siakam hits the mid range jumper in the lane.
Anunoby hits the second of two FTs after the break.
Anunoby to the line where he hits one before IND call a timeout less than three minutes into this game.
Lob up to Robinson who throws it down off the dish from Brunson!
Three ball from Turner to get the Pacers night going.
Brunson starts with three straight buckets to get this game started
Knicks starting five
Coach Tibs is going with his big line up to start Game 5. It's Brunson, Anonby, Bridges, KAT and Robinson. There is no room for error in this game and this team has to get out to a quick start tonight. It'll be up to then to get the crowd going from early on, and hang on the rest of the way.
Pacers first five
The Pacers have a chance to close out the series tonight, and they are going with their strongest five to start the game. It's Haliburton, Nembhard, Nesmti, Siakam and Turner to tip off this Game 5 from NYC.
Injury report: Pacers
The Pacers have been fortunate enough to stay healthy throughout this entire postseason. Last game there was a question to wether or not Aaron Nesmith would play, but he was in the starting five, and had 16 points on 5/9 shooting. He is back in the starting five and the Pacers are healthy from top to bottom. They can close it out tonight, but it’s going to take everyone.
Injury report: Knicks
The Knicks are down 3-1 coming back to the Garden but there is a little good news. They have a clean bill of health and they are going to need it. Some one has to step up that’s not named KAT or Brunson. KAT took a blow to the knee and is questionable, but he will play in this must win game. They have the entire ensemble ready for tonight’s must win game. The question is, who will take over and ease the burden on the two Knicks stars?
Siakam's playoff savy
It’s not just Tyrese Haliburton who the Knicks are having trouble containing. Pascal Siakam, who is the only one on the Pacers who knows what it’s like to win a title, has been sensational. He had 17 in the series opening win but since he has had a 39 point game and a 30 point game. It’s not just what he does on the stat sheet that counts, he is a veteran presence who is guiding this team through the playoffs, and possibly into the Finals. He looked unstoppable in Game 4 as the Knicks struggled to contain the versatile big man who can pull big guys to the perimeter and take smaller guys to the cup. He’s averaging 54% from the field and is 6/12 from downtown in this series.
Indy depth the difference
There are times where it just doesn’t look like the Knicks have enough to win this series. Coach Thibs has a fantastic starting five, and uses three maybe four guys off the bench. That thin rotation makes it awfully hard to keep up with the Pacers who love to get out and run the floor. The Knicks starters play a lot of minutes and they have to be someone warn out by this stage of the series. Last game NY was forced to reach deep down their bench because of foul trouble, but the role players couldn’t produce enough to carry the Knicks to the win. The Pacers on the other hand have plenty of options off the bench, and their second unit can play even faster than their first unit which makes life awfully difficult for New York.
The history of the 3-1 leads
We all know the stats by now, and if you don’t let me break it down for you: the Knicks are in trouble down 3-1. They will be focused on just winning tonight before planning what would be a historic comeback, but they have a very steep uphill climb after losing both of their home games to start the series and Game 4 in Indy on Tuesday. There have been almost 300 series in which teams have held a 3-1 lead. Over 95% of teams go on to close out the series, while just 13 teams have completed the comeback. The last team to do so was the Denver Nuggets who did it not once but twice during the bubble.
Brunson burning
If the Knicks lose this series and fail to reach the NBA Finals, it’s not going to be because of Jalen Brunson. He is averaging 33.3 points and 5.5 assists in this series, but strangely enough the only game in which he failed to score 30 was the game that the Knicks won. He got in foul trouble and missed a large portion of the second half and that’s when the rest of the team stepped up and filled in the holes during the only win of the series. That might be a key to victory tonight for the Knicks. Brunson has to be great, but everyone else has to step up and meet his level if New York are going to force a Game 6.
Haliburton heating up
Tyrese Haliburton has gone from getting voted the most overrated in the league maybe being the MVP of the postseason. I know that’s not a real award, but if it was, he would have to be in the running with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. It’s not just the numbers, or the triple doubles in big games. It’s his flare for the spectacular and the ability bring his team from the depths and complete dramatic comebacks late in the 4th quarter. If the Pacers are going to pull off the win tonight and close the series, Haliburton is going to be at the center of everything for the Pacers.
Recap of Game 4 in Indy
The Pacers knew they had a golden opportunity to take control of this series at home against the Knicks on Monday night, and they took it. They came out red hot from the field shooting almost 70% from in the first quarter and scored 43 points in the opening 12 minutes. The Knicks were right there all night long, but they could never take control of the game, in large part because they couldn’t stop the Pacers from scoring. Jalen Brunson had 31 and Karl-Anthony Towns had 24 and 12 rebounds but Tyrese Haliburton dropped a game high 32 points while posting a triple double and Pascal Siakam had another 30. The Pacers took their largest lead coming right out of the halftime break as they went on a 13-0 run that carried over from the first half. The Pacers would hold off the Knicks for the rest of the way and Indy took a 3-1 series lead and tonight they have a chance close out the Knicks in New York.
We are live from MSG
Hello everyone and welcome to Madison Square Garden where the Knicks are back home with their backs against the ropes. They went to Indiana and needed a 20 point second half comeback in Game 3 just to stay alive, but then lost Game 4 to give the Pacers all the momentum coming into this game tonight. Indiana have been led by the player that the rest of the league voted the most overrated in the NBA, and now Tyrese Haliburton has Indiana knocking on the door of the NBA Finals. It’s win or go home time for the Knicks who have to take this comeback bid one game at a time. The Pacers will be hoping that the Knicks will only have one more game this season.
Pacers vs. Knicks Game 5 live
The Indiana Pacers are a win away from a return trip to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2000. They head to the Mecca of Basketball where they will have to take on the New York Knicks and their fan base from Madison Square Garden as home team looks to win tonight and stretch the series at least for another game. It’s Tyrese Haliburton and the Pacers against Jalen Brunson and the Knicks in an elimination game from the Big Apple and AS English will be with you all night providing live coverage, stats, highlights and analysis of tonight’s Game 5 from MSG.