Pacers 121 - 130 Knicks summary, stats, score and highlights | NBA Playoffs Game 2
Jalen Brunson didn't comment too much about his sore foot that kept him out of the second quarter, all he said was he was happy he did. The Knicks found a way to win despite seeing two of their top scorers go down at different times. Brunson had his 40 points streak snapped, but you know he'd much rather the win.
Donte DiVencenzo was fantastic on Wednesday, and the Knicks need it. Brunson was sidelined for the second quarter, and OG Anunoby had to leave the game in the third quarter with a hamstring injury. Anunoby had to sit out the rest of the game, and the Knicks will have to wait for more tests to determine a return date.
New York took care of business at home, winning two tight games that went down to the wire. The Pacers return home needing a win under their home roof in Game 3 on Friday night.
After the scare in the second quarter, Brunson came back and had a massive second half. He dropped 25 points coming out of the break, and was the catalyst for the Knicks in the fourth quarter.
Donte DiVencenzo continuously comes up with big shots in the playoffs. He helped New York come back at the beginning of the third quarter and had some big shots late. The Big Ragu ended the night with 28 points and went 6/12 from three.
The Knicks saw their leader and top scorer get sidelined with what the doctors called a sore foot. Brunson missed the second quarter and naturally the Knicks fell behind. The Pacers took a double digit lead into halftime after a brilliant first half from Tyrese Haliburton who finished the night with 34 and 9 assists.
The New York Knicks took a two game series lead over the Indiana Pacers, but needed to battle back in the second half after a couple of injury scares. Jalen Brunson was one of those guys that gave Knicks nation a scare, but came back to the floor and finished the night with 29 points.
Jalen Brunson came into Game 2 on a four game streak of scoring 40 or more, looking to join Jerry went as the only players to stretch the streak to five games. He may not have reached 40, but he was heroic at the Garden, yet again.
IT'S ALL OVER!!!
The battered New York Knicks battle back in the second half and take a 2-0 series lead.
Haliburton hits the three and he's got 34, but that's not going to be enough.
DiVencenzo to the line and he hits both FTs after the foul on Nesmith.
Carlisle just got his second technical, so he has been ejected as Brunson hits the FT.
Carlisle got T'd up in the break and Brunson hits the FT.
Brunson in the lane and floats it home, and that ladies and gentlemen should do it.
Timeout Pacers with 42 seconds to go in the 4th.
Nesmith drills a three ball in the corner, and it's not over just yet.
DiVencenzo with a dagger from the wing off the kick out from Hart!
Haliburton to the line after the offensive foul on Hart and he hits both FTs.
Brunson backing down Nembhard and he hits the fade away jumper!
Hartenstein to the line after the foul on Nesmith and he hits both FTs.
Haliburton with the three out of the timeout! They needed it and he delivered.
DiVencenzo crashing the boards and dumps it down to to Achiuwa who throws down the dunk in the lane!
Timeout Pacers with 3:38 to go in the final quarter!
Siakam to te line after the foul on Achiwua but he misses both FTs.
DiVencenzo was left open in the corner and Hartenstein found him for three! He's got 8 assists on the night.
Haliburton with a dribble down the lane and the floater.
Hart dumps it off to Hartensteiin who dives to the bucket and jams it.
Nembhard drills the open three in the corner off the kick out from in the paint.
Brunson pulls up from the top of the key and sinks the three in the face of Nembhard!
Haliburton on the no look pass and finds Turner for the bucket down low and the foul! FT is no good.
Brunson weaving through the paint and he lays it up and in.
Siakam on the fader from the elbow and he hits it as he falls to the ground.
Hart steps into a three ball out of the timeout and he drills it.
McConnell crosses over at the elbow and lays it up with the left hand in traffic.
Timeout Knicks with 8:03 to go in the fourth quarter.
Siakam off the dribble in the lane and he hits it over Hart.
Jackson to the line after the foul on McBride but he misses both FTs.
Brunson on the runner from outside the paint and the foul on McConnell! FT is good.
McConnell working back inside the paint and he hits the short jumper.
Anunuoby went to the bench with a hamstring injury in the third quarter, and reports from the NY bench is that he will not return.
McConnell pulls up from inside the lane and gets it to go.
Jackson starts the quarter with a jump hook in the paint.
WE ARE AT THE END OF THE THIRD QUARTER AND THE KNICKS TOOK CONTROL OUT OF THE HALFTIME BREAK!
NY double the Pacers in the third quarter 36-18, and have a lead to hang on to in the fourth quarter.
Brunson cuts back door and Hartenstein found him for the lay up down the lane.
Hartenstein scoops up Brunson's missed three, kicks it back to him and this time he hits from the top of the key!
Siakam missed the three ball but Topin was there for the put back over two defenders.
Topin with the lay up and the foul on Aciuwa! FT is good.
Hart fighting through the defense and getting the lay up to go while he asks for an And 1 but doesn't get it.
McConnell with an offensive board and kick out to Sheppard for three in the corner.
Brunson gets the roll off the rim after an off balanced floater in the lane.
Haliburton finds a path to the basket and he lays it up and in.
Take foul called on NY, but Haliburton misses the FT.
DiVencenzo follows up the missed lay up from Anunoby and puts it back in.
Timeout Knicks with 4:09 to go in the third quarter.
Hustle play from Brunson fighting in the corner for the loose ball and he hits Anunoby for the lay up down the lane.
Hartenstein at the line after the foul on Turner and he hits both FTs.
Toppin with a pump fake, dribble and a floater off the glass from outside the lane.
Hart slips it off to DiVencenzo on the baseline for the slam and the Pacers need a timeout!
21-6 run to start the second half!
Anunoby in the corner and that gives the Knicks the lead back! 19-6 run to start the half!
Hart soars to the rack after the drop down from Hartenstein and lays it up and in.
Brunson dashes to the rack, gets the scoop lay up and takes a shot for the AND 1 on the foul from Nembhard! FT is good.
Hart follows up the Brunson missed lay up and tips it in.
Timeout Pacers with 8:37 to go in the 3rd quarter.
DiVencenzo goes hard to the rack and slams it home to sent this crowd into a frenzy!
Nembhard with the pull up from the FT line and he's having a good start to the quarter.
DiVencenzo with a second three ball of the quarter and he is going to be the energy for this team in the second half.
Haliburton finds Nembhard on the break for the open lay up.
DiVencenzo with a three ball and that can get the Knicks fans back into this game.
Anunoby to the line and he hits one of two FTs off the Nembhard foul.
Nembhard to the rack off the dish from Haliburton for the lay up.
WE ARE BACK IN NY FOR THE SECOND HALF OF PLAY!
Good news for the Knicks. Brunson is back on the floor.
Haliburton has 22 points on 7/12 shooting and his 5/8 from downtown. Stark contrast to last game, and the Pacers are loving every minute of it.
TJ McConnell has 9 assists off the bench which sets a playoff high for him in just 12 minutes.
Siakam has 10 points and 6 rebounds after two quarters and has been making Hartenstein work tonight.
The bench has been huge for the Pacers in this series. Sheppard has 8 and Toppin chipped in 13.
The Knicks shot over 70% from the field in the first quarter, but IND stuck around and waited to make their move in the second quarter.
After taking just 6 shots last game, Tyrese Halburton knew he was going to have to be more aggressive tonight. He wasted no time in the first half of Game 2.
It's the worst thing that could have possibly happened if you are a Knick fan. Jalen Brunson had 5 points before getting injured. He will miss the rest of the game, but how much more of the series will he miss?
OG Anunoby had 22 to try to cover the absence of Brunson, but NY trail by 10 at the half.
This just in from the Knicks. This is devastating for New York. Brunson had 40 points in his last four games and they will be without him for the rest of the night, at the very least.
WE ARE AT THE END OF THE FIRST HALF AND THERE ARE A COUPLE OF HUGE STORIES AFTER TWO QUARTERS!
Jalen Brunson hasn't played since late the first quarter after going to the bench with what the Knicks are calling a sore right foot.
Haliburton has been sensational in Game 2. He's got 22 points and Siakam has 10.
Nembhard pulls up from the mid range and hits the elbow J to bring an end to the first half.
Achiwua down low and he gets the jump hook to fall.
Nembhard gets the runner to fall from outside the lane.
Turner gets the tip in to fall off his own miss.
DiVencenzo nails a three ball off the kick out from Hartenstein!
McBride finds Hartenstein rolling to the bucket for the lay up.
Haliburton drills another three ball and he's got 22 on the night!
DiVincnenzo to the rack and the high arcing finger roll falls.
Haliburton with another three ball and he's got 19 in the first half!
Timeout Knicks who trail by 10 with 3:03 to go in the second quarter.
Brunson has a sore right foot and he is questionable to return.
Haliburton with the no look pass to Siakam for the open lay up down low.
Great ball movement from the Pacers on the break and Haliburton found Turner running the floor for the slam!
Anunoby slashing down the lane and he hits the off balanced finger roll in traffic.
Haliburton steps back and hits the three ball over Hartenstein.
Back door cut from Hart and Hartenstein found him for the lay up down the lane.
Jalen Brown has not played since late in the 1st quarter. He took a shot in the midsection and has not come back to the game.
Anunoby to the line after the foul on Jackson and he hits both FTs.
Sheppard having a great night off the bench, he's got another lay up off the McConnell feed.
Anunoby with 18 on the night after another three ball!
Sheppard was left all alone in the corner and he drills the three off the Nembhard kickout.
Pick and roll from Anunoby who finds Hartenstein on the roll for the slam.
Siakam eurosteps down the lane on the break and he lays it up and in.
Timeout Knicks with 7:53 to go in the first half.
Topin was left open in the corner and McConnell found him for three! He's got 13 points tonight.
Anunoby from the corner and he answers with a three ball! He's got 15!
Kickout to the corner from McConnell and Shappard drills the three ball!
Jackson with the quick put up after the dump off from McConnell and he gets it to fall and the foul! FT is good.
McBride to the line after the foul on Jackson and he hits both FTs.
McConnell gets inside and he hits the fader from the lane.
Hart to the line and he hits both FTs after the foul on Siakam.
WE ARE AT THE END OF THE FIRST HALF AND IT'S TIED AFTER 12 MINUTES.
The Knicks are shooting 76,2% from the field thanks to Anunoby's 12 points quarter. Brunson's got 5 points and Hart has 4.
Haliburton has been the story for the Pacers. He's got 13 after scoring just 6 last game.
Topin is fouled by McBride on the three pointer and he hits all three FTs.
McBride gets on the board with a pull up from the FT line.
Siakam spots up from the elbow and gets the mid range jumper to fall.
Anunoby skies for the slam off the dish from Hart.
McConnell finds Topin slashing to the rack and he lays it up and in.
Hart running the break and he takes it coast to coast for the lay up.
Achiuwa gets the jump hook to go in the lane.
Haliburton drills a three ball and the Pacers are in the lead!
Haliburton on the runner and he's got double digits already.
Hart pulls up on the baseline and hits the mid range jumper.
Achiuwa attacks the rack and slams it after the feed from DiVencenzo.
Toppin goes to the rack and lays it up and in through the traffic in the lane.
Nesmith drills a three ball from the corner off the kickout from Haliburton! 9-0 run from IND.
McConnell down the lane and hangs it high off the glass in traffic.
Take foul on Hart and Haliburton hits the FTs.
Topin hits a three ball from the corner and ends a 15-3 run from NY out of the timeout.
Brunson pulls up and drills it over Haliburton from downtown and the Pacers need a timeout down 11 with 4:01 to go in the first quarter!
DiVencenzo in the corner and he drills it off the Hartensteiin kickout!
Haliburton settles the crowd with a three ball from the wing off the kick out from McConell!
Anunoby from the wing and he drills the three ball!! He's got 10 in the first quarter.
Anunoby gets the pass down low from Hartenstein and he lays it up in the paint.
Hartenstein gets the put back underneath after the miss from Anunoby and the Pacers need a timeout with 6:35 to go in the first quarter.
Anunoby with a hot starter, he splits two defenders in the lane and lays it up off the glass.
Haliburton to the line after the foul on Hartenstein and he hits both FTs.
Hartenstein down the lane and hits the floater off the dribble.
Turner missed the runner, but Siakam was there with the put back.
Haliburton picks up his own offensive rebound and gets the put back to go. He's going to need to be big tonight. Seeing that go down will only help the Pacers.
Hart eurosteps his way through the lane and lays it up off the glass.
Anunoby puts it on the deck and drive to the cup for the lay up.
Siakam almost lost it on the way to the bucket but picked it off his shot strings and lays it up.
Anunoby to the line after the foul on Siakam and he hits one of two FTs.
Brunson gets his night going with a pull up from the FT line and he hits it with a hand in his face.
Nemhard attacks the rack off the tip off and gets us started with a lay up.
WE ARE UNDERWAY FROM THE GARDEN!
New York's starters
The Knicks starters scored almost all the points in Game 1. They are going to have to be just as good tonight, especially down low since MItchell Robinson is going to miss the rest of the series. It's Brunson, DiVencenzo and Hart, with Anunoby and Hartenstein to begin Game 2 from NY.
Pacers starter
The Pacers are going to need to get out to a hot start to control the emotion and energy of the Garden. Rick Carlisle is going with his best five to start. It's Haliburton running the show, with Nembhard and Neismith in the back court and Siakam and Turner down low.
Brunson's 40 points streak
What Jalen Brunson is doing in this playoff run is simply remarkable. He’s putting up playoffs numbers that earn his name on lists of league legends. In the first round, he became the second player to score 40 and dish 10 assists in two straight playoff games since Oscar Robertson. Since the end of last round and into this round, Brunson has scored 40 points in four straight games. The only other players to reach that feat in the playoffs were Michael Jordan, Bernard King and Jerry West. I just hope that everyone is appreciating what we are witnessing with this kid. He is a sensation that is going to be among the leagues best stars, but let’s just enjoy the ride before he gets the world renown recognition that he so much deserves.
Refs got it wrong
The NBA has admitted it. There were mistakes made in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinal in New York. The acknowledgment does the Pacers very little in terms of consolation. Four calls were deemed incorrect at the end of the game, including the kick ball on Aaron Neismith that never was. By rule the kick ball is not a reviewable play, so the Pacers had to deal with the decision by the refs. Just a few seconds later there was an offensive foul called on Myles Turner that was questionable. The NBA backed up that decision made on the court and later reviewed at the table. The Pacers kept that game close until the end, and might feel that their Game 1 loss was unjust seeing the admission of incorrect calls from the league. Tonight they will have to rebound, but will be hoping that they have to just beat the Knicks and not the guys in the gray shirts too.
Ty-ing it up
A lot of people came into this series salivating at the proposition of the battle that awaited us at the point guard position. Tyrese Haliburton and Jalen Brunson going head to head. There wasn’t much of a battle. Haliburton had just 6 points and 8 assists in the loss, and it was his teammates that carried him for most of the game. He struggled in the first round as well. Patrick Beverly gave him fits, despite the Pacers winning that series 4-1. Even with their PG and one of their best players not playing well, they eased through the first series and were in the game until the end in New York on Monday night. Tonight, and for th rest of the series he is going to have to be the best player on the court for Rick Carlisle’s guys.
Brunson burning
As I was sitting and watching Jalen Brunson play the other day, I was shocked by one thing. It’ wasn’t his handles, or his jumper, or his ability to make the other player around him better. What shocked me was that I expect Brunson to put up 30, or 40 every time he steps on the court. That sort of expectance only comes with great players. Kobe had 30? Of course he did, he’s Kobe? MJ dropped 35? Makes sense. He’s the GOAT. But Jalen Brunson has transcended into that kind of a player. I’m not saying he’s Kobe or MJ, or even at their level yet. He’d have to play the way he’s been playing over the last two weeks for the next decade. What I am saying, is that Brunson has quickly climbed the NBA ladder, and is now one of the future faces of the league. What better place to have a super star than in New York?
Game 1 recap
Even though it’s been a decade since the Pacers have been this deep in the playoffs, but this young team didn’t show an ounce of nerves, on the road, in Game 1 from Madison Square Garden. Indiana used a balanced attack on the offensive end, led by Pascal Siakam’s 23 points and the Pacers bench which outscored the Knicks 44-3. But, the Knicks have Jalen Brunson, and Brunson showed up like he has been doing all post season for New York. The Pacers led by as many as 9 in the 4th in a game that went back and forth throughout, but Brunson was saving the best for last. He scored 21 in the final quarter, and with the assistance of a few questionable calls, it was New York who pulled the Game 1 win off in MSG.
We are live from The Big Apple
Hello everyone and welcome to the Garden where the Knicks are back home and have a chance to double their lead in the Eastern Conference Semis. New York took the opener in a tight game that went down to the wire on Monday evening, and now can inch closer to their first Conference Final in over two decades with a win tonight. The Pacers kept it close in their return to Eastern Semis after a 10 year wait, but a mix of MSG pressure and questionable calls cost them the game on Monday night. Tonight, Indiana will look to even the series before heading back home.
Pacers vs. Knicks Game 2
It’s Game 2 from Madison Square Garden, and New York City is going to be rocking. The Knicks took the first step in protecting their home court advantage on Monday night, and tonight they will try and hold serve against the Indiana Pacers in Game 2. AS English will be with you all night providing live coverage, stats, highlights and analysis of tonight’s one and only playoff game of the night.