Will Aaron Nesmith play against the Knicks in Game 4 of the ECF? Latest ankle injury update

Game 3 of the best of seven series seemed to be a forgone conclusion on Sunday night.

The Indiana Pacers were cruising and leading by a 20-point lead at home to the Knicks before half-time and this clearly lead to a dose of over confidence as they believed they were en route to taking a 3-0 series lead.

With the Pacers suffering from a bout of overconfidence, the Knicks dug deep and eventually ran out 106-100 winners to keep the series alive at 2-1.

Nesmith doubt

The presence of Aaron Nesmith on the court will be a last minute decision for the Pacers as the power forward contends with a right ankle injury.

Nesmith rolled his right ankle in Game 3 after driving to the basket and delivering an outlet pass while being guarded by the Knicks’ Jalen Brunson. Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle said Monday he expects Nesmith to be listed on the injury report as “questionable.”

Nesmith scored a career-high 30 points in the Pacers’ Game 1 victory over the Knicks but has totaled 20 points in the past two games of the series.

In 13 games of the 2024-25 playoffs, Nesmith has averaged 15.1 points with 6.2 rebounds as Indiana has gone 10-3. In 45 games (37 starts) during the regular season, he averaged 12.0 points with 4.0 rebounds.

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