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New York Knicks at Indiana Pacers

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4-5, 2-4 Away
Final
121 - 132

5-5, 3-1 Home

Mathurin, Haliburton power Indiana Pacers to 132-121 win over New York Knicks

Haliburton, Mathurin combine for 73 points in Pacers win over Knicks

Myles Turner finished with 26 points for the Pacers, who drained a season-high 21 3-pointers and outscored New York 63-21 from beyond the arc. Indiana went 8 of 13 on 3s in the fourth quarter, while the Knicks suffered through a 7 of 25 effort for the game.

Jalen Brunson had 33 points, 10 assists and six rebounds for the Knicks while Karl-Anthony Towns finished with 30 points and nine boards. New York led 61-58 at halftime and 94-92 entering the fourth quarter.

Takeaways Knicks: The Pacers’ 3-point barrage was enough to make the Knicks forget about the 25-point pounding they put on Indiana in the teams’ first meeting of the season.

Pacers: Just before the start of the game, the Pacers announced they will be without their starting wings for an extended period. Aaron Nesmith has a sprained left ankle and isn’t slated to return until December. Andrew Nembhard will miss at least two weeks because of soreness in his left knee.

Key moment Things were still going fairly well for the Knicks near the midpoint of the fourth quarter when Towns drove through two defenders and completed a three-point play to cut New York’s deficit to two points with 7:11 left. But Indiana scored on its next four possessions, to take a 114-107 lead with 4:52 remaining.

Key stat Perhaps just as critical as Indiana’s 3-point attack was the Knicks’ inability to force turnovers. Despite playing at a fast pace, the Pacers took care of the ball and had 10 turnovers for the game.

Up next The Pacers visit Orlando on Wednesday. The Knicks play at Philadelphia on Tuesday.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Matchup Prediction

Pacers: 44.8%
Knicks: 55.2%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 121 - 132
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 121 - 132
4th 2.1 shot clock turnover 121 - 132
4th 23.1 Tyrese Haliburton defensive rebound 121 - 132
4th 28.1 Mikal Bridges misses 22-foot three point jumper 121 - 132

Statistics

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46-83 FG 45-88
55.4 Field Goal % 51.1
7-25 3PT 21-46
28.0 Three Point % 45.7
22-27 FT 21-25
81.5 Free Throw % 84.0
39 Rebounds 32
8 Offensive Rebounds 5
31 Defensive Rebounds 27
23 Assists 27
5 Steals 6
3 Blocks 4
13 Turnovers 6
1 Team Turnovers 4
14 Total Turnovers 10
2 Technical Fouls 1
2 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
13 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 11
6 Fast Break Points 19
64 Points in Paint 38
20 Fouls 22
10 Largest Lead 14

Game Information

Gainbridge Fieldhouse

Location: Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 17,274 · Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston 22 7 .759 - L1
New York 19 10 .655 3 W4
Brooklyn 11 18 .379 11 L2
Philadelphia 10 17 .370 11 W1
Toronto 7 23 .233 15.5 L8

2024-25 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Cleveland 26 4 .867 - W5
Milwaukee 16 12 .571 9 W2
Indiana 15 15 .500 11 W5
Chicago 13 17 .433 13 L2
Detroit 13 17 .433 13 W2
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