The New York Knicks averted elimination on Thursday evening, beating the Indiana Pacers 111-94 in Recreation 5 of the Jap Convention finals behind 32 factors from Jalen Brunson and 24 factors and 13 rebounds from Karl-Anthony Cities. The win retains the Knicks’ season alive and forces a Recreation 6 in Indianapolis on Saturday.
New York, down 3-1 within the best-of-seven-games sequence, received at house for the primary time within the convention finals and denied Indiana an opportunity to clinch their second ever NBA finals look. The Knicks are attempting to turn into simply the 14th workforce in league historical past to overturn a 3-1 sequence deficit and the primary to do it within the East finals after dropping the primary two video games at house.
The sensible Brunson bounced again from a quiet Recreation 4 to ship his twentieth profession playoff sport with 30 or extra factors, extending a franchise report he set final week. Cities, listed as questionable coming into the sport with a bruised knee, scored 12 factors within the second quarter to assist the Knicks construct a 13-point half-time lead. New York then opened the third with an 8-0 run and pulled away with a 12-0 burst late within the interval, capped by a Brunson four-point play.
Indiana, who had received six straight on the street, struggled offensively and completed with their lowest-scoring sport of the postseason. Tyrese Haliburton, who had a triple-double in Recreation 4, was restricted to eight factors and 6 assists. Bennedict Mathurin led the Pacers with 23 off the bench.
Recreation 6 is Saturday evening in Indiana. A Knicks win would ship the sequence again to Madison Sq. Backyard for a decisive Recreation 7 on Monday.
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