Knicks, Jalen Brunson and Pacers
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On Monday, Brunson became the highest scorer in fourth quarters through the first 10 games of a playoffs since 1997, eclipsing Kobe Bryant and Stephen Curry. He’s only the fifth player in the last 50 years to average 30 and eight through the same span.
The Pacers staged a dramatic comeback in the final minute to force overtime, then held off New York in the closing seconds. Tyrese Haliburton, Indiana’s All-Star guard, delivered the clutch shot at the buzzer to tie the game and send it to the extra frame.
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Jalen Brunson has tied Hall of Famer Patrick Ewing’s franchise record by scoring at least 30 points in the playoffs for the 18th time with the New York Knicks.
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"People were like, 'Oh, Jalen is waving because he knew he wasn't going back,'" Brunson said on the Roommates Show, a podcast he co-hosts wit
Despite another explosive showing from Jalen Brunson, the Knicks could not close ... Nesmith’s six triples in the fourth quarter set an NBA playoff record, making him the first player in league ...
The Knicks led by 17 points with 6:26 remaining in the fourth quarter and by nine points with under a minute left, only to lose, 138-135, in overtime at Madison Square Garden.
"He got too much air space," Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau said of Nesmith after the game.
Tyrese Haliburton helped the Pacers rally from a 17-point deficit to stun the Knicks in overtime in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals.