Knicks beat Pacers to keep NBA Finals hopes alive

Jalen Brunson scored 32 points arsenic nan New York Knicks hit nan Indiana Pacers to support live their hopes of reaching nan NBA Finals.

Indiana stay 1 triumph from clinching nan Eastern Conference finals but nan Knicks claimed a 111-94 location triumph to trim their shortage to 3-2 successful nan best-of-seven series.

Karl-Anthony Towns played done a knee wounded to grounds 24 points and 13 rebounds arsenic nan third-seeded Knicks led throughout.

"I looked astatine nan crippled and it was 'game five, do aliases die'," Towns said. "That was beautiful overmuch each I needed to see."

Bennedict Mathurin registered 23 points and 9 rebounds disconnected nan chair for nan fourth-seeded Pacers, who big crippled six connected Saturday (01:00 BST, Sunday).

"We person nary room for error," Towns added. "Our backs are against nan wall and each crippled is do aliases die. If we don't bring that power aliases execution, our play will beryllium over."

Towns had 17 points and 10 rebounds successful nan first half arsenic New York led 56-45 astatine half-time, earlier pushing their advantage to 90-73 heading into nan last quarter.

Indiana crept to wrong 12 points pinch conscionable complete 8 minutes remaining, but Josh Hart answered pinch consecutive baskets and Mikal Bridges deed a jumper to make it an 18-point margin.

Indiana prima Tyrese Haliburton had 30 points and 15 assists successful crippled four but was kept to 8 points connected Thursday, pinch six assists.

"Rough nighttime for me," said nan 25-year-old constituent guard. "I've sewage to beryllium amended mounting nan reside and getting downhill. I consciousness I didn't do a awesome occupation of that.

"They picked up nan unit a small spot and applied much arsenic nan crippled went on. Put it connected me, I've sewage to beryllium amended successful crippled six."