The New York Knicks kept their NBA playoff hopes live with a 111-94 home win over the Indiana Pacers.
Jalen Brunson starred with 32 points to cut the Knicks’ deficit to 3-2 in the best-of-seven series, with Madison Square garden bouncing to “Knicks in 7! Knicks in 7!” chants at the finish.
Karl-Anthony Towns added 24 points and 13 rebounds despite a bruised left knee as the Knicks won on their home floor for the first time in the series.
“It’s a testament to our team answering the call,” Towns said.
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“I looked at the game and it was ‘game five, do or die’. That was pretty much all I needed to see.”
The Knicks kept alive hopes of becoming the 14th team to overcome a 3-1 deficit to win a series. No team has won a conference finals series after dropping the first two games at home.
Two nights after giving up 43 points in the first quarter, the Knicks held the Pacers to just 45 in the first half and limited Tyrese Haliburton, who had 32 points, 15 assists and 12 rebounds Tuesday, to just eight points and six assists.
The Oklahoma City Thunder await the winners after reaching their first NBA Finals since 2012.
