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2025 Eastern Conference Finals - Indiana Pacers v New York Knicks

NEW YORK, NY - MAY 29: Jalen Brunson #11 of the New York Knicks dribbles the ball during the game against the Indiana Pacers during Game 5 of the 2025 Eastern Conference Finals on May 29, 2025 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2025 NBAE   Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler / NBAE / Getty Images / Getty Images via AFP)

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1748575491968EMBED_2025053004058_AFP__20250530__2217023552__v1__HighRes__2025EasternConferenceFinalsIndianaPacersVNew.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Jalen Brunson #11 of the New York Knicks dribbles the ball during the game against the Indiana Pacers during Game 5 of the 2025 Eastern Conference Finals on May 29, 2025 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. Nathaniel S. Butler, NBAE via Getty Images/AFP "/>Jalen Brunson #11 of the New York Knicks dribbles the ball during the game against the Indiana Pacers during Game 5 of the 2025 Eastern Conference Finals on May 29, 2025 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. Nathaniel S. Butler, NBAE via Getty Images/AFP </div>NEW YORK - Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns combined for 56 points as the New York Knicks kept their NBA playoff campaign alive with a 111-94 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Thursday.Trailing 3-1 in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference finals, the Knicks roared back to life in front of a star-studded Madison Square Garden crowd with a wire-to-wire win that sets up a game six in Indianapolis on Saturday.Knicks talisman Brunson was once again the standout performer for New York, finishing with 32 points including four three-pointers.Towns, whose presence in the New York line-up was only confirmed shortly before tip-off following a left knee injury in game four, was also a pivotal figure with 24 points and 13 rebounds.&quot;We were just able to get stops early and we would convert. We just found a way,&quot; Brunson told TNT television.&quot;I just felt like we played better. We played to our standards. Give them credit for the way they played, but we played Knicks basketball tonight.&quot;Brunson set the tone, rattling in 14 points as the Knicks sprinted into an early 23-13 lead in the first quarter.Although Indiana came back to cut the lead to 27-23 at the end of the first, the Knicks continued to control possession, unsettling Indiana with the speed of their fast break offense and neutralising Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton.New York led 56-45 at half time with Haliburton scoring just four points in the first half. Haliburton would go on to finish with a series-low eight points, shooting just two-of-seven from the field.The Pacers had staged an epic comeback to take the opening game of the series in New York last week, overturning a 14-point fourth-quarter deficit to stun the Knicks.There was a hint that another fightback might be in the offing when Indiana slashed a 20-point New York lead to just 10 points in the third quarter.But the Knicks regrouped and stretched their lead once more before closing out the win to keep the series alive.It was the first time in the series that the Pacers&#x27; potent offense has been restricted to less than 100 points and means Indiana will now have to win at home on Saturday to avoid a decisive game seven back in New York next Monday.<div>© Agence France-Presse</div>

Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns combined for 56 points as the New York Knicks kept their NBA playoff campaign alive with a 111-94 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Thursday.

Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns combined for 56 points as the New York Knicks kept their NBA playoff campaign alive with a 111-94 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Thursday.

NBA: Brunson, Towns keep Knicks alive in Pacers rout

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NBA: Brunson, Towns keep Knicks alive in Pacers rout

Agence France-Presse

Published May 30, 2025 11:16 AM PHT

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Updated May 30, 2025 11:25 AM PHT

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