LIVE: Pacers vs. Knicks score updates, highlights from NBA playoffs Game 7
The Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks play Game 7 in their NBA Eastern Conference semifinals series at Madison Square Garden on Sunday afternoon. The winner meets the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference finals.
Home court has meant everything. Each team is 3-0 at home, winning the rebounding battle every game. The Pacers extended the series with a resounding Game 6 win at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
New York, which has battled injuries throughout the series, hope Josh Hart (abdomen) and OG Anunoby (hamstring) can play. They were both listed as questionable.
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FINAL: Pacers 130, Knicks 109
The Indiana Pacers are back in the Eastern Conference finals for the first time since 2014 after shooting an NBA playoff record 67.1% from the field against the Knicks.
Tyrese Haliburton hit 10-of-17 shots, 6-of-12 on 3s, to score 26 points. The Pacers held Jalen Brunson to 17 points on 6-of-17 shooting as he left the game late in the third quarter with a broken hand. Donte DiVincenzo led the Knicks with 39 points.
6:28 left in 4Q: Pacers 112, Knicks 99
The Pacers pushed the lead to 112-92 but Mile McBride and Alec Burks (5 points) scored seven consecutive points, causing Indiana to call a timeout.
This is probably where Jalen Brunson broke his hand pic.twitter.com/MhfVB6nHlh
— New York Basketball (@NBA_NewYork) May 19, 2024
8:29 left in 4Q: Pacers 109, Knicks 92
The Pacers have maintained their lead with Jalen Brunson in the locker room due to a broken hand. Aaron Nesmith and Andrew Nembhard have combined to shoot 12-of-13 for 27 points in the game.
End of 3Q: Pacers 101, Knicks 84
There are reports that Knicks point guard Jalen Brunson went to the locker room at the end of the quarter, then Donte DiVincenzo (team-high 23 points) was moving gingerly.
T.J. McConnell inspired the Pacers play in the third quarter and is 5-of-6 for 10 points with 6 assists and is +25 in 17 minutes. Tyrese Haliburton has 24 points.
Jalen Brunson went back to the locker room. So did Rick Brunson.
— Stefan Bondy (@SbondyNBA) May 19, 2024
Naaaa Knicks fans being sensitive?? I thought NY was tough smh😂😂
— Zaire Franklin (@ZiggySmalls_) May 19, 2024
5:33 left in 3Q: Pacers 82, Knicks 70
The Knicks cut the lead to 73-67 with 8:06 to play in the third on a Josh Hart basket but the Pacers responded with 9-3 run with Andrew Nembhard, Aaron Nesmith, Myles Turner (3-pointer) and Tyrese Haliburton scoring.
Steal by McConnell, he throws it ahead to Haliburton for the layup and the Pacers are back up 12.
— Dustin Dopirak (@DustinDopirak) May 19, 2024
10:01 left in 3Q: Pacers 70, Knicks 59
It took 2 minutes for the Knicks to score 4 points to open the second half but the Pacers have been shutout due to two turnovers and a missed 3 by Tyrese Haliburton.
Halftime: Pacers 70, Knicks 55
Pascal Siakam blocked a Jalen Brunson layup at the end of the half to keep the Pacers up by 15.
Siakam has 15 points, Haliburton 16 as the Pacers are shooting 76.3% overall, 66.7% on 3s and 80.0% on free throws.
Alec Burks came off the bench to score 14 for the Knicks; Donte DiVincenzo also has 14. Brunson has 12 points but on 4-of-13 shooting, with 8 assists.
The largest halftime deficit overcome in a Game 7 is 11 points. The Knicks are 0-5 when trailing by 15 or more at the half.
At the half Pacers are 29 of 38 from the floor (76.3%) (!) 8 of 12 from 3, 4 of 5 at the line. 1.55 points per possession. Knicks 20 of 43, 4 of 14, 11 of 13. 1.18 points per possession. Haliburton 16 points, Siakam 15, Nembhard 9, DiVincenzo and Burks 14 each.
— Dustin Dopirak (@DustinDopirak) May 19, 2024
The main reason Indiana is leading by 15 at half? The Pacers had the best shooting half in a playoff game in the last 25 years, per @ESPNStatsInfo, shooting 76 percent to surpass the Spurs in the first half of Game 3 of the 2014 NBA Finals against the Heat. https://t.co/JVZBgvl27u
— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) May 19, 2024
2:22 left in the 2Q: Pacers 66, Knicks 47
Alec Burks -- who couldn't get off the bench at the start of this series -- has scored 14 points but the Pacers have maintained their distance.
5:33 left in 2Q: Pacers 56, Knicks 39
The Pacers bench is 7-of-8 from the field but New York has trimmed a 22-point deficit to 17 with Alec Burks on the line for a second free throw.
9:19 left in 2Q: Pacers 48, Knicks 30
Pacers point guard T.J. McConnell comes off the bench to score 6 points on 3-of-3 shooting as the team remains red hot: 80% overall, 77.8% on 3s.
TJ McConnell absolutely roasting the Knicks with YMCA moves
— Kristian Winfield (@Krisplashed) May 19, 2024
End of 1Q: Pacers 39, Knicks 27
Tyrese Haliburton has 14 in the first quarter, Pascal Siakam 11. Donte DiVencenzo leads the Knicks with 12 points, including 3-of-6 3-pointers.
The Pacers 39 points is the most points scored or given up in a first quarter of a game 7 in NBA history.
— Kirk Goldsberry (@kirkgoldsberry) May 19, 2024
2:03 left in 1Q: Pacers 34, Knicks 22
Tyrese Haliburton scores 8 consecutive points in 56 seconds, causing the Knicks to call a timeout. Haliburton is 4-of-6, 3-of-4 on 3s, for 11 points and 3 assists.
Pacers are shooting 77.8% from the field, which is unlikely to hold up for the entire game.
4:50 left in 1Q: Pacers 23, Knicks 20
Donte DiVincenzo and Pascal Siakam have to be separated as players come off both benches, including Indiana's James Johnson. Pacers call timeout to challenge a foul on Haliburton.
The call is reversed with technicals on DiVincenzo and Siakam
James Johnson got out there again. Earning his money on those.
— Dustin Dopirak (@DustinDopirak) May 19, 2024
7:19 left in 1Q: Pacers 16, Knicks 10
The Pacers hit 7-of-8 shots to start the game behind Pascal Siakam (3-of-3, 6 points), Myles Turner (2-of-2, 5 points) and Andrew Nembhard (2-of-2, 5 points). OG Anunoby hit his first two shots to lead the Knicks with 5.
Anunoby to the bench out of the first stoppage, Miles McBride replaces him.
OG Anunoby is clearly limited by his strained left hamstring. He’s moving pretty gingerly on the court, even though he has 5 early points.
— Kristian Winfield (@Krisplashed) May 19, 2024
Anunoby, Hart in Knicks starting lineup
OG Anunoby (hamstring) will return to the Knicks' starting lineup after missing Games 3, 4, 5 and 6. Josh Hart (abdominal strain) will also start after missing the end of the Game 6.
Now official on the NBA starters page. Josh Hart and O.G. Anunoby in the starting lineup.
— Dustin Dopirak (@DustinDopirak) May 19, 2024
No changes to Pacers' starting lineup: Tyrese Haliburton, Andrew Nembhard, Aaron Nesmith, Pascal Siakam and Myles Turner.
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When do the Pacers play the Knicks?
3:30 p.m. ET Sunday, May 19, 2024, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
What channel is the Pacers game on?
TV: ABC
Radio: 93.5 and 107.5 FM in Indianapolis, with Mark Boyle on play-by-play
Streaming: SiriusXM channels 86 (Knicks feed), 212 and 891
Pacers vs. Knicks Game 7 betting line
via BetMGM
Favorite: Knicks by 2.5 points
Over/under: 208.5 total points
Moneyline: Knicks -145, Pacers +120
Pacers vs. Knicks NBA playoff schedule
May 6: Knicks 121, Pacers 117
May 8: Knicks 130, Pacers 121
May 10: Pacers 111, Knicks 106
May 12: Pacers 121, Knicks 89
May 14: Knicks 121, Pacers 91
May 17: Pacers 116, Knicks 103
Sunday, May 19: at New York, 3:30 p.m., ABC
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