Knicks 106, Pacers 100: FULL Game 3 Log

With the Indianapolis 500 having run not far from Gainbridge Fieldhouse, the New York Knicks are simply seeking one.

Down 2-0 in their best-of-seven set against the Indiana Pacers, the New York Knicks' next chance to get on the Eastern Conference Finals board lands on Sunday night. The Pacers won the first two games of the series at Madison Square Garden and are two wins away from their first NBA Finals showing since 2000, which also victimized the Knicks in the conference final round.

New York is engaged in some dire history through their predicament: only six teams have come back from a 2-0 deficit in the national semifinal round and none of those who triumphed did so after dropping the first two showings at home. The Knicks themselves have never come back from 2-0 down in a best-of-seven series though they do have such a comeback under their belts from the 1990 first round, earning it in a best-of-five set against the Boston Celtics.

FINAL: Knicks 106, Pacers 100

4th Quarter

2.6—Siakam misses a three and Hart gets the rebounds. He then hits two at the line to create the final margin and secure the win. Knicks are in the series.

8.1—Brunson is fouled and goes to the line. He hits both. Timeout Pacers, their last (104-100 NYK)

9.7—Bridges fouls Haliburton. Indiana is in the penalty, so Haliburton hits two from the line. Timeout Knicks. (102-100 NYK)

19.6—Turner misses a go-ahead three and Hart secures the rebound. He writhes a bit but gets up and walks off. He goes to the line for two. He hits both (102-98 NYK)

37.6—A Nesmith block of Brunson leads to a shot clock violation. Robinson returns for Brunson.

1:17—Brunson immediately contributes, hitting a floater to go back ahead (100-98 NYK)

1:37—Anunoby's foul sends Siakam to the line and allows Brunson to check back in. Siakam hits two to tie the game (98-98)

2:25—Towns banks one to re-establish the four -point lead. Brunson to the scorer's table

2:42—Turner goes to the line after Towns' fifth. He hits both (98-96 IND)

2:51—McBride's attempt at a showstopping slam is stopped by Siakam but a foul is called. McBride hits both at the link (98-94 NYK)

3:07—Haliburton sinks a two (96-94 NYK)

3:19—The ball goes out of bounds and it's ruled Knicks ball with seven to shoot. Indiana challenges. The call is overturned.

3:36—An Anunoby block leads to a shot clock violation

4:00—Bridges sinks two at the line after a Nesmith foul (96-92 NYK)

4:17—After a Towns two is wiped out via a travel call, Siakam banks in a fadeaway (94-92 NYK)

5:09—Towns sinks a three and gives the Knicks a two-possession lead. Timeout Indiana (94-90 NYK)

5:46—Towns hits two from the line after a Bradley drive. Knicks have the lead back (91-90 NYK)

6:04—Siakam's fadeaway gives Indiana the lead back (90-89 IND)

7:03—Brunson is called for his fifth foul but the Knicks call timeout and may challenge. The call stands. McBride comes in for Brunson. Nesmith comes back in as well

7:10—Brunson's two puts the lead back to New York (89-88 NYK)

7:53—Haliburton immediately responds with a go-ahead three (88-87 IND)

8:02—Towns drives for the two and goes to the line for one more after a Nembhard foul. He also hits the foul shot for the Knicks' first lead of the half (87-85 NYK)

8:35—Nembhard hits one of two after Hart's fourth foul before Towns responds with a three that makes it a one-point game (85-84 IND)

9:06—Towns hits two on a Siakam foul (84-81 IND)

9:26—Siakam gets an and-one on the other end on a Hart foul. He also misses his freebie. That's Hart's third, he exits for Anunoby (84-79 IND)

9:48—McBride's three goes in and out after wining the jump

10:00—Towns' drive gets two and draws a foul from Turner. He misses the ensuing single but McBride forces a jump ball with Ben Sheppard (82-79 IND)

10:22—Back-to-back drives from Towns and Wright narrow the gap to five. Timeout Pacers (82-77 IND)

11:13—Turner gets Indy on the board with two after a Hart foul (82-73 IND)

11:39—Towns opens fourth quarter scoring with a three (80-73 IND)

12:00—Fourth quarter begins. Nesmith has return to the Pacers bench

3rd Quarter: Pacers 80, Knicks 70

5.9—Mathurin finds Turner for a monster dunk to close scoring in the third (80-70 IND)

53.7—Anunoby sinks a three and the lead is finally back to single-digits (78-70 IND)

1:26—McBride sinks two after a McConnell foul (78-67 IND)

1:39—Wright checks in for Brunson

2:13—The teams go cold after a brief flurry. Tony Bradley charged with an offensive foul for Indy (78-65 IND)

4:21—Bridges immediately scores for the Knicks after the timeout (74-61 IND)

(INJURY UPDATE: The Pacers have officially diagnosed Nesmith with a right ankle sprain. He is questionable to return)

4:47—A wild, loose ball sequence eventually leads to Haliburton finding Toppin for another alley-oop. It's the latest of the Knicks' 11 turnover. (74-59 IND)

6:06—Aaron Nesmith is helped to the Pacer bench, and then the locker room, after enduring an apparent ankle injury

6:42—Nembhard's interception of an Anunoby pass becomes a Siakam dunk (70-55 IND)

7:42—Anunoby sinks a three in the corner immediately after the timeout (68-55 IND)

8:00—Haliburton hits a jumper, followed by a Nesmith three that extends the lead back to 16. Timeout Knicks (68-52 IND)

8:45—After the Knicks miss out on a chance to cut the lead to single digits, Towns fouls Siakam and gets his fourth. Siakam hits one of two (63-52 IND)

10:38—Anunoby sinks a three at the literal last second to cut the lead to 10 (60-50 IND)

11:16—Turner gets his third foul and send Brunson to the line. He hits two after the Knicks didn't get any tries in the second period. (60-47 IND)

11:39—Siakam shoots one over Towns to open second half scoring. (60-45 IND)

12:00—Back underway. Brunson is on the floor with four fouls.

Halftime: Pacers 58, Knicks 45

2nd Quarter

4.7—Bridges sinks a corner three after a Hart double to close out scoring in the half (58-45 IND)

1:36—Brunson is charged with his fourth foul, putting Nembhard at the line. Shamet steps in for Brunson. Nembhard hits two (58-40 IND)

1:56—After Nesmith hits one of two at the line, Anunoby hits a three (56-40 IND)

3:06—Anunoby's drive temporarily stems the bleeding with a driving double (55-37 IND)

3:20—Haliburton scores five in a row, a three and then intercepts a Hart pass for another jam. Timeout Knicks (55-35 IND)

3:59—Haliburton steals one from Brunson and turns it into a fastbreak alley-oop for Toppin (50-35 IND)

4:42—Brunson's third foul sends Nesmith to the line for a successful two. He stays in. (48-35 IND)

5:14—Toppin re-establishes the double figure lead (46-35 IND)

5:50—Nesmith hits his first shot of the note on a leaner following the successful challenge. (44-35 IND)

6:10—Towns' slam cuts the lead in half. Haliburton is called for a foul and Indiana is challenging. Following review, Haliburton's foul is rescinded and Towns is charged with an offensive foul.

7:00—The Pacers follow up a shot clock turnover with a Turner foul. Timeout Indiana.

7:30—Shamet hits a three from the corner (42-35 IND)

7:52—Bennedict Mathurin is fouled by Hart. He sinks both to earn the first double-figure lead of the game (42-32 IND)

8:30—Turner immediately responds with a bank off the glass (40-32 IND)

8:55—Anunoby scores off the feed from Robinson following the timeout (38-32 IND)

9:12—After a couple of more twos, the Pacers go up eight and the Knicks call timeout (38-30 IND)

10:22—Towns and Turner exchange doubles. Towns gets no foul call despite plenty of contact (34-30 IND)

11:08—Towns opens scoring in the second quarter with a driving double (30-28 IND)

12:00—Landry Shamet earns his first major minutes, stepping in for Brunson.

1st Quarter: Pacers 30, Knicks 26

2.7—Nembhard closes scoring with two at the line after a Towns foul during a charge for a loose ball (30-26 IND)

31.1—A spin from McConnell creates another go-ahead double (28-26 IND)

47.1—After a hard foul from Toppin on a drive, Hart creates a tie game at the foul line (26-26)

51.1—A deep two from Nembhard switches the lead again (26-24 IND)

1:10—Brunson sinks two at the line after Sheppard foul. Delon Wright has checked in for the Knicks. (24-24)

1:21—McConnell gives the Pacers the lead back (24-22 IND)

1:56—Tie game off a Bradley double (22-22)

2:29—A Robinson dunk, off the feed from Hart, gives the Knicks the lead back (22-20 NYK)

2:55—Brunson fouled by Tony Bradley on a drive. Tie game again (20-20)

3:08—Obi Toppin is fouled by Brunson and sinks two at the line (20-18 IND)

3:29—TJ McConnell goes to the line after a McBride foul (18-18)

3:39—A Brunson three gives the Knicks the lead back (18-16 NYK)

4:02—Back to back threes for the Pacers, sunk by Turner and Ben Sheppard, gives Indiana its first lead. Timeout Knicks. (16-15 IND)

5:03—Miles McBride checks in an immediately sinks a double (15-10 NYK)

5:36—Brunson sinks two after a trip to line from an Aaron Nesmith foul. Hart enters between free throws, replacing Towns (13-10 NYK)

5:59—A wild shot from Haliburton sinks through, narrowing the gap to one. (11-10 NYK)

6:36—Myles Turner banks in a second chance off the timeout (11-8 NYK)

7:01—Robinson puts back an Anunoby miss, leading to an Indiana timeout. (11-6 NYK)

7:47—Tyrese Haliburton sinks free throws on a Bridges foul (9-6 NYK)

7:59—Anunoby sinks the first three of the night (9-4 NYK)

8:23—Mikal Bridges drives to respond to a short tally from Andrew Nembhard (6-4 NYK)

8:52—Anunoby misses the first two free throws of the night after a Haliburton foul

9:13—Robinson turns a Karl-Anthony Towns airball into a two (4-2 NYK)

10:09—After an exchange of misses, Pascal Siakam finally gets the Pacers on the board (2-2)

11:39—A turnaround from Brunson opens scoring (2-0 NYK)

12:00—Mitchell Robinson, in the starting lineup, wins the tip-off and the game is underway.

Pregame

Starting Lineups

KNICKS: OG Anunoby, Mikal Bridges, Jalen Brunson, Mitchell Robinson, Karl-Anthony Towns
PACERS: Tyrese Haliburton, Andrew Nembhard, Aaron Nesmith, Pascal Siakam, Myles Turner

Injuries

KNICKS: None
PACERS: Isaiah Jackson (Out, Achilles Tear)

Line: IND -1.5
O/U: 224.5

Officials: Scott Foster, Ed Malloy, Sean Wright (Alternate: Nick Buchert)

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