Pacers 130, Knicks 121: FULL Game 4 Log

It takes two to make a New York Knicks Eastern Conference Finals thing go very, very right.

The Knicks will look for an enticing equalizer on Tuesday night, as they engage in Game 4 against the Indiana Pacers at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. The hosting Pacers still lead the best-of-seven set 2-1 but the Knicks got on the board with yet another comeback from 20 points down on Sunday night.

Twenty final period points from Karl-Anthony Towns led the charge on another night where Jalen Brunson got stuck in foul trouble. The night was also partly defined by a change in the starting lineup, as Mitchell Robinson stepped in for Josh Hart, who nonetheless came up big with 10 boards in relief.

New York successfully avoided the seemingly inescapable 3-0 hole and now will look to get by a potential 3-1 conundrum. The Knicks previously forced a Game 7 against, ironically enough, the Pacers, in the 1995 conference semifinals but failed to finish things off in the winner-take-all finale.

FINAL: Pacers 130, Knicks 121

4th Quarter

0.0—The game ends with one last Shamet miss and an Indiana rebound, putting the latter up 3-1 in the series

6.1—Bridges drains a three and quickly fouled by Mathurin, who hits two singles (130-121 IND)

14.0—After a quick foul by Anunoby, Mathurin hits one of two at the foul line (128-118 IND)

16.0—Brunson hits a double to dip the lead to a single digit (127-118 IND)

21.5—Following a Brunson miss, Siakam hits one of two at the line after he is quickly fouled by the point guard. He hits one of two (127-116 IND)

45.0—Toppin hits a three, which will likely more or less seal the deal. (126-116 IND)

1:09—Anunoby fouled by Turner and goes to the line. He hits both. Turner has fouled out (123-116 IND)

1:44—Siakam fouled by Hart while taking the inbound from Haliburton. Hart fouls out. Siakam hits both at the line (123-114 IND)

2:10—Towns and Nesmith are both down after they're called with knee-to-knee contact. Timeout Knicks. Towns called for a foul. Knicks successfully challenge, allowing them to retain their timeout. Knicks ball.

2:30—Anunoby is called for an offensive foul

2:52—Despite noticeable contact from Turner, Bridges is called for a foul on a rebound. He hits one of two (121-114 IND)

3:06—Timeout Pacers

3:18—Hart puts back his own miss after its rejected by Turner.

3:39—32 for Haliburton as he drives down the middle (120-112 IND)

3:51—Bridges responds with a triple of his own (118-112 IND)

4:10—Siakam responds to a banked Towns putback with a three (118-109 IND)

5:10—Anunoby sinks two after a hard Haliburton foul, getting the lead back to single digits (115-107 IND)

5:35—A Bridges three cuts the lead to 10 (115-105 IND)

6:02—Anunoby misses two at the line after Haliburton sinks a double

6:31—Timeout Pacers after Hart hits one during a Siakam foul. He'll shoot the other after the break. Hart does sink the other (113-102 IND)

7:52—Hart is charged with his fifth foul, allowing Mathurin to sink two at the foul line (113-99 IND)

9:53—Siakam boosts the lead to 15 with consecutive buckets, the latter a three (111-96 IND)

11:35—Anunoby sinks one to open the fourth but McConnell instantly responds (104-93 IND)

3rd Quarter: Pacers 102, Knicks 91

1.0--Josh Hart loose ball foul on Tony Bradley who hits one of his two free throws. (102-91)

19.2--Jalen Brunson called for loose ball foul on Bennedict Marthurin who hits both free throws. (101-91)

37.1--Jalen Brunson hits driving floater. (99-91)

55.1--Tyrese Halibourton hits 29-foot three pointer. (99-89)

1:16--Bennedict Marthurin fouls Jalen Brunson who makes both free throws. (96-89)

1:23--Bennedict Marthurin hits two point shot and fouled, hitting his free throw shot. (96-87)

1:24--Mykal Bridges loose ball foul.

1:57--Karl-Anthony Towns makes driving layup. (93-87)

2:26--Obi Toppin fouls Karl-Anthony Towns who makes one of two free throws. (93-85)

2:57--T.J. McCollum hits 19-foot pull up jump shot. (93-84)

3:04--Pacers call full timeout.

3:15--Tyrese Halibourt hits driving layup. (91-84)

3:59--Tyrese Halibourton fouls Jalen Brunson who makes two of two free throws. (89-84)

4:08--Myles Turner hits two-point shot. (89-82)

4:30--Andrew Nembhard fouls Jalen Brunson who makes both free throws. (87-82)

4:42--Tyrese Halibourton hits 17-foot shot. (87-80)

4:57--Jalen Brunson hits 10-foot shot. (85-80)

5:19--Knicks coaching challenge ruled a foul on Tyrese Halibourton toward Jalen Brunson. Brunson makes one of two free throws. (85-78).

5:18--Knicks Full Timeout.

5:31--Tyrese Halibourton tosses alley oop layup to Myles Turner. (85-76)

5:40--Ben Sheppard fouls Jalen Brunson who makes two of two free throws. (83-76)

5:55--Mitchell Robinson fouls Tyrese Halibourton who makes one of two free throws. (83-74)

6:14--Karl-Anthony Towns hits driving layup to bring it within single digits. (82-74)

7:12--Pascal Siakam makes 11-foot jumper. (82-72)

7:24--Mitchell Robinson makes it a six-point game with a dunk. (80-72)

7:56--Aaron Nesmith makes driving dunk. (80-70)

8:06--Myles Turner fouls Mitchell Robinson, who makes two free throws. (78-70)

8:42--Karl-Anthony Towns makes driving dunk. (78-68)

9:01--Mitchell Robinson fouls Aaron Nesmith who makes two free throws. (78-66)

9:09--Mykal Bridges hits two-point shot. (76-66)

9:26--Knicks call full timeout.

9:27--Myles Turner hits 23-foot three point shot. (76-64)

11:23--Pascal Siakam hits two-foot dunk with assist with Halibourton. (73-64)

11:46-- Pascal Siakam hits 15-foot step back jumper. (71-64)

2nd Quarter:

17.1--Tony Bradley hits two-point shot with assist from Halibourton. (69-64)

45.1--Aaron Nesmith hits 7-foot two-pointer with assist from Halibourton. (67-64)

1:11--Mitchell Robinson fouls Aaron Nesmith, who makes two free throws. (65-64)

1:45--Jalen Brunson makes driving layup. Fouled by Aaron Nesmith. Makes free throw. (64-64)

2:03--Andrew Nembhard hits three-point shot with assist from Halibourton. (64-61)

2:12--OG Anunoby charges to basket, making layup. Foul on Andrew Nembhard. Makes free throw. (61-60)

2:44--Josh Hart makes two-point shot. (60-58)

3:18--Pscal Siakam hits three-point shot off Halibourton assist. (60-56)

3:39--Myles Turner makes layup after OG Anunoby foul. (58-56)

4:17--Karl-Anthony Towns ties game with returning two-point shot. (56-56)

4:43-- Tyrese Halibourton makes two-point shot (56-54)

4:53--Andrew Nembhard fouls Karl-Anthony Towns, makes two of two free throws (54-54)

5:33--Tyrese Halibourton hits 29-foot pull up shot (54-52)

5:42--Obi Toppin fouls Karl-Anthony Towns, makes one of two free throws (52-51)

7:19—Following Mathurin free throws, the Knicks tie the game with a Wright three and a short one for Anunoby. Timeout Pacers (51-51)

8:36—Following a Turner foul, Towns sinks two at the line to narrow the gap to one possession (49-46 IND)

9:06—Immediately out of the timeout, Towns earns a driving double (49-44 IND)

9:23—The Knicks cut the lead to five but a Ben Sheppard drive off the feed from Turner leads to an NY timeout (49-42 IND)

10:29—Towns opens Knicks second period scoring on a three off the feed from Wright (45-38 IND)

11:05—Mathurin's bank gives Indiana a double-figure lead (45-35 IND)

12:00—Towns returns at the onset of the second period. Delon Wright also enters for Brunson

1st Quarter: Pacers 43, Knicks 35

30.2—Scoring in the period ends with a Hart corner three followed by Mathurin's driving double. The 43 points allowed in the opening period are the most the Knicks have ever allowed in an opening period. (43-35 IND)

1;00—Following an exchange of doubles, Bennedict Mathurin enters and hits a deep two. New largest lead for Indy. (41-32 IND)

2:32—Back-to-back threes, sunk by Haliburton and Siakam, push the Pacers back ahead by seven (37-30 IND)

3:43—Varying threes potentially move the Knicks to within two: Hart sinks one from deep while Brunson banks one during an Obi Toppin foul (after he earned a fastbreak slam on the other end). Timeout Pacers before the free throw. Indiana challenged the call, to no avail. Brunson sinks the freebie (31-30 IND)

4:43—During Haliburton free throws, Tom Thibodeau expands the rotation again and puts Precious Achiuwa in. Haliburton hits both. (29-24 IND)

5:17—Pacers get the lead back on Haliburton foul shots after a Robinson foul (25-24 IND)

5:28—Haliburton's double briefly puts Indiana ahead but Brunson responds with another three (24-23 NYK)

6:10—Brunson reciprocates. Tie game (21-21)

6:19—Haliburton's three immediately gives the Pacers the lead back (21-18 IND)

6:33—Following a Brunson double, Bridges' and-one on a Haliburton charge ties the game (18-18)

7:31—Hart immediately finds OG Anunoby for a thunderous dunk (18-13 IND)

7:48—Towns is charged with his second foul. Josh Hart steps in for him.

8:07—Brunson finds Mitchell Robinson for the alley-oop immediately after the timeout. (16-11 IND)

8:14—Tyrese Haliburton sinks his first three of the night. Knicks call timeout once they get to the other end (16-9 IND)

8:46—Towns follows up a driving lay-up with a foul of Pascal Siakam and briefly holds his finger after. Siakam sinks both (13-9 IND)

9:15—Nesmith hits another three after he was originally listed as questionable on the injury report (11-7 IND)

10:01—Jalen Brunson and Pascal Siakam exchange doubles and the lead. (8-7 IND)

10:26—Bridges and Aaron Nesmith exchange threes (6-5 IND)

11:20—Myles Turner gets and-one on a Mikal Bridges foul (3-2 IND)

11:36—OG Anunoby beats the shot clock to give the Knicks the first points (2-0 NYK)

12:00—The Knicks win the tip 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, Torn Achilles Tendon), Aaron Nesmith (Available, Ankle)

Officials: John Goble, David Guthrie, Courtney Kirkland

Line: IND -3.5
O/U: 219.5

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