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00:006 of 6 from the free throw line, Indiana 8 of 11.
00:07Brunson started his third like he did the first.
00:12Halliburton.
00:15And Siakam over Towns.
00:18Rebound Robinson.
00:19Outlet Brunson.
00:23Down low, Bridges.
00:26Nimhard got in the way as they chase it around
00:28and Bridges will control for the Knicks
00:30in two minutes gone in the third.
00:32Nice save there by Bridges
00:34on what could have been a turnover.
00:37Brunson, three.
00:41This is the biggest lead for the New York Knicks in game five.
00:47Halliburton will take it in and scoop it home.
00:51I don't know why Bridges left the ball right there.
00:54Oh, it's still by Nisman.
00:55Turnover.
00:56His turnovers have picked up is the game that's going on for New York.
00:59They have, and that's just a giveaway right there.
01:04Halliburton thinks twice.
01:05Swatted away by Robinson.
01:08Shot clock at 13.
01:14Halliburton thinks he has a wide-open layup,
01:16and on the backside, Mitchell Robinson
01:18says, excuse me.
01:21Again, the pressure by the Knicks.
01:25All game long.
01:27We didn't see a lot of this in game four.
01:29They are up and out of them, engaged here.
01:32Shot clock is at four.
01:34Oh, he's in a torture chamber.
01:35The ball knocked away and out of bounds.
01:37A New York defensive stand,
01:40and Indiana turns it over.
01:42What a great job.
01:44Mitchell Robinson blocked the shot
01:45to create the out-of-bounds play,
01:48and now his ball pressure forces the turnover.
01:51Great job by Mitchell Robinson.
01:53Brunson scored New York's first six points
01:56of the first half,
01:56and the first eight points of this half.
01:59Shot clock is down to five.
02:02Turner's in the way.
02:03Three.
02:04Brunson.
02:04Rebound Robinson.
02:05Because of the switch,
02:08you had Turner out there guarding Brunson.
02:11Who was going to take Mitchell Robinson,
02:13who is having a monster start
02:16to this third quarter at both ends of the floor?
02:19Indiana takes a timeout.
02:21It's a 16-point lead for the Knicks.
02:25Mild night here in New York,
02:27reminding you that don't miss
02:29the U.S. Women's National Team in Action
02:31facing China May 31st
02:33at 5 p.m. on TBS and Max.
02:36Also, center back Chris Richards
02:37from the U.S. Men's National Soccer Team
02:39is here tonight.
02:41He'll join the U.S. team next week
02:42for matches against Turkey and Switzerland.
02:46I'm looking at the second chance points
02:48for the Knicks.
02:4911 second chance points
02:52in the last 13 minutes.
02:53They're rebounding and cashing in.
02:56They are.
02:56Both teams have picked up their defense here,
02:58though, the ball pressure.
03:00Look at Mitchell Robinson up,
03:01pressure, and Miles Turner
03:03early in the series.
03:05They just let him take the ball
03:07to dribble handoffs.
03:08Neesmith locked and loaded.
03:11And picked up in the corner by Turner,
03:13hustling for the offensive rebound.
03:15But he throws it away.
03:16Bridges picks it off.
03:17Well, that's Indiana's third turnover now
03:19in the first four turnover,
03:21first four minutes of the third quarter.
03:23The coach, it's the pressure by the Knicks
03:25creating those turnovers.
03:27Towns will try to burst his way inside.
03:29And then it was knocked away by an Amhard
03:30and a whistle and a foul.
03:32It was indeed number three.
03:34Towns.
03:34Carl Anthony Towns.
03:36Yeah, Towns by now should know
03:37that double team's coming
03:38when he starts his back in.
03:40Now each team with three turnovers
03:43in the first four minutes of the quarter.
03:46Hasn't been a lot of defense played
03:47in this series, quite honestly.
03:49Now the offenses are going to have to adjust
03:52to there being more ball pressure.
03:55Turner is out.
03:55Tony Bradley has come in for Indiana.
03:59Knicks starting five on the floor.
04:05Nimhard Neesmith.
04:09Across the lane, tried to set,
04:11lost the ball, out of bounds.
04:12Seven on the shot clock.
04:14Indiana's ball.
04:16He tried to work his way into a nest of defenders
04:19and it was knocked away by the New York Ds.
04:22Seven on the clock.
04:23Nice strip there by Brunson.
04:28Mixing their zone on the out-of-bounds play.
04:31Haven't seen a lot of this in the series,
04:33but New York has used it quite a bit
04:35during the season.
04:37Siakam.
04:39Neesmith.
04:40One to fire.
04:41Three.
04:42Rebound Towns.
04:43And off to Brunson.
04:44Well, those aren't the threes
04:45that Neesmith was getting
04:46earlier in the series.
04:49Three.
04:50And an obie.
04:52And lassoed inside by Bradley,
04:55but he stepped out of bounds.
04:57The veteran, Tony Bradley.
04:59Yep, out of bounds.
05:05Tried to come back in.
05:06Didn't establish both feet.
05:10New York is shooting 53%.
05:13Pacers are shooting 35%.
05:14Another turnover here.
05:16Errant pass.
05:16It'll roll.
05:17Siakam will vacuum it in.
05:19A trailer in Bradley.
05:20The collision with Robinson.
05:23Knee to knee.
05:25That's a great play there by Robinson.
05:27No, Bradley, not a great free-throw shooter.
05:31To not give up this layup is good.
05:34Now, Towns just watched the ball go.
05:36How about the hustle here by Siakam, though?
05:38Yeah, great hustle by Siakam
05:40and no hustle by Towns.
05:42But Robinson, great effort
05:43to get back and not give Bradley the dunk.
05:47Bradley at the line.
05:50Two of four in the series
05:51with his Pacers down by 16 points.
05:55Let's take a look at our FanDuel
05:57live point spread for tonight's Game 5
05:59of the Eastern Conference Finals
06:01beginning at 4 1⁄2.
06:02Right now at minus 13 1⁄2.
06:05What's interesting about
06:07this lead right here,
06:09as we've seen in this series,
06:11no lead is safe.
06:14Game 1.
06:16New York up 17-14
06:18with three minutes to go
06:19and lose that one.
06:20and Indiana up 20 in Game 3
06:23to only be walked down by the Knicks.
06:26This is truly in this series.
06:2948-minute games.
06:30You've got to play every possession.
06:32Look at Nimhart's ball pressure on Brunson.
06:35Look how hard Brunson has to work
06:36just to find some space.
06:38It's been like this the entire series,
06:40and he's still averaged
06:4233 a game.
06:45There's a foul.
06:46Nimhart was defending.
06:47709 in the third.
06:49Mitchell Robinson,
06:50what a third quarter he's having.
06:52Look about the big body.
06:53Creates a travel there on Neesmith.
06:56And then directing traffic.
06:57Comes up with the big block
06:59on Halliburton.
07:00And then causes a turnover
07:02against Myle Turner.
07:04Nimhart picks his third game
07:06starting here for the Knicks.
07:09So, Richard,
07:09we've been talking about
07:10how the Pacers like to wear down
07:12opponents,
07:14and in their crosshairs,
07:16they clearly have Brunson
07:17in trying to wear him down.
07:19Every time he's got the ball,
07:20somebody is on him.
07:21Well, on the flip side, too,
07:23I think the Knicks are starting
07:24to wear down a little bit.
07:26Halliburton and Indiana.
07:28Looks like Tony Bradley,
07:29he's kind of hobbling
07:31on that ankle as well.
07:32He had a knee-to-knee down here
07:33at the other end.
07:34He's going to the locker room right now.
07:36The locker room with Thomas Bryant,
07:37who hasn't played since Game 2.
07:39Yeah, Bradley took his minutes.
07:41Has come back in the game,
07:43and the Knicks dominated
07:44when Thomas Bryant
07:45was in the first two games.
07:48Let's see what happens here.
07:49More importantly,
07:50it was Robinson dominating
07:52the offensive glass.
07:53Exactly.
07:55Thomas Bryant has made a total
07:56of 17 minutes in this series.
07:59And Halliburton with it.
08:001 of 5.
08:022 of 2 at the line right there.
08:04Bryant!
08:04In Hall, Robinson knocked it away!
08:11Bridges.
08:12Annanoby plunging into the paint.
08:16Towns.
08:17Siakam will defend.
08:23This is the biggest New York Knick lead
08:26of this series.
08:28A turnover, Indiana.
08:30Brunson.
08:30Here we go!
08:33Annanoby climbs the ladder.
08:36But, Coach,
08:37how is New York getting it done?
08:39Creating turnovers,
08:40and now they're giving Indiana
08:43a taste of their own medicine
08:45in the fast break.
08:47Look at this move here
08:48by Carl Anthony Towns.
08:49I mean,
08:50that is special.
08:52They have no one
08:54who can guard him
08:55one-on-one.
08:56If they can't rotate over
08:57quickly enough
08:58to take a charge,
09:00it's over.
09:00Here's Annanoby at the line.
09:07Born in England,
09:08his dad was a professor,
09:10went to high school,
09:11O.G. did in Missouri.
09:13Mom was a track and field star.
09:16Six and a half here in the third.
09:19Annanoby at the stripe.
09:20And he has gone
09:23three of three
09:24from the line tonight
09:25with his seven points
09:26in Annanoby in game four
09:28with a 22-point effort.
09:32Shepard has checked in
09:33for the Pacers.
09:36Here we go.
09:3720-point lead.
09:38That's the magic number
09:39in this series.
09:41That's the magic number
09:42of when it gets dangerous
09:43for you.
09:44And New York
09:44is hitting their free throws
09:4510-10.
09:46Yeah, they've been shooting
09:47the free throws
09:47very, very well.
09:49Look at that.
09:49Seattle's sizing
09:50up Towns another foul
09:51on Karl-Anthony Towns
09:52number four.
09:53And these are the silly ones
09:55by Karl-Anthony Towns.
09:56There's no need for this.
09:58As good as he'd been playing,
10:00just a shove
10:01in the back there
10:02of Siakam.
10:03That makes no sense.
10:06It's just head scratching
10:08because of how valuable
10:09he is on the floor
10:11for the Knicks.
10:15Why would you do that?
10:18So four on Towns,
10:19Siakam at the line.
10:27Indiana in the first round
10:28beat Milwaukee in five.
10:29And in the second round,
10:30they beat Cleveland,
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10:49I mean, that's just
10:50a huge foul.
10:52Reggie talked about it,
10:53but they've been dominating
10:54with Towns on the floor.
10:56Indiana's actually outscored
10:58New York tonight
10:59with Towns on the bench.
11:00And now Towns is going
11:02to be there at least
11:03until the end
11:03of the third court.
11:05On a two at the line.
11:06Siakam, Brunson
11:07tried to get it in,
11:08kicked.
11:09Shot clock will stay
11:10at 17 with 6-17
11:12to play in the third.
11:13If Pacer's fortune on that,
11:15that should have been
11:16a swish between
11:17Mathurin and Siakam.
11:20Nice deflection
11:21there by Siakam.
11:23Hart had a wide
11:24open layup.
11:27Hacked away.
11:28Siakam,
11:29another second
11:30off the shot clock.
11:33Indiana's never led
11:34in this game.
11:35We've had no ties.
11:37From the start,
11:38it's been all New York.
11:40And Brunson got
11:40the ball rolling
11:42with those 12
11:43early points.
11:4414-5 New York run
11:46here in this third.
11:49Bridges.
11:51Hart.
11:52Intercepted.
11:53Picked off by
11:54Halliburton.
11:55Mathurin the release.
11:56Trailed on the play
11:57by Robinson.
11:58Throws up a wild-looking
11:59shot and spins
12:00out of bounds
12:01and a whistle
12:02with 6-0-4 to go
12:04here in the third.
12:04Turnovers again
12:06for New York.
12:07And this is a way
12:08they could key
12:09an Indiana comeback.
12:11They had 6 in the
12:13second quarter,
12:145 already here
12:15in the third quarter.
12:18They have got
12:18to take care
12:19of the ball.
12:20But the problem is
12:21Indiana hasn't been able
12:22to score the basketball
12:24in this third
12:24to benefit
12:25from those turnovers
12:27whereas New York
12:28has been scoring
12:29in the third.
12:30Robinson picked up
12:31his second personal
12:32foul.
12:32Indiana's in the
12:33bonus now.
12:356 minutes of bonus
12:36here so let's see
12:37if they can kind
12:37of get back.
12:39Saw how New York
12:40did that in game
12:41three in Indiana
12:42and that's how they
12:43whittled that
12:4420-point lead down.
12:45You know we've seen
12:46some changes with
12:47the lineup with the
12:47Knicks.
12:48They made it a couple
12:49games ago and they've
12:50gone to the bench
12:51far more to put
12:51Robinson in the
12:52third lineup.
12:53The Pacers have
12:55basically stayed
12:56in their lane
12:57haven't they
12:57in what they do
12:58and how they operate.
12:59Well except they
13:00did make the change
13:01with Tony Bradley
13:03for Thomas Bryan
13:04in the rotation.
13:05Tonight we saw
13:06a little of Jairus
13:07Walker.
13:07These coaches
13:08will do anything
13:09they think they
13:10need to do
13:11to help them.
13:12Hart with an S3
13:13retreat by Bridges.
13:14Hart once again
13:15attacking hard
13:16and feeding
13:18with a shot clock
13:19at 6.
13:20Bridges
13:20is picked up
13:21by Matherin.
13:22Hart in
13:23fake spin
13:24shoots no
13:25tap and try
13:26Robinson no
13:27Siakam will clutch
13:28out of the ball
13:28picked up with the
13:29hustle.
13:30Ananobi got it
13:31Hart cross court
13:32Brunson corner
13:33Ananobi tees up
13:35a 3.
13:36Out of bounds
13:37shoved by Hart
13:38out of bounds
13:39it goes
13:39that's a loose
13:40ball foul
13:41on Hart
13:42it's on Hart
13:43now let's check in
13:46quickly with
13:47Ali LaForce
13:48well Kevin
13:49Tony Bradley
13:50has experienced
13:51a left hip strain
13:52and the team
13:53is telling me
13:53he is questionable
13:54to return
13:55and he had been
13:56playing some
13:57important minutes
13:57stand to your
13:58point
13:59his job
14:00was basically
14:01to try to
14:02neutralize
14:03Mitchell Robinson
14:04on the offensive
14:05glass
14:06bigger body
14:07than Thomas
14:08Bryant
14:09so here come
14:09the Pacers
14:10now
14:10we talked
14:11about the
14:11bonus
14:11that was
14:12the foul
14:13there by
14:13Hart
14:13it sends
14:14Matherin
14:15to the
14:15free throw
14:16line
14:16you can
14:16whittle down
14:17the lead
14:17but also
14:18two for
14:19Indiana
14:19set your
14:20defense
14:21Hart
14:22picked up
14:22his second
14:22personal foul
14:23Matherin
14:24at the line
14:24Carlisle and the Pacers
14:30if you can get this
14:31down
14:31to 11
14:34possibly 12
14:35here
14:35522
14:36there's a lot
14:38of time
14:38left here
14:39Matherin
14:41has been
14:41phenomenal
14:42at the line
14:43in this series
14:4421 of 22
14:45from the line
14:47or 20 of 21
14:48I'm sorry
14:49going into
14:50this attempt
14:51Indiana
14:51with their
14:5219th free throw
14:53Knicks have
14:53taken 10
14:54Indiana
14:55getting 2 of 2
14:56right there
14:57and 15 of 19
14:58for the game
14:59Matherin now
15:00in double figures
15:01off the bench
15:02implying that
15:04ball pressure
15:04it's a foul
15:05Matherin
15:06number 2
15:08on him
15:09Stan
15:09I like the
15:11pressure
15:11there's just
15:11no reason
15:12to take
15:12the foul
15:13there
15:13the referees
15:15are allowing
15:15the contact
15:16for you
15:17to lean
15:17on him
15:18Indiana
15:20has made
15:212 more
15:213's
15:22than the Knicks
15:22with New York
15:24shooting 51%
15:25overall
15:26and the Pacers
15:28shooting 35%
15:29from the floor
15:30Brunson
15:33Hart
15:34sets
15:34fires
15:35Matherin
15:37the rebound
15:37I think
15:40the Knicks
15:40are passing
15:41up layups
15:42and shots
15:43at the rim
15:43to throw
15:44the ball
15:44out
15:45I think
15:45Brunson
15:45just passed
15:46one up
15:46Hart passed
15:47one up
15:48before
15:48he was
15:52charging
15:52into Brunson
15:53but what are we
15:55seeing here
15:56from Indiana
15:56better ball
15:57movement here
15:58they're getting
15:59stops at one
16:00in or turnovers
16:01and the ball
16:03movement
16:03now starting to
16:05create some
16:06offense here
16:07midway through
16:08this third
16:09Brunson
16:11Brunson picks up
16:12his second
16:12right on the floor
16:15now for OG
16:16for the Knicks
16:18to stand
16:20when you get to
16:20this series
16:21game five
16:22you've made
16:24adjustments
16:24both coaches
16:25have
16:25what's left
16:26over these last
16:27three games
16:28including tonight
16:28hey you know
16:29what it comes
16:29down to
16:30your stars
16:31have got to
16:31play well
16:32and you've got
16:33to execute
16:33the basics
16:34you've got to
16:35take care of
16:35the ball
16:36defend
16:37rebound
16:37there's no
16:38tricks right now
16:39Brunson to
16:40Bridges
16:41and that stops
16:42an 8-0 run
16:43by Indiana
16:44Halliburton
16:48good feet
16:49topping in stride
16:50that's a beautiful
16:53pass there
16:54by Halliburton
16:55timing was
16:56terrific
16:57and all of a sudden
16:58Indiana getting
16:59everything in the paint
17:00oh now they're going
17:03to Hacker Robinson
17:04putting Robinson
17:07on the free throw
17:07line
17:08or at least
17:09trying to get to
17:09the ball
17:09yes putting him
17:10on the free throw
17:11line
17:11Robinson will be
17:13up there
17:13so we haven't seen
17:15a lot of this
17:16in this series
17:17well the one thing
17:18Rick Carlisle knows
17:19right now though
17:20is Carl Anthony
17:22Towns has four fouls
17:23so he knows
17:24Tom Thibodeau
17:25does not want to
17:26bring him in right
17:27now
17:27he could bring
17:28Precious Achua
17:29and he made a cameo
17:31in game four
17:32Robinson is now
17:358 of 17
17:36in the series
17:38from the line
17:39I think that's
17:46good strategy
17:47right now
17:47where they are
17:48in the game
17:49for Indiana
17:49it hasn't been
17:50a lot of flow
17:51anyways for Indiana
17:52correct
17:53so you might as well
17:54play the percentages
17:55but I don't understand
17:57why as a league
17:58we're going to
17:59continue to allow
18:00this
18:01and not go to
18:02the college rule
18:03you want to
18:03intentionally foul
18:04fine
18:04two shots
18:05ball out of bounds
18:06why do we want
18:08look
18:08the game is
18:09for the fans
18:12who wants to watch
18:13Mitchell Robinson
18:14shoot free throws
18:15on every position
18:16goes hard inside
18:18hit the deck
18:19foul called
18:19on the Knicks
18:20and coach
18:21this is a chance
18:22now for Indiana
18:23to get this
18:24to 10
18:25and here's
18:25Precious Achua
18:26off the bench
18:27here
18:27because he knew
18:28that Rick Carlisle
18:30was going to go
18:31right back to
18:32fouling Robinson
18:33and Robinson
18:34just picked up
18:34his third
18:35but this is also
18:36the ramifications
18:37of Carl Anthony
18:39Towns
18:40silly foul
18:41silly fouls
18:42it's not just
18:43he has to go
18:44to the bench
18:45there are other
18:46things that happen
18:47and this is it
18:48and so now
18:49instead of being able
18:50to bring him back
18:51they've got to go
18:53to Precious Achua
18:54since Towns
18:58has been out
18:59as Robinson
19:00checks out
19:01and Achua
19:01will check in
19:02for the first time
19:03since Towns
19:04left with his
19:05fourth foul
19:06Indiana 10-2
19:07well now
19:09for these next
19:11four nine minutes
19:11this has to be
19:12all Jalen Brunson
19:14in terms of scoring
19:16the basketball
19:17for the Knicks
19:18no Towns
19:19now Robinson
19:20him and Deuce McBride
19:22have to be the
19:23offense here
19:24low court pressure
19:25again exhibited
19:26by Indiana
19:27it's a 10 point
19:28deficit
19:29earlier moments ago
19:32they trailed by
19:3220 to the Knicks
19:33cut it in half
19:34Brunson in traffic
19:35he heard you Reggie
19:38it's got to be all
19:40Jalen Brunson
19:41might have even
19:42gotten fouled
19:43on that one
19:44he's got 26
19:45Caliburton
19:48and Bryant
19:49off is a foul
19:52Shepard
19:53and that's a silly
19:54foul
19:54it is
19:55Shepard will pick
19:58it up
19:58that is his first
20:00smart move
20:03here by Rick
20:03Carlisle
20:04he gets the
20:04Ockham back
20:05in the game
20:05you don't need
20:06a center
20:07in the game
20:07a traditional
20:08center now
20:09against Precious
20:10Achua
20:10so get your
20:11better player
20:12in the game
20:13and play with
20:13Siakam
20:14and topping
20:14Pacers were in
20:18the Eastern
20:18Conference Finals
20:19a year ago
20:20against the
20:21eventual champion
20:21Celtics
20:22Knicks haven't been
20:23to the Eastern
20:24Conference Finals
20:25in 25 years
20:26Brunson
20:29with Halliburton
20:30defending
20:30Brunson
20:33quick twitch
20:34on the kick
20:35spinning heart
20:37shot clock
20:37at 5
20:38Bridges on the wing
20:39this will be
20:40over topping
20:40that's a tough
20:42shot there
20:43by Bridges
20:43loose ball
20:45coming out
20:46of his hand
20:46shot clock
20:47running down
20:48Mathery
20:52got the screen
20:54can't get the
20:56three
20:56Brunson
20:57will grab
20:59that rebound
20:59and take it
21:00the other way
21:00under three
21:01to play
21:02in the third
21:02Brunson
21:03with the three
21:04and the foul
21:06and the foul
21:0829
21:09for Jalen Brunson
21:1115
21:12in the third
21:13he just knew
21:16with all the foul
21:17trouble
21:17and the patience
21:18coming back
21:19Brunson
21:20willing the Knicks
21:22his back
21:26coming into
21:27tonight
21:27he had scored
21:28133
21:29total points
21:30in this series
21:3150
21:32in the paint
21:3338
21:34from the free
21:35throw line
21:3527
21:36points
21:37from the
21:38three-point line
21:39and 18
21:39mid-range
21:40just doing
21:41everything here
21:43to will his
21:44Knicks to a
21:44game six
21:45Reggie
21:45what have the
21:46Pacers been
21:46missing tonight
21:47as you watch
21:47him here
21:48through almost
21:49three full
21:49quarters of
21:50play
21:50number one
21:51and this
21:51started from
21:52jump ball
21:52I don't think
21:53they brought
21:53the appropriate
21:55amount of
21:57force that it
21:57was going to
21:58take to close
21:59out the New York
22:00Knicks
22:01on the road
22:02here in a game
22:03five setting
22:03we've seen
22:04glimpses of it
22:05but not for
22:06the full
22:07amount of
22:08game coach
22:09that's right
22:10and New York's
22:10defense has been
22:11a big part of
22:12it think about
22:13this the nine
22:14halves we've
22:14played up till
22:15now and five
22:16of them
22:16Indiana scored
22:1860 plus
22:19tonight they
22:20have 64 points
22:21in 33 minutes
22:238-0 run
22:24New York
22:24the twirling
22:25McConnell
22:25Siakam with
22:28the fake
22:28and the dives
22:29and picked up
22:30by Hart
22:30he's now 0 for
22:314 when he's
22:32had to turn
22:33to his left
22:33shoulder
22:34bridges
22:34Achua
22:35everything rolling
22:45now presses
22:46Achua getting
22:47involved here
22:48third center
22:49in the depth
22:50chart
22:5010-0
22:53New York
22:53run
22:54and the lead
22:55back up to
22:5620
22:56in this series
23:00before tonight
23:01Achua had only
23:01played two
23:02minutes
23:03going to quickly
23:05go to the bench
23:05here the Knicks
23:06are they're going
23:07to bring in
23:07DeLon Wright
23:08Brunson will
23:10take a breather
23:11well right here
23:12Indiana's got to
23:13make a little bit
23:14of a run
23:14and finish this
23:15quarter strong
23:16no Brunson
23:17no Towns
23:18you've got to
23:19shut down
23:20New York
23:20and then find
23:22a way to get
23:22some buckets
23:23at the other end
23:24Brunson's been
23:24phenomenal this
23:25third
23:26five of six
23:26from the field
23:27Brunson
23:27four of four
23:28in the third
23:29from the line
23:30Shepard
23:32Tuffin
23:34a fake
23:35a drive
23:35a lean
23:36and he can't get
23:37the deuce
23:37a two of the rebound
23:38and he can't do it
23:40and he can't do it
23:40and he can't do it
23:41and he can't do it
23:41too much tonight
23:42coach
23:43he's had nine
23:44field goal attempts
23:45Tyrese Halliburton
23:47only five field goal attempts
23:48that tells me everything
23:50McBride over Matherin
23:52and this is the kind of offense
23:55we saw in game six
23:57from this Knicks
23:58versus Boston
23:59McConnell across the lane
24:02intercepted
24:03Wright's got it
24:04stride for stride
24:06with Matherin
24:07a crafty move
24:08to get the shot away
24:09Matherin the rebound
24:10Toppin
24:11two on one
24:12Siakam
24:13no
24:13fouled as he
24:14hit the floor
24:15but I like the foul
24:16there by McBride
24:18don't give him
24:19right now
24:20with Indiana
24:22struggling offensively
24:23make them earn
24:24everything from
24:25the free throw line
24:26we're gonna take a look
24:30at this
24:31see if this was
24:32well Indiana begged
24:34for this
24:34if this is a flagrant foul
24:35no way
24:36then
24:37no way
24:38we've gone way too far
24:40in the NBA
24:41Carlisle's hot
24:45he's hot
24:47because his team's
24:48not playing well
24:48there's no wind up
24:50there's no follow through
24:51that's a good hard
24:53playoff foul
24:54right there
24:54I don't even know
24:55how hard a foul it is
24:56to be honest
24:57he just kept him
24:57from getting the ball
24:58defensive foul on McBride
25:00the play is under view
25:01to see if it meets
25:01the criteria for a flagrant foul
25:03Indiana has had the
25:05turnover as you creep up
25:09here in
25:10the third
25:11they've got seven turnovers
25:13in this third alone
25:14tonight the Pacers do
25:15and they've been so good
25:17not turning the basketball
25:19over in this series
25:20oh come on now
25:22I've been kissed harder
25:26than that
25:27wow you have
25:29huh
25:29wow
25:30you want to tell
25:31you want to tell us
25:32more about that
25:33I mean these are the
25:34playoffs now
25:34these officials know this
25:36this will not be
25:38I'm trusting
25:39in Zach Zarban
25:40James Williams
25:41over there
25:42that this will not be
25:43a flagrant foul
25:44no way
25:45this will set
25:46playoff basketball back
25:47if they deem this
25:48a flagrant one
25:49it was a 10 point game
25:50a couple minutes ago
25:51now it's up to 22
25:52they're taking a look
25:54at that play
25:55after review
25:55there's no wind up
25:56and no follow through
25:57the impact is not
25:58the standard for a flagrant foul
26:00therefore a common foul stance
26:01thank you
26:04I had faith in those guys
26:07over there
26:08and the standards are there
26:10Zach Zarban said it
26:11wind up
26:12follow through
26:13there was neither
26:14and plus Siakam
26:15he's only three of six
26:17from the free throw line
26:18that's
26:19knowing your
26:20that's knowing your personnel
26:21if you're Deuce McBride
26:22oh absolutely
26:23and Siakam
26:25under 70%
26:26in the playoffs
26:28this year
26:28from the free throw line
26:29so it's been a struggle
26:31with him since the playoffs
26:32started
26:32Jarris Walker
26:35back in the game
26:36for Indiana
26:37I mean both coaches
26:38willing to go to
26:39anybody right now
26:40that they think
26:41can give them a lift
26:42situation
26:43Ed Siakam
26:46at the free throw line
26:47for the Indiana Pacers
26:49four seed
26:51against the three seed
26:52New York Knicks
26:53Siakam
26:57has averaged
26:5726 points a game
26:59in this series
27:01against New York
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27:09Halliburton resting
27:10with his six points
27:11one of five
27:12and Siakam the only starter
27:15and Siakam the only starter
27:15in double figures
27:16and he has 11
27:18I mean that's
27:19that's not going to cut it
27:20he saved a point
27:23on the foul
27:23and then he don't rebound
27:25the missed free throw
27:26Matherin works his way
27:28inside with the reverse
27:29and fouled as he went up
27:31he got a chance
27:32at a four point possession
27:34after Deuce McBride
27:37had saved you
27:38from a transition layup
27:40this is inexcusable
27:42if you're New York
27:42with a lead
27:43Josh Hart just picked up
27:45his third Reg
27:46these are back to back games
27:48that Benedict Matherin
27:49has showed up
27:51and given the pace
27:52or something off the bench
27:53here
27:53had 20 in game four
27:55and is working on 15
27:57right here
27:57and he's been great
28:00from the free throw line
28:02he had 20 points
28:03in 12 and a half minutes
28:04in game four
28:05Matherin
28:05perfect tonight
28:06from that free throw line
28:07seven of seven
28:08McBride and McConnell
28:12Bridges and Matherin
28:15minute and a half
28:17in the third
28:17Achua
28:18lost it
28:20vacuumed in by Wright
28:22three over Shepard
28:23rebound
28:24McBride parachutes in
28:26can't afford that
28:28if you're Indiana
28:29even if you get a stop
28:30it's time off the clock
28:32Deuce McBride can't hit
28:34look at the high flying heart
28:35saves the ball
28:37and it's the hustle
28:39by Hart
28:40and these are the
28:41possessions that
28:41Indiana needed
28:42the closing moments
28:44of this third
28:45you talked about
28:45no Brunson
28:46no Towns
28:47you get that position
28:49go down and score
28:50this hurts
28:54again even if you
28:56get a stop
28:57what New York's
28:59just trying to
29:00buy time
29:00and get to the end
29:01of the quarter
29:02and you were able
29:02to do it
29:03Bridges the miss
29:04McConnell the rebound
29:05Indiana with less than
29:08a minute to go
29:09Catherine will go
29:13right at Hart
29:14chiseling
29:16spinning
29:17feeding
29:17Siakam
29:18Mature in the way
29:20outside
29:21Shepard
29:22takes aim
29:22from three
29:23another one
29:24that is a big
29:25shot right there
29:26now can you get
29:28a stop
29:28score
29:29there's a foul
29:31on Jarris Walker
29:32adds a little
29:347-0 run
29:35by the Pacers
29:36here to
29:36try to bring it
29:38close toward the
29:38end of the third
29:39I don't know why
29:40DeLon Wright's
29:41going there
29:42Achua's got that
29:43ball contained
29:43that is a bad
29:45help decision
29:46Walker picked up
29:47his first foul
29:48Josh Hart
29:49at the free throw
29:50line
29:50and tonight
29:53coming off the
29:54bench
29:54one of one
29:5422 minutes
29:56five points
29:57on six shots
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30:12you're on a
30:137-0 run
30:14if you're Indiana
30:15and then
30:17you take a
30:18silly foul
30:19a long way
30:20from the basket
30:21to give New York
30:22some relief
30:23and expect
30:24Indiana now
30:25to try to go
30:26two for one
30:26here
30:27next at the
30:28line
30:2813 to 16
30:29Matherin
30:30getting that
30:31screen
30:31McBride will
30:32stick with him
30:33and a two point
30:34shot
30:34Bucket there
30:37by Matherin
30:3717 down
30:38on the evening
30:39he's put together
30:40back to back
30:41good scoring games
30:41for the Indiana
30:42Pacers
30:43he's doing about
30:43point a minute
30:44scoring
30:45he's got 11
30:46in the quarter
30:46Bucket will go
30:50a long way
30:51here for New York
30:52yes I'm up 15
30:53but you need
30:53a little momentum
30:54with your big guns
30:55coming back
30:56in the fourth
30:57Bridges
30:58into Shepard
30:59for two
30:59they may call
31:09traveling
31:09they might call
31:10I think they're
31:11going to put time
31:11on the clock
31:12yep they are
31:12that's a travel
31:13they'll look at it
31:17and get the exact
31:18time
31:18with a quick review
31:21so 1.8 when they
31:23inbound
31:24and then
31:25you saw the call
31:27I hate to say this
31:29and I understand
31:29why he's doing it
31:30I wouldn't bring
31:31Carl Anthony Towns
31:32back into the game
31:33for this last possession
31:35he does some crazy
31:36things
31:37I mean he's a great
31:38player
31:39but he could set
31:40an illegal screen
31:41right here
31:41if you're going to
31:43have him out there
31:44spot him up
31:45do not let him
31:46set a screen
31:47right now
31:48I think the officials
31:49are looking at
31:50how much time
31:51to put on the clock
31:52here
31:52after a review
31:54the violation occurs
31:55with 0.6 on the game
31:56clock
31:56it'll be New York
31:57time for a shot
31:58time for
32:00next they're going
32:05to use a timeout
32:06here
32:06well they had
32:08an extra one
32:08that they were going
32:09to lose
32:09going into the fourth
32:11because
32:12Rick Carlisle
32:13had taken two
32:14in the first quarter
32:140.6
32:21in the third
32:22we'll take a break
32:23on TNT
32:24coach
32:25told us before the game
32:27that Tyrese Halliburton
32:28was going to see
32:29a heavy dose
32:31of pressure
32:32he had to see bodies
32:34he had to feel
32:35hands on him
32:35look everywhere he goes
32:37one two
32:38three white jerseys
32:39nice job
32:40by the Knicks
32:41their aggressiveness
32:43against Halliburton
32:43Ali LaForce
32:44spoke with Jalen Brunson
32:47about that pressure
32:48well Jalen
32:52you've been unstoppable
32:53tonight
32:54how have you been able
32:55to find the gas
32:55to navigate your way
32:56through this defense
32:57so effectively
32:58just make sure
32:59we're getting
32:59stops from running
33:00trying to make
33:01the right play
33:01at the right time
33:02and being successful
33:03defensively so far
33:04through three quarters
33:05how have you been able
33:06to keep Tyrese Halliburton
33:07at bay
33:07I mean as a team
33:09I mean he's able
33:10to pick up spots
33:11and figure ways
33:12how to beat defenses
33:13we've got to keep
33:14playing as a team
33:14thanks so much
33:15Jalen
33:15well we've got Indiana
33:18showing zone
33:20for the first time
33:21in this series
33:22Shammott
33:23how great has Shammott been
33:28off the bench here
33:29that move to
33:30everybody talked about
33:32the move to
33:32Mitchell Robinson
33:33in the starting lineup
33:34but to me
33:35the more impactful move
33:36has been Shammott
33:38and DeLon Wright
33:39taking campaigns minutes
33:41Banffrin was cutting
33:43down the lane
33:44Shammott
33:47who just
33:47hit the two
33:48and he just cuts
33:50through the zone
33:51and they lose him
33:52and then he gets
33:54the style
33:54and that's why
33:55that bucket
33:56right before half
33:57was big
33:58to increase it
34:00to 17
34:00and then you come out
34:01and Shammott
34:02knocks down the long two
34:03keep the momentum going
34:05Shammott picked up
34:06his second personal foul
34:07Indiana coming off
34:08the third quarter
34:09with seven field goals
34:10and eight turnovers
34:11McBride
34:13and Wright will leave
34:16just looking at
34:17the Pacer starters
34:19we talked about Siakam
34:20the only one
34:21in double figures
34:21with 11
34:22the next highest person
34:24was Halliburton
34:25with six
34:26yeah
34:27remember he was
34:27coming off 32
34:28and yes
34:2915 assists
34:3012 rebounds
34:324 steals
34:33in the foul category
34:35Turner's got three
34:37Nimhart's got three
34:38for Indiana
34:38Towns has got
34:40Robinson's got four
34:41Robinson's got three
34:42Hart has got three
34:44for New York
34:45as we come into this
34:46early stage of the
34:48fourth quarter
34:48and it's McBride
34:49and an OB
34:51three
34:51catch
34:52and Reggie
34:54Indiana starters
34:55are nine
34:56for 30
34:5730%
34:58on the night
34:59McConnell
35:00off balance
35:00on the fly
35:01and gets it to drop
35:02McConnell's got seven
35:07although I'll call for pressure
35:08defensive pressure
35:11full court
35:12we haven't seen a lot of that
35:14like we saw in game four
35:15no
35:16this is what they've got to do
35:17get the ball in Towns' hands
35:18now
35:19somebody's got to be ready
35:20to come and help
35:20he wants to
35:21barrel down the way
35:23his finger roll won't drop
35:24the rebound by Siakam
35:26wants McConnell
35:28right into the defense
35:30of McBride
35:31and now Walker
35:32knocked away
35:33Shammett
35:34look at the defense
35:35of New York
35:35smoke comes out of the pack
35:40oh
35:43steal
35:43Indiana with the turnover
35:46and it's Matherin
35:47getting it from Siakam
35:48and they get two
35:49transition points
35:50for Indiana
35:51well but Hart
35:53on the turnover
35:54why is he not
35:56trying to score
35:57on that
35:58is what I would
35:59want to know
35:59Josh Hart
36:00one of the best
36:01coast to coast guys
36:02in the league
36:02he's right there
36:04in the paint
36:04just leaves his feet
36:05and throws the ball
36:07McBride
36:08hounded by McConnell
36:09oh Towns
36:11got away with one
36:12screen roll
36:13with Towns
36:14he took it in
36:14got it in the face
36:15and a whistle
36:16with 9.52
36:18left in the fourth
36:19I don't know why
36:20Hart just didn't
36:20keep attacking
36:21Jairus Walker there
36:22but he makes a great
36:23effort to get back
36:25in the play
36:25give him credit there
36:27Matherin
36:3341 points
36:34over the last
36:35two games
36:35off the bench
36:36for Indiana
36:38yeah
36:38it's 41 points
36:40Reggie
36:40in 31 minutes
36:42wow
36:43Walker picks up
36:45his second foul
36:46here is Carl Anthony
36:47Towns at the free throw
36:48line
36:4826 and 11
36:50he is averaged
36:52in this
36:53series
36:54first free throw
36:56and go
36:56penetration there
37:00and took a shot
37:02right to the chin
37:02there from Turner
37:03Cat now
37:06need a 14
37:0719 points
37:0811 rebounds
37:09he's had a good
37:10he's had a good
37:10offensive series
37:11he's been great
37:13absolutely fabulous
37:15and again
37:16no one on the Pacers
37:18can stay in front of
37:19him
37:19what you need to do
37:22though is attack him
37:24at the other end
37:24you need to attack him
37:26at the other end
37:26and you need to get
37:27one or two charges
37:29every game
37:30on him
37:31at the defensive end
37:32McConnell down low
37:35Shannon to defend
37:36fencing him off
37:37ball out of bounds
37:39nice defense
37:39by New York
37:40the Knicks have the ball
37:42that is a great
37:44defensive possession
37:45because as TJ McConnell
37:47probed the baseline
37:48everyone stayed home
37:51look at this
37:51every guy is covered
37:53you know TJ McConnell
37:55is on that baseline
37:56only looking to pass
37:59great job
38:00great attention
38:01to detail
38:02by the Knicks defense
38:04it's hard
38:05and an OB
38:09shot clock at 7
38:12setting up for 3
38:14rebound McConnell
38:16I don't know
38:19if we should have
38:19possessions
38:20where Carl Anthony
38:21Towns does not
38:22touch the ball
38:23if you're New York
38:24especially with
38:25Brunson on the bench
38:26absolutely
38:27that's why
38:28the honors
38:28because you know
38:29they're going to
38:29double team him
38:30Siakam thrusting his
38:31way inside for two
38:33working on a fight
38:3313 for Siakam
38:4321 for Matherin
38:44leading Indiana
38:45that's the pressure
38:46coach
38:46Albert
38:47he's been over there
38:48a long time
38:49as Carlisle
38:51kind of sending a message
38:51to a jealous superstar
38:53I don't know
38:54I don't know
38:54but he's getting
38:55almost as many shots
38:56over there
38:57as he has in the game
38:58McConnell
38:58marching ahead
39:00lost the ball
39:00pickpocketed
39:01by the defensive
39:02heart
39:02the trailing Towns
39:04here he comes
39:05stripped of the ball
39:06nice play Walker
39:07nice play defensively
39:09Indiana
39:09Indiana's got numbers
39:11Towns is
39:1250 feet behind the play
39:14nice feet
39:16Turner
39:16Walker
39:17three
39:17Codd
39:18there they come
39:21Towns got to get
39:23back into play
39:24quicker than that
39:25and a better attention
39:26to detail
39:27and getting matched up
39:28timeout
39:29take in New York
39:309-1 run
39:32Indiana Pacers
39:34it's all about
39:35transition defense
39:36Carl Anthony Towns
39:37late
39:38to get back
39:39in the picture
39:39Walker
39:40makes him pay
39:41Madison Square Garden
39:46tonight here in New York
39:47upcoming schedule
39:48Saturday on TNT
39:50if necessary
39:51in a game six
39:52back in Indianapolis
39:54the Knicks
39:54and Pacers
39:56game six
39:57the finals begin
39:58on ABC
39:59June 5th
40:01and the winner
40:02of the
40:02Western Conference
40:04the Oklahoma
40:06City Thunder
40:07will take
40:07either Indiana
40:09or the Knicks
40:10go to NBA.com
40:12or the NBA app
40:13for more information
40:14Neesmith is in
40:15Walker will defend
40:16surveying is Brunson
40:18down low
40:20doubled
40:20on the deck
40:22and they're going to
40:23play a game of Twister
40:24it's a jump ball
40:25they call
40:26nice aggressive defense
40:28Walker's giving them
40:28some nice minutes
40:29it looked like
40:30Halliburton came
40:31on the weak side
40:32no that was
40:32Nimhart who got a
40:33hand on it
40:34that forced the ball
40:35and Brunson
40:36to the floor there
40:37and you're right
40:38Kevin
40:38Walker has come
40:40off the bench
40:41here along with
40:42Matherin who's
40:42back on the bench
40:43and giving them
40:44great minutes
40:44right now
40:45this game is
40:46closer than it
40:47was at this
40:48point in game
40:49one
40:49which Indiana
40:51came back
40:51to win
40:52Indiana
40:554 of 4
40:56this quarter
40:57they've made
40:578 of the last
40:5810
40:58Halliburton
40:59turns
41:00sets
41:01it's a triple
41:01rebound
41:03skying high
41:05clutching
41:05onto it
41:06Cambridge Hart
41:06off to Brunson
41:08and Towns
41:10from 3
41:11for New York
41:12rebound
41:13by Neesmith
41:14Halliburton can look
41:19for his shot
41:20a little bit
41:21and an OB
41:22only 4 down
41:23down there they go
41:24it's a turnover
41:25for Indiana
41:26Halliburton
41:27it has to be
41:28Halliburton
41:28coach
41:29I'm sorry
41:29you got 7 minutes
41:31and change left
41:31you only have 5
41:33field goal attempts
41:34him touching the paint
41:36I don't care to shoot
41:37the basketball
41:37but create opportunities
41:3918 turnovers
41:40for Indiana now
41:41well like you said
41:43Reggie
41:43with Carl Anthony Towns
41:45when Brunson
41:45was on the bench
41:46Siakam's on the bench
41:48now for Indiana
41:49Hart goes inside
41:50and was fouled
41:53this is a man's play
41:58right here by Josh Hart
41:59well he's got the size
42:01advantage on Nimhart
42:02gets him up in the air
42:04it's been a rough night
42:05for Nimhart
42:06they've been absolutely
42:09destroyed with him
42:10on the floor
42:11this guy's a really good
42:12player
42:12but it's been a long
42:15night
42:15Nimhart's got 4 fouls
42:18and Hart is at the
42:20free throw line
42:219 points for him
42:23with 7 rebounds
42:2514 points though
42:27seems like nothing
42:28in this series
42:28Halliburton thought
42:303
42:30Neesmith
42:32he'll size up
42:34Bridges
42:34Halliburton on to Hart
42:37Towns is out there
42:40on him
42:41he'll knife his way
42:43inside
42:44Halliburton off the glass
42:45rebound Towns
42:46rips it off
42:47Brunson
42:51and he's trying to look
42:56for an escape hatch
42:57six and a half to go
42:59in the fourth
42:59inside
43:01Bridges
43:01neck
43:02feeds
43:03Hart up and down
43:04well that was the Nova Knicks
43:06right there
43:07runs into Bridges
43:09and Bridges to Hart
43:11how many times did they run
43:13that for Jay Wright
43:14nice little back cut here
43:18by Bridges
43:19look at the yellow jerseys
43:21around and then there's the
43:22slip cut
43:23from Hart
43:23for Halliburton after he had
43:27that historic game four in
43:29Indy with 32 points 12 rebounds
43:3115 assists four steals
43:32not a single turnover tonight
43:35Reggie
43:35has got six points
43:37one of six
43:38no threes and four of five at the
43:39line
43:40to me he just didn't bring
43:43you know he was so good
43:45in game four
43:46you talk about the points
43:49but every time he attacked
43:50the paint
43:51he was playing downhill
43:54Turner couldn't find the handle
43:57on the side
43:59knees hit three
44:00rebound
44:01and an O'Brien
44:01here comes Brunson
44:02with his 21st career
44:04playoff game
44:05with 30 points or more
44:07he's got
44:09right at 30 tonight
44:10with four threes
44:12and he's got the ball
44:13every time he turns around
44:17he sees gold
44:18shot clock at two
44:21Bridges into the paint
44:22and stopping at the line
44:24Bridges has found
44:27his offense
44:28six of eleven
44:30from the field
44:31twelve points
44:32Halliburton gives the turn
44:35hands off to Mathurin
44:37he's in there right now
44:38and he's stuck
44:38the swarm
44:39do you see the Knicks swarm
44:42it's been all about the New York defense
44:43it has only 84 points tonight
44:46for Indiana
44:47Bridges picks up number one
44:51after he hit this nice shot
44:53throw the ball out front
44:55and go get it Bridges
44:56to get that shot
44:57but look at the white jerseys
44:59attention to detail
45:01thing is about this Indiana team
45:04they've had three
45:05improbable comebacks
45:07in these playoffs
45:08Mathurin
45:08he's got 21
45:09missing the two
45:11and an OB collects it
45:12lurching ahead
45:19Brunson
45:20Hart
45:21in the corner
45:22and an OB
45:23Towns triple
45:24and a rebound by Halliburton
45:32Siakam
45:33nice twisting shot
45:35nice look ahead
45:36by Halliburton
45:37well Siakam has killed the Knicks
45:39in this series
45:40on run outs
45:40when the ball is shot
45:42from the top
45:43the next guy
45:45on the wing
45:45has got to be back
45:47on the release
45:48of the shot
45:48New York's defensive balance
45:50throughout the series
45:51has not been good
45:53Brunson
45:53rise and fire
45:55well that's been
45:59the one constant
46:00tonight
46:01for the Knicks
46:02has been Brunson
46:03offensively
46:0332 for him
46:05Siakam tangled up
46:06with Hart
46:07and sheds him
46:08and floats in
46:09and can't get it
46:10and Hart grabs it
46:11it's Ann and OB
46:13the other way
46:14Knicks are feeling it
46:16Ann and OB
46:17will drive hard
46:18Turner in the way
46:19a couple
46:20fakes
46:21Hart the rebound
46:22on the wing
46:23Bridges 3
46:24rebound collected
46:26Matherin
46:27he'll come flying
46:28the other way
46:29right into Brunson
46:30and scoop it home
46:31Matherin has certainly
46:33been a bright spot
46:34for Indiana
46:35in a night
46:36where they haven't
46:37had many
46:38Matherin's 23 points
46:40matching his
46:41career playoff high
46:42back to back
46:43good games
46:44for Benedict Matherin
46:45him hard now
46:47trying to be
46:47a little bit more
46:48physical with Brunson
46:49switches them off
46:50with Siakam
46:51New York
46:52shooting right at
46:5250% tonight
46:54another good
46:55shooting game
46:56for the Knicks
46:56Brunson
46:58Hart one second
46:59to go
46:5910 over New York
47:00Hart's fumbled
47:01the ball a lot
47:02in these last two games
47:04more than we
47:04ever seen him do
47:06Siakam into Towns
47:08who just picked up
47:09the foul
47:09and that's number
47:11five on Towns
47:12it is
47:12with 326
47:14to go
47:14in the fourth
47:14this was around
47:17the time
47:18that Neesmith
47:18turned into
47:20Ray Allen
47:21in game one
47:21when they were down
47:22by 16
47:24well and this is
47:32the lineup
47:33that they had
47:34on the floor
47:34in that game
47:35when they're going
47:35with topping
47:36and going small
47:37trying to really
47:39spread New York
47:40out
47:40326 to go
47:45New York
47:47the timeout
47:48they've got
47:48two Pacers
47:49and two timeouts
47:50the New York Knicks
47:52facing elimination
47:54have built up
47:55a lead
47:55of 104-88
47:56leading by
47:58as many as 22
47:59Indiana has
48:00never led
48:01Towns
48:02and Brunson
48:03are the first
48:04teammates
48:05to each score
48:0620 plus points
48:08in the first
48:09five games
48:10of a conference
48:11final
48:12since Shaq
48:13and Kobe
48:14in 2002
48:15pretty impressive
48:17that is indeed
48:18there's plenty
48:19of time here
48:20though
48:20yeah
48:20I wouldn't
48:21normally say this
48:22but we just
48:22saw it in game one
48:24yes
48:24Halliburton
48:27quiet night
48:28Towns will pick him up
48:30shot clock at 11
48:31Halliburton to the hole
48:33and he knew
48:35with Towns
48:36having those five fouls
48:37attack the body
48:39but that's good
48:41by the Knicks
48:41you've got to run him
48:42off the three point line
48:43it was the three point
48:44barrage
48:45that allowed
48:47to come back
48:47the other night
48:48Siakam the foul
48:49so Siakam
49:07will pick up the foul
49:09third
49:10they'll make it
49:11second on him
49:11with his 15 points
49:13and six rebounds
49:14Towns to Brunson
49:16Bridges
49:19Hart
49:20nice ball rotation
49:21and an OB three
49:22rebound
49:24Matherin had it
49:25saved it
49:26loose
49:26vacuumed in
49:27Hart
49:27all the 50-50 balls
49:29here in game five
49:30that's been a difference
49:31you're right
49:32Towns
49:33skies
49:34and that's the problem
49:37you don't come up
49:38with that possession
49:38and it's the Knicks
49:41Carl Anthony Towns
49:43what a night
49:45feels the contact
49:48he's been doing it
49:52and with aggressive
49:54going to his bench
49:55right now
49:56Siakam coming out
49:58if you're New York now
50:07no fouls
50:09no threes
50:10get up on people
50:12make them drive the ball
50:14and take care of the ball
50:15at the other end
50:16Halliburton coming out
50:17the white flag
50:18being waved
50:19and Indiana ready to head back
50:21for a game on Saturday night
50:24to try to win it at home
50:26Halliburton out
50:28and
50:28he finishes
50:30two a seven
50:30oh a two from three
50:31four a five from the line
50:33with six assists
50:34eight points
50:36in 32 minutes
50:37for Halliburton
50:38and Towns
50:41at the line
50:41well so the story
50:43after game
50:44four
50:45is that
50:46Brunson
50:46is not enough
50:48like Halliburton
50:49topping three
50:50rebound hearts
50:52again
50:5311 of them
50:54tonight
50:55and the story
50:56after tonight
50:56Kevin will be
50:57Halliburton is not
50:58enough like Brunson
50:59doesn't have that
51:01killer instinct
51:02that place will be
51:03rocking
51:03downtown Indy
51:05on Saturday
51:06with Annanoby
51:08hitting the cutting bridges
51:09and handing off
51:10to Towns
51:11and also to the story
51:15for the Knicks
51:16again
51:17the one-two punch
51:18of Brunson in town
51:20too much
51:22for the Pacers
51:23Mim Holland
51:23three
51:24rebound New York
51:26but the real story
51:28tonight for New York
51:29their defense
51:30their pressure
51:30their defensive pressure
51:33they had great defense
51:35second half of game three
51:37but this is the best
51:3848 minute
51:39defensive effort
51:41they've had
51:41in this series
51:4232 for Brunson
51:44and a three
51:45Towns rebound
51:48now they got
51:50Toppin
51:50galloping the other way
51:52three into three
51:53with Walker
51:55he'll launch a three
51:56miss it all
51:57this is out of bounds
51:59New York's ball
52:02128 to go
52:03I'd like to thank our great
52:05camera operators
52:06these guys
52:07these men and women
52:08the best in the business
52:09is Gary Hasselman
52:10here's Gary Hasselman
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52:17Mark Garza
52:18Corey Alberti
52:19Chris Cumby
52:21Manny Gutierrez
52:22Alex Cochran
52:23Johnathan Berkman
52:24out of Miami
52:25Fort Lauderdale
52:26Hamilton
52:27LeBron
52:28looks like we're going
52:29we're going back to
52:30Indiana
52:31128 to go
52:32I'd like to thank our
52:33great camera operators
52:34these guys
52:35these men and women
52:36the best in the business
52:37there's Gary Hasselman
52:38we have
52:40Corey Alberti
52:41Chris Cumby
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52:43Alex Cochran
52:44Jonathan Berkman
52:45out of Miami
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52:53production managers
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52:57to tone
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52:59and Jackie Trulio
53:01graphics operator
53:02Benjamin Momo
53:04second team
53:05sound team
53:06Sammy Paulist
53:07and
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53:09we thank them
53:10great professionals
53:11each and every one
53:13one of hundreds
53:14at TNT
53:15there's a miss
53:16Indiana's got it
53:19Johnny Furfia
53:21rookie out of Kansas
53:22is in
53:23Nimhard will go
53:24into
53:25Shamit
53:26and a three is launched
53:27a miss by Bryant
53:30and saved by Shepard
53:31Walker on top
53:33underneath Bryant
53:34there's a
53:35Chua foul
53:36why did I know
53:37you were going to make sure
53:38this is where Johnny Furfia
53:39was from
53:40why did I know that
53:41because of how hard it is to get in that school
53:44yes
53:45the great talent they turn out
53:47you said the Harvard of the
53:48the rest
53:49okay all right
53:51well it's the Harvard of Lawrence Kansas
53:53Indiana
53:55Indiana cut into the lead of New York and got to within 10 in the third quarter and they got to within 12 in the fourth and again another turnover we're talking about it for the Knicks in game four it's been Indiana here in game five well this will be the first time in this year's playoffs 15 games in for Indiana that they have not scored 100 points
54:10they have been the only team in the playoffs to this point to score 100 in the playoffs to this point to score 100 in every game not tonight
54:29and he picks up number two the pressure that the Pacers will be it is their game seven now I know they have a game seven if they lose but it is now their pressure shift to them because obviously the Knicks had to win tonight to extend the series and maybe some doubt I mean is it too strong a thing to say?
54:51Well, number one, they're going to have to match the physicality from the jump.
54:57And we know the Knicks are a great team on the road.
55:03What are they, 6-2 in these playoffs?
55:07And Indiana had won six consecutive playoff games on the road coming into this game tonight,
55:14including two wins to begin the series in this building.
55:17And Indiana's 19 turnovers tonight, the most in these playoffs.
55:26Shepard at the line.
55:28McBride picked up number three.
55:33And it also looks like, Sam, we're going to have our first double-digit finish.
55:38We've had all the single-digit games until tonight.
55:42And now the Knicks creating that separation.
55:44How will the Pacers respond on Saturday?
55:49Well, the other factor here tonight, Indiana's been shooting the three-ball great in the playoffs.
55:56Only four times have they been under 35% from three, and they've lost all four.
56:02It has been a telltale, hasn't it?
56:05McBride.
56:05Good pass that's there by Juice.
56:10McCordy puts it in.
56:16Nimhard drives and gets it to go.
56:20They're going to need a lot more of Nimhard.
56:23Pacers had their chances.
56:26Within 10 in the third, within 12 in the fourth, New York responding on runs each time.
56:33And the New York Knicks have looked elimination in the eye, and they are alive and kicking.
56:39And now the series to game six in Indy with the Pacer lead cut three games to two.
56:46Indiana never led.
57:05And the Knick lead was as high as 22 points tonight.
57:09New York ended up shooting 49% to the Pacers, 40%.
57:13And Stan talked about the three-point shooting.
57:16Knicks hit 15, and the Pacers hit 10.
57:21Let's go to Allie.
57:22Well, Jalen, congratulations.
57:24I mean, for the first time all series, this game didn't come down to a handful of possessions.
57:28Why was tonight so different?
57:30I mean, we were just able to get stops early and run.
57:33We were able to convert, and we just found a way.
57:36Your defense completely rattled them from start to finish.
57:38What were the changes that you made, or how did you execute better to take them totally out of their game plan?
57:44I just feel like we just played better.
57:46We played better.
57:46We played to our standards.
57:48And you've got to give them a lot of credit for the way they play, but we played Knicks basketball tonight.
57:52Looking ahead to game six, you guys have confidence on the road.
57:55Does the pressure shift for you, or did you never feel the pressure in the first place?
57:58Just focus on one thing at a time, one quarter, and go from there.
58:01Focus on the first quarter.
58:02Enjoy this one.
58:02We'll see you in Indy.
58:03Appreciate it.
58:04Knicks win it tonight, and the series now goes back to Indianapolis with the Pacers leading three games to two.
58:13The winner here goes to the Eastern Conference Championship and the NBA Finals.
58:19Catch game six here Saturday, 7 o'clock Eastern, right here on TNT.
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58:27For Ali LaForce and Stan Van Gundy and Reggie Miller and the rest of our terrific TNT crew,
58:33Kevin Harlan saying goodnight courtside.
58:36You've been watching the 2025 Eastern Conference Finals on TNT.
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