Knicks’ Jalen Brunson keeps making NBA playoff history
Jalen Brunson’s historic postseason run shows no signs of slowing down. The star guard opened the Eastern Conference semifinal round with 43 points, six assists and six rebounds in Game 1 between the Knicks and the Pacers at Madison Square Garden. In doing so, he joined rare company. During the third quarter, Knicks guard Jalen […]
The bananas sequence that led to Knicks’ Game 1 win over Pacers
The Knicks haven’t had things easy this postseason, but they have had an incredible knack for winning in the final minutes. Monday’s Game 1 win over the Pacers was no different, and it took a heart-stopping final 60 seconds of the fourth quarter for the Knicks to get on top. The Knicks trailed by five […]
Pacers stew over controversial calls in loss to Knicks
The Pacers broke the late lead after officials beat at least one late call, and likely one more. Indiana stumbled out of the Garden with a series-opening loss to the Knicks, only to simmer down after two last-minute decisions. One was at least dubious and the other was completely wrong. Aaron Nesmith received an erroneous […]
Isaiah Hartenstein’s incredible buzzer-beater gave Knicks ‘hope’
Isaiah Hartenstein scored his best 3-pointer in the entire regular season with a buzzer-beating shot just before halftime in a 121-117 Game 1 win over the Pacers at the Garden on Monday night. total, and pulled the Knicks within six points. The 7-foot center played in 75 regular season games, going 1-for-3 from beyond the […]
Tyrese Haliburton’s shooting woes continue in Pacers’ loss to Knicks
Tyrese Haliburton is the engine that drives Indiana. And now the engine is misfiring. The All-Star point guard entered the Eastern Conference semifinals with a sore back and suffered a lengthy slump. And he dragged the Pacers with him in a 121-117 loss in Game 1 on Monday at a packed Garden. Haliburton scored just […]
Knicks’ tightened rotation pays dividends again in Game 1 win
Manager Tom Thibodeau has often noted that most teams will reduce their rotation in the playoffs, but the Knicks lost their last two games against the 76ers after veteran backup Bojan Bogdanovic went down with a foot injury in Game 4. Only seven players were used in the match. In recent days, Thibodeau responded with […]
Knicks’ Josh Hart delivers another stellar 48-minute effort
Complete game pitchers have all but died out in baseball with the likes of Randy Johnson and Roy Halladay, but Josh Hart is returning to his days as a workhorse pitcher in these NBA playoffs. Hart was on the court throughout the Knicks’ Game 1 win over the Pacers, marking his third long-distance appearance in […]
Jalen Brunson’s brilliant Knicks performance also made history
Highlights of the Knicks’ Game 1 victory over the Pacers on May 6, 2024. Hero Jalen Brunson scored 43 points, his fourth straight game of 40 points or more, including making four free throws with 12.1 seconds left to secure a 121-117 Game 1 victory. Brunson also became the first player in NBA history to […]
Knicks fans go nuts again after Game 1 win over Pacers
Knicks fans celebrated in the streets of midtown Manhattan after the Knicks won Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Pacers on Monday night. As has been the case throughout the playoffs, jubilant Knicks fans occupied 7th Avenue outside Madison Square Garden, and at one point flooded the streets in videos posted on […]
The refs have already admitted they blew controversial call during Knicks vs. Pacers
With 52 seconds left in Game 1 of the 2024 Eastern Conference semifinals, Aaron Nesmith was whistled for a kickball violation. knicks The Pacers tied the game at 115-115, and the Knicks scored on the ensuing possession to take a 118-115 lead that they ultimately never relinquished. The game was won 121-117.. problem? Even a […]