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Nightly Pulse: Knicks vs. Pacers, Game 6

Keep up with the Eastern Conference Finals Game 6 matchup between the Knicks and Pacers with our Nightly Pulse blog.

NBA.com Staff

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Indiana Pacers 125, New York Knicks 108 (Final)

Pacers win the series, 4-2.

🏆 🍾  Pacers vs. Thunder in the NBA Finals  🍾 🏆

Here’s the schedule for the NBA Finals, which begin on Thursday.

Oklahoma City won both regular-season games over Indiana.

These teams have been dominating their transition defense, so it should be fun to watch these two run up and down the floor.

Indiana’s last Finals appearance was in 2000, losing to the Los Angeles Lakers.

OKC’s one and only final appearance was in 2012 when they lost to the Miami Heat.

🏆 Indiana Advances to NBA Finals 🏆

This victory sends the Pacers to the NBA Finals. It’s their first Finals appearance in 25 years and second in franchise history.

Their one appearance was a loss to Kobe Bryant’s Los Angeles Lakers in 2000.

They’ll face the Oklahoma City Thunder in OKC on Thursday in Game 1 of that seven-game series.

These teams have been running up and down the floor, so it should be a fun one to watch.

OKC swept the two-game season series over Indy during the regular season, but Indiana swept last year’s season series.

🌟🌟 Top Performers of the Night 🌟

-Pascal Siakam led Indy with 31 points, five rebounds, three assists and three blocks.
-Tyrese Haliburton tallied 21 points, six rebounds, 13 assists and three steals.
-Andrew Nembhard accrued 14 points, three rebounds, eight assists and six steals.
-OG Anunoby led NY with 24 points, five rebounds, three assists, two steals and two blocks.
-Karl-Anthony Towns collected 22 points and 14 rebounds.

Pacers Defeat Knicks in Game 6, 125-108 🏁 🏎️💨

Indiana led for all but a handful of minutes in this game, taking control with a 34-23 third quarter.

They actually won all four individual quarters in this game.

The Pacers outscored the Knicks in points off turnovers 34-13, and in fastbreak scoring, 25-10.

Indiana shot 54 percent from the field and 52 percent from three-point range while holding New York to 48 percent from the field and 28 percent from long range.

Pacers Take Game-High Lead 🤩 🤩 🤩

This lay-up and then a three from Andrew Nembhard gives them a game-high 19-point lead with less than five minutes remaining.

It’s appropriate that Nembhard hit that shot because his defense has been key in this game.

Nembhard has 14 points, three rebounds, eight assists and six steals.

See the finish on TNT.

Indiana Pacers vs. New York Knicks (TNT/TruTV, Live)

Indy Leads NY After 3Q, 92-77 🏎️💨 🏎️💨 🏎️💨

The Pacers have been playing to their name, running up and down the court on every possession.

They outscored the Knicks in that frame, 34-23.

Indiana has outscored New York in points off turnovers, 32-6, and in fastbreak points, 23-6.

Pascal Siakam leads all players with 26 points, three rebounds, three assists and two blocks.

A clean quarter will earn Indy an NBA Finals appearance.

Indiana Pacers vs. New York Knicks (TNT/TruTV, Live)

Second Half is Underway  🎬  🎥  🔴  ▶

Indiana has scored the first eight points of the third quarter to take a game-high 12-point lead.

Once the Pacers get running, they’re unstoppable!

Indiana has outscored NY in fastbreak points, 13-2.

Indiana Pacers vs. New York Knicks (TNT/TruTV, Live)

Pacers Lead Knicks at the Half, 58-54  🏁 🏁 🏁

After a low-scoring first quarter, Indy dropped 33 points in the second quarter.

The Pacers are shooting 51 percent from the field and 53 percent from three-point range.

They’ve also outscored the Knicks in points off turnovers, 16-2.

Pascal Siakam leads all players with 16 points, two rebounds and two assists.

OG Anunoby leads NY with 14 points.

Indiana Pacers vs. New York Knicks (TNT/TruTV, Live)

Haliburton Slam in Transition 🏃💨

The Pacers have been dominating through transition buckets throughout the season and they’re doing it once again here.

Indiana has outscored New York in points off of turnovers, 16-2.

Nothing quite like an NBA playoff atmosphere!

It’s a one-point game in the final minutes of the opening half.

Indiana Pacers vs. New York Knicks (TNT/TruTV, Live)

Hali From Deep  🎯 🎯 🎯

This game was tied at 33-33, but Indiana has knocked down two threes since then.

The Pacers are 7-of-11 from three-point range while the Knicks are just 3-of-8.

NY is staying in the game because of their hustle, out-rebounding Indiana, 17-10.

All 10 starters have scored.

Indiana Pacers vs. New York Knicks (TNT/TruTV, Live)

Pacers Lead Knicks After Q1, 25-24  😎👌🔥

There were three ties and five lead changes, with both teams grabbing a five-point lead.

Jalen Brunson leads NY with seven points and two assists.

Mitchell Robinson has six points and six boards.

Myles Turner leads Indy with six points.

New York is out-rebounding Indiana, 15-7.

Indiana Pacers vs. New York Knicks (TNT/TruTV, Live)

Game 6 is Underway… 🎬 🎥 🔴 ▶

It’s stayed close through the opening six minutes, but Indiana is hot from three.

They knocked down these three three-pointers in just one minute.

With that said, it’s tied at 20-20 with less than four minutes remaining in the opening frame.

New York has six turnovers early on.

Indiana Pacers vs. New York Knicks (TNT/TruTV, Live)

Knicks Starting Unit  🗽 🏙️ 🍎 🚕 🍕

NY pivoted to a bigger lineup earlier in this series, and they’re sticking to that.

Mitchell Robinson will remain in the starting lineup while Josh Hart will come off the bench.

Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns have at least 20 points in all five games of this series.

NY needs to win here to force a Game 7.

Indiana Pacers vs. New York Knicks (TNT/TruTV, 8:00 ET)

Pacers Starting Lineup 🌽 🤠 🛣️ 🏁 🏎️💨

Indiana needs one more win to advance to the NBA Finals.

They’ll send out their usual starting lineup here and look to take care of business at home.

Tyrese Haliburton had a historic outing in his last home game, becoming the first player in NBA history with at least 30 points, 10 rebounds, 15 assists and no turnovers.

He had just eight points, two rebounds and six assists in the Game 5 defeat, so his success will lead to Indy’s success.

Indiana Pacers vs. New York Knicks (TNT/TruTV, 8:00 ET)

KAT and JB Settin’ Records  🐱 📝

These two became the fifth ever duo to score at least 20 points in each of the first five games of the Conference Finals.

They’ll probably have to extend that streak to six games if they want to force a Game 7.

In addition, Jalen Brunson has 10 games with at least 30 points and five assists. One more of those games will have him tied with Michael Jordan and LeBron James for the most in a postseason run.

Jalen Brunson is averaging 30.1 points and 7.0 assists in the postseason.

Karl-Anthony Towns is averaging 21.4 points and 11.5 rebounds per game.

Indiana Pacers vs. New York Knicks (TNT/TruTV, 8:00 ET)

Top Storylines 👉📝

-Indiana returns home to try to close out this series
-The Knicks pulled off a wire-to-wire win in Game 5 to force this Game 6.
-New York forced 19 turnovers from Indiana while holding them below 100 points in the Game 5 victory. Those are the worst totals Indiana has had in this impressive postseason run.
-The Pacers scored 130 points on 51 percent from the field and 41 percent from three-point range in their last home game (Game 4).
-The winner of this series will face the Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA Finals.

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