Indiana Pacers at New York Knicks
· National Basketball AssociationTowns, Brunson help Knicks roll to a 123-98 victory over the Pacers in their home opener
Mikal Bridges also scored 21 points and Josh Hart had 20 points and 10 rebounds for the Knicks, who bounced back powerfully after they were blown out 132-109 in Boston on Tuesday in the NBA season opener.
Indiana All-Star point guard Tyrese Haliburton was scoreless and went 0 for 7 on 3-pointers, falling to 1 for 16 behind the arc this season. Reserve Bennedict Mathurin scored 20 points.
Knicks: This was how the Knicks hoped to look on both ends of the floor after the trades for Towns and Bridges. Towns' ability to make 3-pointers had the floor spaced nicely for the guards to drive, and with Bridges, OG Anunoby and Hart on the perimeter, the Pacers struggled to get into any kind of offense.
Regular Season Series
NY leads series 1-0
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | End of Game | 98 - 123 | |
4th 0.0 | End of the 4th Quarter | 98 - 123 | |
4th 1.0 | shot clock turnover | 98 - 123 | |
4th 23.1 | Ariel Hukporti defensive rebound | 98 - 123 | |
4th 25.1 | Johnny Furphy misses 7-foot two point shot | 98 - 123 |
Statistics
IND | NY | |
---|---|---|
41-83 | FG | 44-84 |
49.4 | Field Goal % | 52.4 |
3-30 | 3PT | 12-27 |
10.0 | Three Point % | 44.4 |
13-20 | FT | 23-29 |
65.0 | Free Throw % | 79.3 |
33 | Rebounds | 43 |
9 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
24 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
28 | Assists | 19 |
8 | Steals | 5 |
6 | Blocks | 4 |
15 | Turnovers | 11 |
1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
16 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
29 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 13 |
13 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
70 | Points in Paint | 54 |
24 | Fouls | 18 |
4 | Largest Lead | 33 |
Game Information
Location: New York, NY
Attendance: 19,812 · Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boston | - | 0 | W3 | 1 | 3 |
New York | 1.5 | 1 | W1 | 0.5 | 1 |
Toronto | 1.5 | 1 | W1 | 0.5 | 1 |
Brooklyn | 2.5 | 2 | L2 | 0 | 0 |
Philadelphia | 2.5 | 2 | L2 | 0 | 0 |
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