Who won New York Knicks vs Indiana Pacers?

The New York Knicks beat the Indiana Pacers 114-113 on December 18, 2025.

Jalen Brunson scored 25 for the New York Knicks; Andrew Nembhard scored 31 for the Indiana Pacers.

New York Knicks at Indiana Pacers

2025-26 · Regular season Thu, Dec 18, 2025 · 7:00 pm EST · All results that day · New York Knicks vs Indiana Pacers head-to-head · New York Knicks schedule · Indiana Pacers schedule

Final

Away

Indiana Pacers

113

Venue: Gainbridge Fieldhouse

Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.

Game recap

The New York Knicks beat the Indiana Pacers 114-113 on the road on Thursday, December 18, 2025 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Jalen Brunson had 25 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists for the New York Knicks. Andrew Nembhard had 31 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists for the Indiana Pacers.

The New York Knicks trailed 62-59 at halftime and came back to win. Their best stretch was the second quarter, won 34-26. Double-digit figures in two categories: Tyler Kolek (double-double, New York Knicks). Bench points: New York Knicks 42, Indiana Pacers 24. Mikal Bridges had 22 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists in support for the winners.

Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.

Score source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 2026, 06:29:14 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won New York Knicks vs Indiana Pacers?: The New York Knicks beat the Indiana Pacers 114-113 on December 18, 2025.
Who led the scoring?: Jalen Brunson scored 25 for the New York Knicks; Andrew Nembhard scored 31 for the Indiana Pacers.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
New York Knicks	25	34	27	28	114
Indiana Pacers	36	26	30	21	113

Game leaders

New York Knicks

Points: 25 Jalen Brunson
Rebounds: 8 Mikal Bridges
Assists: 11 Tyler Kolek

Indiana Pacers

Points: 31 Andrew Nembhard
Rebounds: 10 Jay Huff
Assists: 5 Pascal Siakam

Tyler Kolek double-double (16 PTS, 11 AST)

New York Knicks
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Mikal Bridges starter	37:16	22	8	5	0	1	1	9-19	4-9	0-1	1	+9
Jalen Brunson starter	34:22	25	7	7	3	0	3	10-23	3-8	2-3	3	-16
OG Anunoby starter	33:42	16	6	1	2	0	3	5-13	2-7	4-7	3	+11
Ariel Hukporti starter	26:56	4	5	3	1	2	0	1-3	0-0	2-4	4	+0
Mohamed Diawara starter	18:52	5	3	1	1	0	2	2-5	0-2	1-2	2	-6
Jordan Clarkson bench	29:22	18	3	1	1	0	1	6-12	5-9	1-1	2	+7
Tyler Kolek bench	26:12	16	6	11	1	1	2	7-10	2-4	0-0	0	+13
Trey Jemison bench	18:26	5	5	1	0	1	2	2-2	0-0	1-1	2	+1
Guerschon Yabusele bench	11:19	3	3	0	0	0	2	1-5	1-4	0-0	2	-17
Pacome Dadiet bench	3:33	0	0	1	1	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	+3
Kevin McCullar Jr. bench	0:01	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	+0

Not available: Josh Hart, Miles McBride, Mitchell Robinson, Landry Shamet, Karl-Anthony Towns

Indiana Pacers
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Bennedict Mathurin starter	38:28	16	8	2	2	0	2	7-18	2-9	0-0	1	+9
Pascal Siakam starter	37:33	26	6	5	3	2	2	9-22	2-6	6-6	2	+3
Andrew Nembhard starter	37:25	31	1	4	1	0	2	12-19	4-5	3-4	4	+15
Quenton Jackson starter	27:09	10	4	2	1	0	1	3-7	2-5	2-2	0	+14
Jay Huff starter	18:06	6	10	1	0	2	3	2-7	0-5	2-2	3	+4
Isaiah Jackson bench	26:18	4	10	2	0	1	0	2-3	0-0	0-0	3	-5
T.J. McConnell bench	17:54	8	5	5	1	1	2	4-6	0-0	0-0	1	-15
Jarace Walker bench	16:17	6	3	1	0	0	2	2-4	1-1	1-2	2	-7
Garrison Mathews bench	7:54	4	1	0	0	0	0	2-4	0-2	0-0	1	-15
Johnny Furphy bench	5:45	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	-8
Tony Bradley bench	3:36	2	3	0	0	0	0	0-2	0-0	2-2	1	+0
Ethan Thompson bench	3:36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	+0

Not available: Ben Sheppard, Tyrese Haliburton, Aaron Nesmith, Obi Toppin

Team statistics
New York Knicks	Stat	Indiana Pacers
11/19 (57%)	Free throws	16/18 (88%)
26/49 (53%)	2 pointers	32/59 (54%)
17/43 (39%)	3 pointers	11/34 (32%)
43/92 (46%)	Field goals	43/93 (46%)
46	Rebounds	52
32	Defensive rebounds	36
14	Offensive rebounds	16
31	Assists	22
16	Turnovers	14
10	Steals	8
5	Blocks	6
19	Fouls	20
8	Max points in a row	9
2:05	Time spent in lead	43:10
3	Biggest lead	16

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Indiana Pacers ahead)

Largest margin: 14 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 8
Times tied: 3
Largest lead · New York Knicks: 3 Q4 8:19
Largest lead · Indiana Pacers: 16 Q1 4:29
Longest run: 9-0 Indiana Pacers · Q1 8:12 to Q1 6:41

Scoring plays

Q1 · 31 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	New York Knicks	Indiana Pacers
11:40	New York Knicks	Mohamed Diawara 2-pt field goal	2	0
11:22	Indiana Pacers	Andrew Nembhard 3-pt field goal	2	3
10:46	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 3-pt field goal	5	3
10:19	Indiana Pacers	Jay Huff Free throw	5	4
10:19	Indiana Pacers	Jay Huff Free throw	5	5
9:44	Indiana Pacers	Pascal Siakam Free throw	5	6
9:44	Indiana Pacers	Pascal Siakam Free throw	5	7
8:53	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	6	7
8:12	Indiana Pacers	Quenton Jackson 3-pt field goal	6	10
7:46	Indiana Pacers	Jay Huff 2-pt field goal	6	12
7:11	Indiana Pacers	Bennedict Mathurin 2-pt field goal	6	14
6:41	Indiana Pacers	Andrew Nembhard 2-pt field goal	6	16
6:26	New York Knicks	Guerschon Yabusele 3-pt field goal	9	16
6:09	Indiana Pacers	Quenton Jackson 2-pt field goal	9	18
5:53	Indiana Pacers	Andrew Nembhard 2-pt field goal	9	20
5:53	Indiana Pacers	Andrew Nembhard Free throw	9	21
5:26	Indiana Pacers	Bennedict Mathurin 3-pt field goal	9	24
5:14	New York Knicks	Jordan Clarkson 2-pt field goal	11	24
5:14	New York Knicks	Jordan Clarkson Free throw	12	24
5:04	Indiana Pacers	Bennedict Mathurin 2-pt field goal	12	26
4:29	Indiana Pacers	Garrison Mathews 2-pt field goal	12	28
4:12	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	14	28
3:47	New York Knicks	Jordan Clarkson 3-pt field goal	17	28
3:04	Indiana Pacers	Jarace Walker 2-pt field goal	17	30
2:42	New York Knicks	Jordan Clarkson 3-pt field goal	19	30
2:23	Indiana Pacers	Andrew Nembhard 2-pt field goal	20	32
1:55	Indiana Pacers	Isaiah Jackson 2-pt field goal	20	34
1:33	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	22	34
1:24	Indiana Pacers	T.J. McConnell 2-pt field goal	22	36
0:55	New York Knicks	Mohamed Diawara Free throw	23	36
0:06	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	25	36

Q2 · 33 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	New York Knicks	Indiana Pacers
10:08	New York Knicks	Tyler Kolek 3-pt field goal	28	36
9:53	Indiana Pacers	Garrison Mathews 2-pt field goal	28	38
9:29	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	30	38
9:11	New York Knicks	Jordan Clarkson 3-pt field goal	33	38
8:59	Indiana Pacers	Quenton Jackson Free throw	33	39
8:59	Indiana Pacers	Quenton Jackson Free throw	33	40
8:45	New York Knicks	Tyler Kolek 2-pt field goal	35	40
8:18	New York Knicks	Ariel Hukporti Free throw	36	40
8:09	Indiana Pacers	T.J. McConnell 2-pt field goal	36	42
8:01	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby Free throw	37	42
7:04	Indiana Pacers	Isaiah Jackson 2-pt field goal	37	44
6:46	New York Knicks	Ariel Hukporti 2-pt field goal	39	44
6:17	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	41	44
4:53	Indiana Pacers	Andrew Nembhard 2-pt field goal	41	46
4:53	Indiana Pacers	Andrew Nembhard Free throw	41	47
4:10	New York Knicks	Tyler Kolek 2-pt field goal	43	47
3:48	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal	45	47
3:36	Indiana Pacers	Andrew Nembhard Free throw	45	48
3:22	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	47	48
3:03	Indiana Pacers	Andrew Nembhard 3-pt field goal	47	51
2:37	Indiana Pacers	Pascal Siakam 2-pt field goal	47	53
2:26	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby Free throw	48	53
2:01	New York Knicks	Tyler Kolek 2-pt field goal	50	53
1:50	Indiana Pacers	Pascal Siakam 3-pt field goal	50	56
1:39	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 3-pt field goal	53	56
1:39	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	54	56
1:22	Indiana Pacers	Pascal Siakam Free throw	54	57
1:22	Indiana Pacers	Pascal Siakam Free throw	54	58
1:08	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 3-pt field goal	57	58
0:48	Indiana Pacers	Pascal Siakam 2-pt field goal	57	60
0:33	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	59	60
0:10	Indiana Pacers	Tony Bradley Free throw	59	61
0:10	Indiana Pacers	Tony Bradley Free throw	59	62

Q3 · 27 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	New York Knicks	Indiana Pacers
11:30	Indiana Pacers	Andrew Nembhard 2-pt field goal	59	64
10:37	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 3-pt field goal	62	64
10:13	Indiana Pacers	Pascal Siakam 2-pt field goal	62	66
9:38	Indiana Pacers	Andrew Nembhard 2-pt field goal	62	68
9:15	New York Knicks	Mohamed Diawara 2-pt field goal	64	68
8:57	Indiana Pacers	Bennedict Mathurin 2-pt field goal	64	70
8:35	Indiana Pacers	Andrew Nembhard 2-pt field goal	64	72
8:06	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal	66	72
7:50	Indiana Pacers	Jay Huff 2-pt field goal	66	74
6:50	Indiana Pacers	Bennedict Mathurin 3-pt field goal	66	77
6:15	Indiana Pacers	Pascal Siakam 2-pt field goal	66	79
5:38	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	68	79
5:22	Indiana Pacers	Bennedict Mathurin 2-pt field goal	68	81
4:51	Indiana Pacers	Bennedict Mathurin 2-pt field goal	68	83
4:15	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby Free throw	69	83
4:15	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby Free throw	70	83
3:56	Indiana Pacers	Andrew Nembhard 3-pt field goal	70	86
3:27	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal	72	86
2:46	Indiana Pacers	Jarace Walker Free throw	72	87
2:35	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	74	87
2:18	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 3-pt field goal	77	87
1:31	New York Knicks	Trey Jemison 2-pt field goal	79	87
1:31	New York Knicks	Trey Jemison Free throw	80	87
1:18	Indiana Pacers	T.J. McConnell 2-pt field goal	80	89
1:00	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 3-pt field goal	83	89
0:51	Indiana Pacers	Jarace Walker 3-pt field goal	83	92
0:04	New York Knicks	Tyler Kolek 3-pt field goal	86	92

Q4 · 22 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	New York Knicks	Indiana Pacers
11:17	New York Knicks	Jordan Clarkson 3-pt field goal	89	92
9:39	New York Knicks	Trey Jemison 2-pt field goal	91	92
9:28	Indiana Pacers	T.J. McConnell 2-pt field goal	91	94
9:12	New York Knicks	Tyler Kolek 2-pt field goal	93	94
8:41	New York Knicks	Tyler Kolek 2-pt field goal	95	94
8:19	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	97	94
8:00	Indiana Pacers	Pascal Siakam 2-pt field goal	97	96
7:38	Indiana Pacers	Pascal Siakam 3-pt field goal	97	99
7:22	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	99	99
7:07	Indiana Pacers	Pascal Siakam 2-pt field goal	99	101
6:51	New York Knicks	Jordan Clarkson 3-pt field goal	102	101
6:39	Indiana Pacers	Andrew Nembhard 3-pt field goal	102	104
6:16	Indiana Pacers	Pascal Siakam 2-pt field goal	102	106
5:44	Indiana Pacers	Quenton Jackson 3-pt field goal	102	109
5:07	New York Knicks	Ariel Hukporti Free throw	103	109
3:59	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 3-pt field goal	106	109
3:14	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	108	109
2:57	Indiana Pacers	Andrew Nembhard 2-pt field goal	108	111
1:51	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 3-pt field goal	111	111
0:17	Indiana Pacers	Pascal Siakam Free throw	111	112
0:17	Indiana Pacers	Pascal Siakam Free throw	111	113
0:06	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 3-pt field goal	114	113

2025-26 season series

After this game: New York Knicks 1-0. Final series: New York Knicks 3-1.

Dec 18: New York Knicks 114 at Indiana Pacers 113 (this game)
Feb 10: Indiana Pacers 137 at New York Knicks 134
Mar 13: New York Knicks 101 at Indiana Pacers 92
Mar 17: Indiana Pacers 110 at New York Knicks 136

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Pacers 113 - 114 Knicks — Full Highlights (YouTube)
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