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Indiana Pacers hold off New York Knicks 106-104 in NBA Cup as Jalen Brunson’s 33 falls short
Pascal Siakam scored 19 and Aaron Nesmith added 18 as the Pacers survived a late Knicks rally. Jalen Brunson had 33 points and 11 assists, and Karl-Anthony Towns missed a turnaround jumper in the final second.
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Pascal Siakam scored 19 points, Aaron Nesmith added 18, and the Indiana Pacers held off the New York Knicks 106-104 in an Emirates NBA Cup East Group B game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Friday, November 13. Jalen Brunson scored 33 points with 11 assists for New York, but the Knicks’ last chance ended when Karl-Anthony Towns missed a 15-foot turnaround jumper in the final second.
Indiana won its second game in a row and improved to 5-8 without Tyrese Haliburton (hamstring), Johnny Furphy (knee) and Ben Sheppard (knee). New York lost its second straight and fell to 6-6.
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Indiana builds a lead, Brunson erases it
The Knicks led by as many as nine in the first quarter, with Towns scoring 12 points in the period, and they were up 27-26 after one. Indiana took over in the second quarter, outscoring New York 32-22, and Nesmith’s technical free throw after a technical foul on Knicks coach Mike Brown made it 58-44 with 1:05 left in the half. The Pacers led 58-49 at the break.
Indiana was still up 83-69 with 3:11 left in the third quarter. Brunson, who had 16 points in the period, led a 15-2 closing run, and the Knicks trailed only 85-84 going into the fourth. OG Anunoby’s three from Towns tied it 87-87 with 10:53 to play.
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The 15-2 answer
Andrew Nembhard put Indiana back in front with a pullup jumper, and Towns was then called for a technical foul. Nembhard made the free throw, Ivica Zubac scored on a tip, and Nembhard hit a 28-foot three to make it 95-89. Siakam and Kelly Oubre Jr. added baskets, and Nesmith’s dunk with 6:36 left finished a 15-2 run that put the Pacers up 102-89.
New York came back again. Mikal Bridges and Towns hit threes, and Towns’ free throw cut it to 104-98 with 3:20 left. Siakam’s pullup from 15 feet made it 106-98 with 1:49 to go, and Indiana did not score again.
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The final minute
Towns scored with 1:04 left, Anunoby blocked a Nesmith three, and the Knicks forced an eight-second violation with 31.3 seconds to go. Brunson’s driving layup made it 106-102. Siakam then missed two free throws with 23.4 seconds left, and Bridges hit a 19-foot pullup from Brunson’s pass to make it 106-104 with 10.2 seconds remaining.
After a timeout, Anunoby stole Siakam’s pass with 2.8 seconds left, giving New York one more possession. Towns got a turnaround jumper off from 15 feet, but it missed.
Around the box
Siakam shot 5-of-13 and 7-of-12 at the free throw line. Nesmith went 7-of-10 with 7 rebounds, Oubre scored 16, and Zubac had 12 points and 13 rebounds, 9 of them offensive. Nembhard scored 12 with 6 assists but also had 6 turnovers. T.J. McConnell had 7 assists off the bench and was +16, and Quenton Jackson was +22 in 20 minutes. Indiana outscored New York 50-30 in the paint and had 17 offensive rebounds to the Knicks’ 8.
Brunson went 11-of-22, 4-of-9 from three and 7-of-8 at the line. Towns had 23 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists, and Bridges scored 18 on 8-of-12 shooting. Josh Hart went scoreless on 0-of-4 shooting in 23 minutes. The Knicks made 16 of 46 threes and scored 18 points off Indiana’s 17 turnovers. Attendance was 17,274.
What’s next
The Pacers visit the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday, November 15, at 1 p.m. ET (8 p.m. Cairo time). The Knicks visit the Toronto Raptors on Sunday, November 15, at 6 p.m. ET (1 a.m. Monday Cairo time).
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