Game ID: 42300213
New York Knicks @ Indiana Pacers
Friday, May 10, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET
Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
IND 29 34 22 26 111NYK 20 38 32 16 106
IND vs NYK ScoutingIND vs NYK Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
IND availability going into 4/30 · 1 day's restBACK Jackson back 4/21 after 2, 2 min since (17% of 13)
NEW Nesmith 29 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Turner 28 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Nembhard 26 to 32 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 5/02 · 1 day's restOUT Smith missed 2 since 4/28, out tonight
BACK Jackson back 4/21 after 2, 4 min since (35% of 13)
NEW Siakam 33 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Nesmith 29 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Turner 28 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Nembhard 26 to 34 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 5/06 · 3 days' restOUT Smith missed 3 since 4/28, out tonight
BACK Jackson back 4/28 after 2, 7 min since (56% of 13)
NEW Nesmith 29 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Turner 28 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Nembhard 26 to 36 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 5/08 · 1 day's restOUT Smith missed 4 since 4/28, out tonight
BACK Jackson back 4/28 after 2, 9 min since (69% of 13)
NEW Turner 28 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Nembhard 26 to 35 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 5/10 · 1 day's restOUT Smith missed 5 since 4/28, out tonight
BACK Jackson back 4/28 after 2, 10 min since (78% of 13)
NEW Nembhard 26 to 33 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 5/12 · 1 day's restOUT Smith missed 6 since 4/28, returns tonight: 10 min (65% of 16)
IND availability going into 5/14 · 1 day's restBACK Smith back 5/12 after 6, 10 min since (65% of 16)
IND availability going into 5/17 · 2 days' restBACK Smith back 5/12 after 6, 7 min since (46% of 16)
IND availability going into 5/19 · 1 day's restBACK Smith back 5/12 after 6, 6 min since (38% of 16)
NYK availability going into 4/30 · 1 day's restOUT Burks missed 5 since 4/14, out tonight
OUT Sims missed 5 since 4/14, out tonight
BACK Achiuwa back 4/25 after 2, 15 min since (64% of 24)
NEW Brunson 36 to 42 min over the last 5
NEW Hart 35 to 44 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 5/02 · 1 day's restOUT Burks missed 6 since 4/14, out tonight
OUT Sims missed 6 since 4/14, out tonight
BACK Achiuwa back 4/25 after 2, 15 min since (64% of 24)
NEW Brunson 36 to 44 min over the last 5
NEW Anunoby 35 to 41 min over the last 5
NEW Hart 35 to 46 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 21 to 26 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 5/06 · 3 days' restOUT Achiuwa missed 2 since 4/30, returns tonight: 4 min (18% of 24)
OUT Burks missed 7 since 4/14, out tonight
OUT Sims missed 7 since 4/14, out tonight
NEW Brunson 36 to 44 min over the last 5
NEW Anunoby 35 to 44 min over the last 5
NEW Hart 35 to 47 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 5/08 · 1 day's restOUT Burks missed 8 since 4/14, returns tonight: 1 min (5% of 15)
OUT Sims missed 8 since 4/14, out tonight
BACK Achiuwa back 4/25 after 2, 11 min since (48% of 24)
NEW Brunson 36 to 45 min over the last 5
NEW Anunoby 35 to 45 min over the last 5
NEW Hart 35 to 47 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 5/10 · 1 day's restOUT Sims missed 9 since 4/14, returns tonight: 4 min (34% of 12)
BACK Achiuwa back 5/06 after 2, 16 min since (69% of 24)
BACK Burks back 5/08 after 8, 1 min since (5% of 15)
NEW Brunson 36 to 43 min over the last 5
NEW Anunoby 35 to 42 min over the last 5
NEW Hart 35 to 48 min over the last 5
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Hartenstein 26 to 32 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 5/12 · 1 day's restBACK Achiuwa back 5/06 after 2, 18 min since (77% of 24)
BACK Burks back 5/08 after 8, 11 min since (74% of 15)
BACK Sims back 5/10 after 9, 4 min since (34% of 12)
NEW Brunson 36 to 42 min over the last 5
NEW Anunoby 35 to 41 min over the last 4
NEW Hart 35 to 48 min over the last 5
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 41 min over the last 5
NEW Hartenstein 26 to 34 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 5/14 · 1 day's restOUT Anunoby missed 2 since 5/10, out tonight
BACK Achiuwa back 5/06 after 2, 20 min since (83% of 24)
BACK Burks back 5/08 after 8, 15 min since (101% of 15)
BACK Sims back 5/10 after 9, 10 min since (82% of 12)
NEW Hart 35 to 42 min over the last 5
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 42 min over the last 5
NEW Hartenstein 26 to 33 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 5/17 · 2 days' restOUT Anunoby missed 3 since 5/10, out tonight
BACK Achiuwa back 5/06 after 2, 20 min since (86% of 24)
BACK Burks back 5/08 after 8, 17 min since (115% of 15)
BACK Sims back 5/10 after 9, 8 min since (62% of 12)
NEW Hart 35 to 40 min over the last 5
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW Hartenstein 26 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 21 to 26 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 5/19 · 1 day's restOUT Anunoby missed 4 since 5/10, returns tonight: 5 min (13% of 35)
BACK Burks back 5/08 after 8, 19 min since (125% of 15)
BACK Sims back 5/10 after 9, 7 min since (54% of 12)
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Hartenstein 26 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 21 to 31 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 115, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 17 free throws a game; Haliburton at 19 and Toppin at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Smith (5 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 111, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 24 free throws a game; Brunson at 40 and Anunoby at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-5 a night and Indiana minus-5 and the line, where New York takes 24 free throws a game to Indiana's 17. Call it Indiana 116, New York 114, New York keeping it close.
4/30 @ MIL 92-115 — IND notes
IND lost 92-115. IND shot 44% (36 of 81) to MIL's 52%, 12 of 38 from three, and got to the line 13 times to MIL's 20. Haliburton led with 16 (6 of 14, 4 of 10 from three); Turner added 13, Siakam 12. Q1 was theirs, 31-23, but the other 3 periods went 92-61 against them. They led by as many as 10. Nesmith's -22 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
5/02 vs MIL 120-98 — IND notes
IND won 120-98. IND shot 54% (46 of 85) to MIL's 42%, 13 of 40 from three, and got to the line 17 times to MIL's 32. Toppin led with 21 (8 of 15, 3 of 10 from three); McConnell added 20, Siakam 19. The hinge was Q1, 33-24: from level to 9 ahead, and the lead reached 24. McConnell was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
5/06 @ NYK 117-121 — IND notes
IND lost 117-121. IND shot 52% (46 of 88) to NYK's 54%, 10 of 26 from three, and got to the line 19 times to NYK's 26. IND turned it over 7 times to NYK's 14. Turner led with 23 (8 of 16, 2 of 6 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Siakam added 19, McConnell 18. Q2 was theirs, 31-22, turning a 3-point deficit into a 6-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 99-86 against them. Nesmith's -16 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
5/08 @ NYK 121-130 — IND notes
IND lost 121-130. IND shot 52% (48 of 93) to NYK's 57%, 15 of 34 from three. The glass went 34-44 against them. Haliburton led with 34 (11 of 19, 7 of 11 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Toppin added 20, Nembhard 15. Q2 was theirs, 37-27, but the other 3 periods went 103-84 against them. They led by as many as 12.
5/10 vs NYK 111-106 — IND notes
IND won 111-106. IND shot 47% (42 of 89) to NYK's 48%, 12 of 32 from three. Haliburton led with 35 (14 of 26, 6 of 16 from three); Siakam added 26, Turner 21. The hinge was Q4, 26-16: IND came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 5. Turner was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
5/12 vs NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 114, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 17 free throws a game; Haliburton at 22 and Siakam at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Smith (6 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 115, shooting 50 percent and 43 from three, 24 free throws a game; Brunson at 36 and DiVincenzo at 24 a game. One day's rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-3 a night and Indiana minus-4 and the arc, New York at 43 percent from three to Indiana's 36. Call it Indiana 116, New York 114, New York keeping it close.
5/14 @ NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 41 from three, 25 free throws a game; Brunson at 31 and DiVincenzo at 24 a game. Without Anunoby (2 straight). One day's rest. Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 109, shooting 52 percent and 39 from three, 16 free throws a game; Haliburton at 22 and Siakam at 18 a game. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the line, where New York takes 25 free throws a game to Indiana's 16 and the defense, Indiana allowing 109 a night to New York's 117. Call it New York 116, Indiana 115, Indiana keeping it close.
5/17 vs NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 113, shooting 50 percent and 42 from three, 17 free throws a game; Haliburton at 22 and Siakam at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. 2 days' rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 112, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 24 free throws a game; Brunson at 32 and DiVincenzo at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Anunoby (3 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-6 a night and Indiana minus-6 and the line, where New York takes 24 free throws a game to Indiana's 17. Call it Indiana 115, New York 113, New York keeping it close.
5/19 @ NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 112, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 24 free throws a game; Brunson at 30 and DiVincenzo at 19 a game. Without Anunoby (4 straight). One day's rest. Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 110, shooting 51 percent and 41 from three, 16 free throws a game; Haliburton at 23 and Siakam at 20 a game. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the line, where New York takes 24 free throws a game to Indiana's 16 and the glass, where New York has been plus-2 a night and Indiana minus-2. Call it New York 114, Indiana 112, Indiana keeping it close.
4/30 vs PHI 106-112 — NYK notes
NYK lost 106-112 in 1 overtime. NYK shot 47% (40 of 86) to PHI's 46%, 10 of 36 from three. Brunson led with 40 (15 of 32, 4 of 11 from three, 6 of 9 at the line); Hart added 18, Anunoby 17. Q2 was theirs, 32-17, turning a 9-point deficit into a 6-point lead, but the other 4 periods went 95-74 against them. They led by as many as 10. Anunoby's -10 in 50 minutes was the worst on the floor.
5/02 @ PHI 118-115 — NYK notes
NYK won 118-115. NYK shot 46% (43 of 93) to PHI's 44%, 14 of 31 from three. Brunson led with 41 (13 of 27, 3 of 8 from three, 12 of 16 at the line); DiVincenzo added 23, Anunoby 19. The hinge was Q1, 36-22: from level to 14 ahead, and the lead reached 22. NYK trailed 51-54 at the half and won the second half 67-61.
5/06 vs IND 121-117 — NYK notes
NYK won 121-117. NYK shot 54% (44 of 82) to IND's 52%, 11 of 23 from three, and went to the line 26 times to IND's 19 — 22 points from the stripe to their 15. NYK turned it over 14 times to IND's 7, and IND turned those into 9 steals. Brunson led with 43 (14 of 26, 1 of 4 from three, 14 of 14 at the line); DiVincenzo added 25, Hart 24. The hinge was Q4, 39-30: NYK came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 4. NYK trailed 49-55 at the half and won the second half 72-62.
5/08 vs IND 130-121 — NYK notes
NYK won 130-121. NYK shot 57% (49 of 86) to IND's 52%, 14 of 30 from three. The glass went 44-34 for them. Brunson led with 29 (11 of 18, 3 of 6 from three, 4 of 6 at the line); DiVincenzo added 28, Anunoby 28. The hinge was Q3, 36-18: NYK came in trailing by 10 and left it ahead by 8. NYK trailed 63-73 at the half and won the second half 67-48. Brunson was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
5/10 @ IND 106-111 — NYK notes
NYK lost 106-111. NYK shot 48% (38 of 80) to IND's 47%, 14 of 27 from three. DiVincenzo led with 35 (12 of 26, 7 of 11 from three); Brunson added 26, Burks 14. Q3 was theirs, 32-22, turning a 5-point deficit into a 5-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 89-74 against them.
5/12 @ IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 114, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 17 free throws a game; Haliburton at 22 and Siakam at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Smith (6 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 115, shooting 50 percent and 43 from three, 24 free throws a game; Brunson at 36 and DiVincenzo at 24 a game. One day's rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-3 a night and Indiana minus-4 and the arc, New York at 43 percent from three to Indiana's 36. Call it Indiana 116, New York 114, New York keeping it close.
5/14 vs IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 41 from three, 25 free throws a game; Brunson at 31 and DiVincenzo at 24 a game. Without Anunoby (2 straight). One day's rest. Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 109, shooting 52 percent and 39 from three, 16 free throws a game; Haliburton at 22 and Siakam at 18 a game. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the line, where New York takes 25 free throws a game to Indiana's 16 and the defense, Indiana allowing 109 a night to New York's 117. Call it New York 116, Indiana 115, Indiana keeping it close.
5/17 @ IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 113, shooting 50 percent and 42 from three, 17 free throws a game; Haliburton at 22 and Siakam at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. 2 days' rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 112, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 24 free throws a game; Brunson at 32 and DiVincenzo at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Anunoby (3 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-6 a night and Indiana minus-6 and the line, where New York takes 24 free throws a game to Indiana's 17. Call it Indiana 115, New York 113, New York keeping it close.
5/19 vs IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 112, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 24 free throws a game; Brunson at 30 and DiVincenzo at 19 a game. Without Anunoby (4 straight). One day's rest. Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 110, shooting 51 percent and 41 from three, 16 free throws a game; Haliburton at 23 and Siakam at 20 a game. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the line, where New York takes 24 free throws a game to Indiana's 16 and the glass, where New York has been plus-2 a night and Indiana minus-2. Call it New York 114, Indiana 112, Indiana keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
NYKAB A. Burks
DD D. DiVincenzo
IH I. Hartenstein
JB J. Brunson
JH J. Hart
JS J. Sims
MM M. McBride
PA P. Achiuwa
INDAN A. Nembhard
AN A. Nesmith
BS B. Sheppard
IJ I. Jackson
MT M. Turner
OT O. Toppin
PS P. Siakam
TH T. Haliburton
TM T. McConnell
NYK/IND the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Andrew Nembhard's late 3 gives Pacers 111-106 victory over Knicks. Indiana moves within 2-1
INDIANAPOLIS -- — Tyrese Haliburton limped slowly to the microphone Friday night with a bad ankle, a sore tailbone and a battered body.
He sure didn't look as though he was hurting in the waning moments of Game 3.
When Haliburton heard New York Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau calling for a double team, he swung the ball to Andrew Nembhard , who bobbled the pass momentarily before lining up a 31-foot, tiebreaking 3-pointer with 16 seconds to go, giving the Pacers a critical 111-106 victory in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.
“I probably held the ball a little too long or should have been more aggressive to attack the blitz,” Haliburton said after finishing with 35 points, his second straight playoff career high. “It was a big, big shot. Drew just really stepped up in the moment we needed him.”
So did Haliburton who, at times, almost single-handedly willed the Pacers back from a nine-point deficit in the final 9:45 to get within 2-1 of the Knicks of the best-of-seven series instead of falling into the dreaded 3-0 deficit that no team has overcome.
Indiana is 4-0 at home this postseason and hosts Game 4 on Sunday.
Haliburton finished with 35 points, his second straight career high, and had seven assists.
For Nembhard, it was a redemptive moment. He was scoreless through 46 minutes before breaking free for a tiebreaking layup with 1:55 to go. His only other basket of the game came on that stepback 3.
Pascal Siakam added 26 points and seven rebounds, while Myles Turner had 21 points and 10 rebounds for the Pacers.
“This one means a little more than the one in Los Angeles,” Nembhard said, referring to his regular-season game winner against the Lakers. “I think we kind of got into a little bit of a rhythm playing at the end and it was even kind of random. It opened up some space for guys to make plays.”
Donte DiVincenzo led the Knicks with 35 points, going 7 of 11 on 3-pointers. Brunson had 26 points and six rebounds, including a tying 3 with 42 seconds left, but he barely hit the rim on another 3 that would have tied it at 109 with 13 seconds left.
Brunson entered averaging a postseason league-high 35.6 points and played through a right foot injury. But he acknowledged he didn't make the right call on the that essentially sealed New York's loss.
"A terrible decision and something you learn from,” Brunson said after appearing to try to draw a foul on the play. “I knew the time, I knew everything that was going on. I just made a terrible decision.”
Alec Burks , who came in having played 1 minute in the postseason, scored 14 points in 21 minutes for the Knicks, who played without starting forward OG Anunoby . It's unclear whether Anunoby can recover from his injured left hamstring to play Sunday, although he traveled with the team to Indianapolis.
The Knicks had already lost All-Star Julius Randle and key contributors Bojan Bogdanovic and Mitchell Robinson to season-ending injuries.
Indiana was desperate for a win after blowing second-half leads in each of the first two games and this time, turning the New York fans chants of “Let’s Go Knicks” into the energy needed to fuel their finishing kick with WNBA rookie Caitlin Clark watching from a suite with her boyfriend, Connor McCaffery, and her Indiana Fever teammates.
Haliburton got it started by completing a three-point play and then making back-to-back layups to cut the 98-89 deficit to 98-96. Siakam tied the score at 99 with a three-point play at the 6:58 mark and when DiVincenzo broke free on a fast break, Haliburton swatted the ball away.
Siakam responded by making one of two free throws to give Indiana a 100-99 lead at the 5:42 mark.
The teams traded the lead four more times, with Brunson's 3 tying the score at 106. Nembhard broke the tie by beating the shot-clock buzzer, the Pacers' defense got the stop it needed, and Aaron Nesmith sealed the win with two free throws.
“You just tip your cap when a guy makes a 3 like that with the game on the line,” Thibodeau said. “Haliburton had the ball, a pretty good double team I thought, good rotation and he made a tough shot.”