Game ID: 42300212
Indiana Pacers @ New York Knicks
Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
NYK 36 27 36 31 130IND 36 37 18 30 121
IND @ NYK ScoutingIND @ 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.
NYK availability going into 4/28 · 2 days' restOUT Burks missed 4 since 4/14, out tonight
OUT Sims missed 4 since 4/14, out tonight
BACK Achiuwa back 4/25 after 2, 10 min since (43% of 24)
NEW Hart 35 to 43 min over the last 5
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 37 min over the last 5
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
IND availability going into 4/28 · 1 day's restOUT Jackson missed 2 since 4/23, returns tonight: 2 min (17% of 13)
NEW Nesmith 29 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Nembhard 26 to 32 min over the last 5
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)
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 111 a night and allowing 112, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 24 free throws a game; Brunson at 42 and Anunoby at 16 a game. One day's rest. Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 113, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 18 free throws a game; Turner at 20 and Haliburton at 16 a game. Without Smith (4 straight). 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 18. Call it New York 115, Indiana 114, Indiana keeping it close.
4/28 @ PHI 97-92 — NYK notes
NYK won 97-92. NYK shot 43% (37 of 86) to PHI's 35%, 7 of 27 from three. The glass went 52-42 for them. Brunson led with 47 (18 of 34, 2 of 8 from three, 9 of 11 at the line); Anunoby added 16, McBride 13. The hinge was Q2, 30-22: the deficit went from 10 to 2. NYK trailed 47-49 at the half and won the second half 50-43. Achiuwa was the night's best plus/minus at +11.
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 — 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.
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.
4/28 vs MIL 126-113 — IND notes
IND won 126-113. IND shot 52% (46 of 89) to MIL's 51%, 22 of 43 from three. Turner led with 29 (10 of 17, 7 of 9 from three, 2 of 6 at the line); Haliburton added 24, Nembhard 15. The hinge was Q3, 31-21: a lead of 3 became 13, and the lead reached 19. Nembhard was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
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 — 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.
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.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
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
NYKAB A. Burks
DD D. DiVincenzo
IH I. Hartenstein
JB J. Brunson
JH J. Hart
MM M. McBride
OA O. Anunoby
PA P. Achiuwa
IND/NYK 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
Jalen Brunson returns from foot injury, sparks Knicks past Pacers for 2-0 lead in East semifinals
NEW YORK -- — Jalen Brunson left the locker room on an injured leg, walked onto the court and sent the Madison Square Garden crowd into a frenzy, just as Willis Reed had exactly 54 years earlier.
As the roars turned into “MVP! MVP!” chants, Brunson tried to block out the pain in his body and the noise all around him as he warmed up at halftime.
“It was really cool to hear, but I just knew that I had to get my mind in the right place to figure out how I was going to attack the second half,” Brunson said.
He shook off his right foot injury to score 24 of his 29 points in the final two quarters, leading the New York Knicks to a 130-121 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night for a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
On the anniversary of Reed's dramatic emergence from the locker room before Game 7 of the 1970 NBA Finals to lead the Knicks to their first title, Brunson had missed the entire second quarter while the Pacers surged ahead to a double-figure lead.
Reed's teammates have said they didn't know if he would play that night. Brunson's had no doubt.
“I mean, he’s a warrior. That’s all I got,” Donte DiVincenzo said. “There was no doubt in my mind that he’ll be back. All season long, no matter what is thrown at him, injury bug or whatever, he always bounces back. And we knew the severity of the game and everything, so we knew, everybody had confidence he was coming back."
Brunson fell short of becoming the second player in NBA history to score 40 or more points in five straight playoff games, but he gave the Knicks everything they needed to move halfway to their first Eastern Conference finals appearance since 2000.
“He’s a great leader, so I think the players all have respect for that, when a guy goes out and is willing to give whatever he has, and so that says a lot about him," Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau said.
OG Anunoby added a career playoff-high 28 points before leaving with a left hamstring injury in the third quarter for the injury-riddled Knicks, who have already lost three key players to season-ending injuries.
But they got Brunson back and received huge efforts again from his two Villanova teammates. DiVincenzo scored 28 points and Josh Hart had 19 points, 15 rebounds and seven assists for the No. 2-seeded Knicks.
Tyrese Haliburton rebounded from a poor Game 1 with 34 points, nine assists and six rebounds for the Pacers, who finished the game without coach Rick Carlisle after he got two technical fouls and was ejected.
“Small-market teams deserve an equal shot,” Carlisle said during a postgame complaint about the officiating. “They deserve a fair shot no matter where they are playing.”
The series moves to Indiana for Game 3 on Friday and Game 4 on Sunday.
Former Knicks forward Obi Toppin added 20 points in another strong effort by Indiana’s reserves, but the Pacers hurt themselves by shooting just 10 for 17 (59%) from the free throw line.
Knicks fans profanely jeered Pacers Hall of Famer Reggie Miller , an enemy from the heated 1990s era of this playoff rivalry who was calling the game as part of TNT’s crew, during a delirious finish to what had been a nervous first half, when Brunson was missing for the entire second quarter.
He had made a 3-pointer for a 24-13 lead in the first quarter, giving the Knicks 10 baskets in their first 14 shots in a blistering start. But after Toppin made one for the Pacers on the other end, Brunson began waving to the bench for a substitution as he ran down the court on offense. That was early in an 11-0 run by Indiana to tie it, and it was tied again at 36 after Toppin made three free throws with 0.3 seconds remaining.
The Pacers then made 15 of 22 shots in the second quarter in Brunson’s absence, outscoring the Knicks 37-27 to take a 73-63 lead.
Brunson would only say he felt some discomfort and that once he warmed up, he knew he was going back into the game.
“I had a decision to make and I made a decision,” Brunson said.
Indiana’s lead was 79-70 before the Knicks stormed ahead with a 14-0 run, with Brunson contributing a three-point play during it as New York went ahead 84-79.
Anunoby was hurt soon after, appearing to injure his hamstring while trying to finish a fast-break layup, but Brunson guided the Knicks through the finish with 14 points in the fourth quarter.
With All-Star Julius Randle gone to shoulder surgery and key reserves Mitchell Robinson and Bojan Bogdanovic lost in the playoffs, the Knicks have been relying on their starters to play major minutes — all 48 of them for Hart in both games of the series.
So they can't afford to play without Brunson, who finished fifth in the voting for MVP that Nikola Jokic won Wednesday.
He had joined Jerry West , Michael Jordan and Bernard King as the only players with at least four straight 40-point games in the playoffs, and came in as the leading scorer in the postseason with 36.6 points per game.
Brunson ended up getting fairly close to that despite playing only 32 minutes, saying afterward that teammates were teasing him with Reed jokes.
Isaiah Hartenstein finished with 14 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists for the Knicks, forced to play 39 minutes after the Knicks announced Tuesday that Robinson would miss at least six weeks with a stress injury to his left ankle.
The Knicks paid tribute to Reed's return, one of the most memorable moments in NBA and Madison Square Garden history, during the first quarter. His No. 19 jersey, hanging in the rafters, was spotlighted, and Hall of Fame teammate Walt Frazier came onto the court for an ovation.