Game ID: 22400765
New York Knicks @ Indiana Pacers
Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM ET
Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
IND 26 34 28 27 115NYK 27 41 30 30 128
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 2/03 · 1 day's restOUT Isa. Jackson missed 41 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Que. Jackson missed 9 since 1/10, out tonight
IND availability going into 2/04 · back-to-backOUT Isa. Jackson missed 42 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Que. Jackson missed 10 since 1/10, out tonight
IND availability going into 2/06 · 1 day's restOUT Isa. Jackson missed 43 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Que. Jackson missed 11 since 1/10, out tonight
IND availability going into 2/08 · 1 day's restOUT Isa. Jackson missed 44 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Que. Jackson missed 12 since 1/10, out tonight
NEW Bryant 13 to 20 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 2/11 · 2 days' restOUT Isa. Jackson missed 45 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Que. Jackson missed 13 since 1/10, out tonight
NEW Bryant 13 to 21 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 2/12 · back-to-backOUT Turner missed 2 since 2/08, out tonight
OUT Isa. Jackson missed 46 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Que. Jackson missed 14 since 1/10, out tonight
NEW Bryant 13 to 25 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 2/20 · 7 days' restOUT Turner missed 3 since 2/08, returns tonight: 32 min (108% of 30)
OUT Isa. Jackson missed 47 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Que. Jackson missed 15 since 1/10, out tonight
NEW Bryant 13 to 25 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 2/23 · 2 days' restOUT Isa. Jackson missed 48 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Que. Jackson missed 16 since 1/10, out tonight
BACK Turner back 2/20 after 3, 32 min since (108% of 30)
NEW Toppin 20 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Bryant 13 to 25 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 2/24 · back-to-backOUT Isa. Jackson missed 49 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Que. Jackson missed 17 since 1/10, out tonight
BACK Turner back 2/20 after 3, 32 min since (106% of 30)
NEW Bryant 13 to 22 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 2/01 · 2 days' restBACK Towns back 1/20 after 2, 33 min since (95% of 35)
BACK Shamet back 1/20 after 2, 9 min since (65% of 14)
BACK Sims back 1/25 after 2, 3 min since (29% of 11)
NYK availability going into 2/03 · 1 day's restBACK Sims back 1/25 after 2, 3 min since (25% of 11)
NYK availability going into 2/04 · back-to-backBACK Sims back 1/25 after 2, 2 min since (19% of 11)
NEW Achiuwa 18 to 26 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 2/08 · 3 days' restOUT Anunoby missed 2 since 2/03, out tonight
NEW Achiuwa 18 to 29 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 2/11 · 2 days' restOUT Anunoby missed 3 since 2/03, out tonight
NEW Achiuwa 18 to 32 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 2/12 · back-to-backOUT Anunoby missed 4 since 2/03, out tonight
NEW Achiuwa 18 to 33 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 2/20 · 7 days' restOUT Anunoby missed 5 since 2/03, out tonight
OUT Wright missed 2 since 2/11, returns tonight: 0 min (4% of 14)
NEW Achiuwa 18 to 36 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 2/21 · back-to-backOUT Anunoby missed 6 since 2/03, returns tonight: 27 min (72% of 37)
BACK Wright back 2/20 after 2, 0 min since (4% of 14)
NEW Achiuwa 18 to 38 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 2/23 · 1 day's restOUT Hart missed 2 since 2/20, returns tonight: 40 min (108% of 37)
BACK Anunoby back 2/21 after 6, 27 min since (72% of 37)
BACK Wright back 2/20 after 2, 5 min since (34% of 14)
NEW Achiuwa 18 to 37 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 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 117, shooting 46 percent and 30 from three, 24 free throws a game; Siakam at 23 and Mathurin at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. Without Isa. Jackson (45 straight). 2 days' rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 121, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; Brunson at 31 and Hart at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Anunoby (3 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been minus-5 a night and Indiana minus-10 and the arc, New York at 34 percent from three to Indiana's 30. Call it Indiana 117, New York 115, New York keeping it close.
2/03 @ UTA 112-111 — IND notes
IND won 112-111. IND shot 47% (43 of 91) to UTA's 43%, 10 of 42 from three, and got to the line 20 times to UTA's 30. IND turned it over 9 times to UTA's 18. The glass went 37-60 against them. Siakam led with 22 (8 of 14, 0 of 4 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Haliburton added 18, Nesmith 13. The hinge was Q4, 29-23: IND came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 1. IND trailed 57-61 at the half and won the second half 55-50.
2/04 @ POR 89-112 — IND notes
IND lost 89-112. IND shot 42% (34 of 81) to POR's 45%, 5 of 24 from three. The glass went 39-51 against them. Nembhard led with 17 (6 of 10, 5 of 6 at the line); Siakam added 16, McConnell 14. Q2 was theirs, 20-18, the deficit cut from 9 to 7, but the other 3 periods went 94-69 against them. Nembhard's -24 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/06 @ LAC 119-112 — IND notes
IND won 119-112. IND shot 45% (43 of 95) to LAC's 47%, 13 of 39 from three, and went to the line 24 times to LAC's 18 — 20 points from the stripe to their 13. IND turned it over 7 times to LAC's 19. Siakam led with 33 (13 of 19, 5 of 6 from three); Mathurin added 25, Haliburton 14. The hinge was Q2, 42-19: IND came in trailing by 20 and left it ahead by 3. Siakam was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
2/08 @ LAL 117-124 — IND notes
IND lost 117-124. IND shot 43% (37 of 87) to LAL's 52%, 12 of 38 from three, and went to the line 32 times to LAL's 23 — 31 points from the stripe to their 21. Siakam led with 23 (6 of 15, 11 of 11 at the line); Haliburton added 19, Mathurin 16. Q2 was theirs, 28-22, the deficit cut from 22 to 16, but the other 3 periods went 102-89 against them. Toppin's -21 in 22 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/11 vs NYK 115-128 — IND notes
IND lost 115-128. IND shot 48% (43 of 89) to NYK's 54%, 9 of 31 from three. The glass went 36-48 against them. Siakam led with 24 (9 of 18, 3 of 6 from three); Bryant added 18, Mathurin 18. Q1 was theirs, 26-27, but the other 3 periods went 101-89 against them. Siakam's -13 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/12 @ WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 121, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 20 free throws a game; Poole at 21 and Coulibaly at 16 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Sarr (8 straight), Middleton (3 straight). One day's rest. Indiana comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 117, shooting 45 percent and 28 from three, 25 free throws a game; Siakam at 24 and Mathurin at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 11 a night. Without Turner (2 straight), Isa. Jackson (46 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Washington wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Washington has been plus-3 a night and Indiana minus-11 and the arc, Washington at 34 percent from three to Indiana's 28. Call it Washington 117, Indiana 115, Indiana keeping it close.
2/20 vs MEM — 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 121, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 25 free throws a game; Siakam at 22 and Mathurin at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Turner (3 straight), Isa. Jackson (47 straight). 7 days' rest. Memphis comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 116, shooting 48 percent and 41 from three, 28 free throws a game; Morant at 23 and Jackson Jr. at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. 7 days' rest.
So: Memphis wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Memphis has been plus-5 a night and Indiana minus-8 and the arc, Memphis at 41 percent from three to Indiana's 33. Call it Memphis 119, Indiana 117, Indiana keeping it close.
2/23 vs LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 121, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; Siakam at 22 and Mathurin at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Isa. Jackson (48 straight). 2 days' rest. The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 115, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 23 free throws a game; Powell at 27 and Harden at 24 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, the Clippers giving it away 14 times a game to Indiana's 9 and the glass, where the Clippers have been plus-1 a night and Indiana minus-5. Call it Indiana 117, the Clippers 115, the Clippers keeping it close.
2/24 vs DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 121, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; Haliburton at 21 and Siakam at 18 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Isa. Jackson (49 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Denver comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 116, shooting 51 percent and 41 from three, 20 free throws a game; Murray at 31 and Jokić at 27 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Watson (9 straight). One day's rest.
So: Denver wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Denver has been plus-8 a night and Indiana minus-2 and the arc, Denver at 41 percent from three to Indiana's 36. Call it Denver 120, Indiana 119, Indiana keeping it close.
2/01 vs LAL 112-128 — NYK notes
NYK lost 112-128. NYK took 14 more shots (95 to 81), fed by 16 offensive rebounds, but shot 46% to LAL's 58%, 10 of 28 from three. Hart led with 26 (11 of 16, 1 of 5 from three); Brunson added 17, Bridges 16. Q3 was theirs, 35-32, the deficit cut from 5 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 96-77 against them. Hart's -20 in 38 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/03 vs HOU 124-118 — NYK notes
NYK won 124-118. NYK shot 51% (47 of 93) to HOU's 46%, 6 of 26 from three, and went to the line 30 times to HOU's 15 — 24 points from the stripe to their 14. The glass went 40-50 against them. Brunson led with 42 (14 of 27, 1 of 4 from three, 13 of 14 at the line); Bridges added 22, Towns 22. The hinge was Q4, 46-29: NYK came in trailing by 11 and left it ahead by 6. NYK trailed 52-57 at the half and won the second half 72-61. Bridges was the night's best plus/minus at +29.
2/04 @ TOR 121-115 — NYK notes
NYK won 121-115. NYK shot 50% (47 of 94) to TOR's 52%, 8 of 25 from three. Brunson led with 28 (10 of 21, 2 of 7 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); Towns added 27, Bridges 17. The hinge was Q2, 38-17: NYK came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 17, and the lead reached 23. Bridges was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
2/08 vs BOS 104-131 — NYK notes
NYK lost 104-131. NYK shot 42% (35 of 83) to BOS's 54%, 9 of 24 from three. The glass went 30-48 against them. Brunson led with 36 (10 of 18, 3 of 7 from three, 13 of 13 at the line); Hart added 17, Payne 14. Q2 was theirs, 29-31, but the other 3 periods went 100-75 against them. Achiuwa's -37 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/11 @ IND 128-115 — NYK notes
NYK won 128-115. NYK shot 54% (49 of 91) to IND's 48%, 10 of 27 from three. The glass went 48-36 for them. Towns led with 40 (14 of 23, 3 of 8 from three, 9 of 9 at the line); Hart added 30, McBride 15. The hinge was Q2, 41-34: a lead of 1 became 8, and the lead reached 21. McBride was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
2/12 vs ATL — 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 118 a night and allowing 121, shooting 49 percent and 33 from three, 25 free throws a game; Brunson at 26 and Towns at 22 a game. Without Anunoby (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Atlanta comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 117, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 24 free throws a game; Young at 29 and Daniels at 15 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Johnson (10 straight), Capela (8 straight), Mathews (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the arc, Atlanta at 39 percent from three to New York's 33. Call it New York 119, Atlanta 118, Atlanta keeping it close.
2/20 vs CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 125, shooting 51 percent and 34 from three, 28 free throws a game; Brunson at 30 and Towns at 28 a game. Without Anunoby (5 straight). 7 days' rest. Chicago comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 129, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 25 free throws a game; Giddey at 16 and White at 16 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 12 a night. Without Ball (4 straight). 7 days' rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been minus-3 a night and Chicago minus-12. Call it New York 124, Chicago 115.
2/21 @ CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 110, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Mitchell at 26 and Mobley at 23 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Wade (11 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 124, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Towns at 30 and Brunson at 26 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Anunoby (6 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the defense, Cleveland allowing 110 a night to New York's 124 and the glass, where Cleveland has been plus-7 a night and New York minus-1. Call it Cleveland 122, New York 115.
2/23 @ BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 105, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 17 free throws a game; Tatum at 27 and Porziņģis at 20 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 9 a night. 2 days' rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 129, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Towns at 30 and Brunson at 26 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Hart (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 105 a night to New York's 129 and the glass, where Boston has been plus-9 a night and New York minus-6. Call it Boston 121, New York 111, Boston by 10.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
NYKAH A. Hukporti
CP C. Payne
JB J. Brunson
JH J. Hart
KT K. Towns
LS L. Shamet
MB M. Bridges
MM M. McBride
MR M. Ryan
PA P. Achiuwa
INDAN A. Nembhard
AN A. Nesmith
BM B. Mathurin
BS B. Sheppard
JF J. Furphy
JO J. Okafor
JW J. Walker
OT O. Toppin
PS P. Siakam
TB T. Bryant
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
Karl-Anthony Towns scores 40 and Josh Hart has 30 to lead Knicks past Pacers 128-115
INDIANAPOLIS -- — Karl-Anthony Towns had 40 points and 12 rebounds, Josh Hart added 30 points and 10 rebounds and the New York Knicks beat the Indiana Pacers 128-115 on Tuesday night.
New York won in Indianapolis for the first time since April 2023. The Knicks lost all three road games in last season's seven-game Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Pacers.
Towns scored 24 points in the first half, making 9 of 12 from the field. He was 14 of 23 from the field, while Hart did most of his damage in the second half and wound up 12 of 16 from the field.
Three-time All-Star Pascal Siakam had 24 points for Indiana. Thomas Bryant started in place of the injured Myles Turner (strained neck) and had 18 points and nine rebounds. Bennedict Mathurin also had 18 points.
New York swung what been a back-and-forth game with a 10-0 second-quarter run as the Knicks took a 68-60 halftime lead. Indiana cut the deficit to 89-85 late in the third quarter, but New York pulled away late.
Takeaways Knicks: Coach Tom Thibodeau's squad didn't miss a beat even without injured forward OG Anunoby and even on a night Jalen Brunson was in serious foul trouble. Towns and Hart carried them to the victory.
Pacers: Indiana was hoping to regain some momentum after losing two of their final three on a four-game road trip. But the Pacers struggled to find a stopper against Towns or Hart and shot poorly from 3-point range.
Key moment Indiana was still within 103-95 early in the fourth, but the Knicks answered with seven straight points and the Pacers never recovered.
Key stat New York cashed in on its 48-36 rebounding advantage by outscoring Indiana 19-6 on second-chance points.
Up next New York heads into the All-Star break following Wednesday's home game against Atlanta while the Pacers hit the road Wednesday to play Washington.