Game ID: 22500962
New York Knicks @ Indiana Pacers
Friday, March 13, 2026 at 7:30 PM ET
Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
IND 21 24 29 18 92NYK 24 32 20 25 101
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 3/06 · 1 day's restOUT Thompson missed 6 since 2/20, out tonight
BACK Siakam back 2/22 after 3, 30 min since (89% of 33)
BACK Nesmith back 3/04 after 5, 20 min since (66% of 30)
BACK Toppin back 2/26 after 56, 10 min since (55% of 18)
BACK Peter back 3/01 after 3, 36 min since (275% of 13)
NEW Huff 21 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Que. Jackson 18 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW Jones 17 to 28 min over the last 4
IND availability going into 3/08 · 1 day's restOUT Thompson missed 7 since 2/20, out tonight
OUT Jones missed 2 since 3/04, returns tonight: 5 min (29% of 17)
OUT Peter missed 2 since 3/04, out tonight
BACK Siakam back 3/04 after 3, 30 min since (90% of 33)
BACK Nesmith back 3/04 after 5, 21 min since (72% of 30)
BACK Toppin back 2/26 after 56, 10 min since (57% of 18)
NEW Huff 21 to 28 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 3/10 · 1 day's restOUT Thompson missed 8 since 2/20, out tonight
OUT Peter missed 3 since 3/04, returns tonight: 5 min (37% of 13)
BACK Siakam back 3/04 after 3, 31 min since (92% of 33)
BACK Nesmith back 3/04 after 5, 22 min since (76% of 30)
BACK Toppin back 2/26 after 56, 10 min since (58% of 18)
BACK Jones back 3/08 after 2, 5 min since (29% of 17)
NEW Huff 21 to 27 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 3/12 · 1 day's restOUT Thompson missed 9 since 2/20, returns tonight: 38 min (187% of 20)
BACK Siakam back 3/04 after 3, 31 min since (92% of 33)
BACK Nesmith back 3/04 after 5, 25 min since (86% of 30)
BACK Jones back 3/08 after 2, 16 min since (94% of 17)
BACK Peter back 3/01 after 3, 20 min since (156% of 13)
NEW Huff 21 to 28 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 3/13 · back-to-backOUT Siakam missed 2 since 3/10, out tonight
OUT McConnell missed 2 since 3/10, returns tonight: 20 min (119% of 17)
BACK Nesmith back 3/04 after 5, 25 min since (86% of 30)
BACK Thompson back 3/12 after 9, 38 min since (187% of 20)
BACK Jones back 3/08 after 2, 19 min since (114% of 17)
BACK Peter back 3/10 after 3, 14 min since (111% of 13)
IND availability going into 3/15 · 1 day's restOUT Siakam missed 3 since 3/10, out tonight
OUT Que. Jackson missed 2 since 3/12, returns tonight: 14 min (79% of 18)
BACK Thompson back 3/12 after 9, 38 min since (187% of 20)
BACK McConnell back 3/13 after 2, 20 min since (119% of 17)
BACK Jones back 3/08 after 2, 19 min since (114% of 17)
BACK Peter back 3/10 after 3, 14 min since (111% of 13)
NEW Walker 26 to 32 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 3/17 · 1 day's restOUT Siakam missed 4 since 3/10, out tonight
OUT Thompson missed 2 since 3/13, out tonight
BACK Que. Jackson back 3/15 after 2, 14 min since (79% of 18)
BACK McConnell back 3/13 after 2, 24 min since (141% of 17)
BACK Jones back 3/08 after 2, 17 min since (101% of 17)
BACK Peter back 3/10 after 3, 14 min since (107% of 13)
NEW Walker 26 to 33 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 3/18 · back-to-backOUT Siakam missed 5 since 3/10, out tonight
OUT Nembhard missed 2 since 3/15, out tonight
OUT Thompson missed 3 since 3/13, out tonight
BACK Que. Jackson back 3/15 after 2, 16 min since (90% of 18)
BACK McConnell back 3/13 after 2, 23 min since (132% of 17)
BACK Peter back 3/10 after 3, 14 min since (107% of 13)
NEW Walker 26 to 33 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 3/21 · 2 days' restOUT Siakam missed 6 since 3/10, returns tonight: 30 min (89% of 33)
OUT Nembhard missed 3 since 3/15, returns tonight: 28 min (89% of 31)
OUT Thompson missed 4 since 3/13, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 2 since 3/17, returns tonight: 20 min (101% of 19)
BACK Que. Jackson back 3/15 after 2, 18 min since (97% of 18)
BACK McConnell back 3/13 after 2, 22 min since (129% of 17)
NEW Walker 26 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Slawson 24 to 29 min over the last 4
NYK availability going into 3/06 · 1 day's restOUT McBride missed 17 since 1/28, out tonight
OUT Clarkson missed 3 since 3/01, returns tonight: 7 min (43% of 16)
BACK Kolek back 2/24 after 3, 3 min since (26% of 11)
NYK availability going into 3/08 · 1 day's restOUT McBride missed 18 since 1/28, out tonight
BACK Clarkson back 3/06 after 3, 7 min since (43% of 16)
NYK availability going into 3/09 · back-to-backOUT McBride missed 19 since 1/28, out tonight
BACK Clarkson back 3/06 after 3, 9 min since (52% of 16)
NYK availability going into 3/11 · 1 day's restOUT McBride missed 20 since 1/28, out tonight
BACK Clarkson back 3/06 after 3, 7 min since (41% of 16)
NYK availability going into 3/13 · 1 day's restOUT McBride missed 21 since 1/28, out tonight
BACK Clarkson back 3/06 after 3, 12 min since (71% of 16)
NYK availability going into 3/15 · 1 day's restOUT Hart missed 2 since 3/11, returns tonight: 31 min (100% of 31)
OUT McBride missed 22 since 1/28, out tonight
BACK Clarkson back 3/06 after 3, 13 min since (80% of 16)
NEW Shamet 21 to 27 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 3/17 · 1 day's restOUT McBride missed 23 since 1/28, out tonight
OUT Kolek missed 2 since 3/13, returns tonight: 21 min (193% of 11)
BACK Hart back 3/15 after 2, 31 min since (100% of 31)
NEW Shamet 21 to 29 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 3/20 · 2 days' restOUT McBride missed 24 since 1/28, out tonight
BACK Hart back 3/15 after 2, 28 min since (92% of 31)
BACK Kolek back 3/17 after 2, 21 min since (193% of 11)
NEW Shamet 21 to 27 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 3/22 · 1 day's restOUT McBride missed 25 since 1/28, out tonight
BACK Hart back 3/15 after 2, 28 min since (92% of 31)
BACK Kolek back 3/17 after 2, 11 min since (96% of 11)
NEW Shamet 21 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Clarkson 16 to 22 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 0-5 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 125, shooting 44 percent and 29 from three, 25 free throws a game; Siakam at 26 and Nembhard at 15 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Siakam (2 straight), McConnell (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 112, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Towns at 23 and Anunoby at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 11 a night. Without McBride (21 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-11 a night and Indiana minus-7 and the defense, New York allowing 112 a night to Indiana's 125. Call it New York 119, Indiana 112.
3/06 @ LAL 117-128 — IND notes
IND lost 117-128. IND took 13 more shots (98 to 85), fed by 12 offensive rebounds, but shot 47% to LAL's 53%, 8 of 35 from three. IND turned it over 7 times to LAL's 12. Siakam led with 26 (10 of 20, 0 of 3 from three, 6 of 9 at the line); Nembhard added 17, Huff 16. Q4 was theirs, 37-29, the deficit cut from 19 to 11, but the other 3 periods went 99-80 against them. Nembhard's -14 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/08 @ POR 111-131 — IND notes
IND lost 111-131. IND shot 43% (41 of 95) to POR's 51%, 14 of 42 from three. The glass went 38-53 against them. Siakam led with 22 (9 of 20, 0 of 4 from three, 4 of 9 at the line); Huff added 16, Walker 14. Q1 was theirs, 30-30, but the other 3 periods went 101-81 against them. Nembhard's -22 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/10 @ SAC 109-114 — IND notes
IND lost 109-114. IND shot 41% (38 of 93) to SAC's 46%, 13 of 43 from three, and got to the line 22 times to SAC's 30. Nesmith led with 29 (10 of 22, 2 of 7 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Toppin added 17, Jones 14. Q2 was theirs, 34-18, but the other 3 periods went 96-75 against them. They led by as many as 20. Walker's -13 in 39 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/12 vs PHX 108-123 — IND notes
IND lost 108-123. IND shot 45% (37 of 82) to PHX's 52%, 12 of 40 from three. Nembhard led with 23 (6 of 7, 9 of 10 at the line); Walker added 12, Thompson 11. Q1 was theirs, 36-36, but the other 3 periods went 87-72 against them. Brown's -20 in 18 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/13 vs NYK 92-101 — IND notes
IND lost 92-101. IND shot 39% (35 of 89) to NYK's 42%, 10 of 38 from three, and got to the line 15 times to NYK's 25. Walker led with 18 (6 of 14, 3 of 9 from three); Nesmith added 12, Zubac 11. Q3 was theirs, 29-20, the deficit cut from 11 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 81-63 against them. Nesmith's -17 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/15 @ MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 118, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 20 free throws a game; Gia. Antetokounmpo at 27 and Kuzma at 17 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. Indiana comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 119, shooting 43 percent and 29 from three, 22 free throws a game; Nembhard at 16 and Nesmith at 14 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Siakam (3 straight), Que. Jackson (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, and the game turns on the arc, Milwaukee at 34 percent from three to Indiana's 29 and the turnovers, Milwaukee giving it away 15 times a game to Indiana's 12. Call it Milwaukee 114, Indiana 113, Indiana keeping it close.
3/17 @ 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 112 a night and allowing 110, shooting 47 percent and 33 from three, 21 free throws a game; Brunson at 28 and Towns at 24 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without McBride (23 straight). One day's rest. Indiana comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 121, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; Nesmith at 20 and Nembhard at 15 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Siakam (4 straight), Thompson (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-9 a night and Indiana minus-6 and the defense, New York allowing 110 a night to Indiana's 121. Call it New York 119, Indiana 108, New York by 11.
3/18 vs POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 122, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 18 free throws a game; Nesmith at 22 and Walker at 14 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Siakam (5 straight), Nembhard (2 straight), Thompson (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Portland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 106, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Avdija at 20 and Henderson at 19 a game. Without Sharpe (17 straight), Love (13 straight). One day's rest.
So: Portland wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Portland allowing 106 a night to Indiana's 122 and the glass, where Portland has been plus-3 a night and Indiana minus-6. Call it Portland 118, Indiana 111.
3/21 @ SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 111, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 24 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 26 and Fox at 20 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest. Indiana comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 124, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 17 free throws a game; Nesmith at 18 and Walker at 14 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Siakam (6 straight), Nembhard (3 straight), Thompson (4 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the glass, where San Antonio has been plus-7 a night and Indiana minus-7 and the defense, San Antonio allowing 111 a night to Indiana's 124. Call it San Antonio 122, Indiana 110, San Antonio by 12.
3/06 @ DEN 142-103 — NYK notes
NYK won 142-103. NYK shot 58% (55 of 95) to DEN's 45%, 16 of 34 from three, and got to the line 21 times to DEN's 30. NYK turned it over 10 times to DEN's 15. The glass went 50-31 for them. Anunoby led with 34 (11 of 17, 6 of 11 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Hart added 18, Towns 17. The hinge was Q2, 38-23: NYK came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 13, and the lead reached 42. Shamet was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
3/08 @ LAL 97-110 — NYK notes
NYK lost 97-110. NYK shot 43% (35 of 82) to LAL's 43%, 8 of 34 from three, and got to the line 21 times to LAL's 30. NYK turned it over 18 times to LAL's 13, and LAL turned those into 10 steals. Towns led with 25 (8 of 17, 1 of 5 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Brunson added 24, Anunoby 13. Q4 was theirs, 28-22, the deficit cut from 19 to 13, but the other 3 periods went 88-69 against them. Shamet's -18 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/09 @ LAC 118-126 — NYK notes
NYK lost 118-126. NYK shot 51% (46 of 90) to LAC's 46%, 14 of 40 from three, and got to the line 16 times to LAC's 26. NYK turned it over 19 times to LAC's 8, and LAC turned those into 12 steals. The glass went 51-36 for them. Towns led with 35 (13 of 17, 3 of 4 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); Brunson added 28, Anunoby 22. Q3 was theirs, 26-24, the deficit cut from 9 to 7, but the other 3 periods went 102-92 against them. Bridges's -17 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/11 @ UTA 134-117 — NYK notes
NYK won 134-117. NYK shot 52% (48 of 92) to UTA's 48%, 17 of 40 from three. NYK turned it over 10 times to UTA's 15. Brunson led with 28 (7 of 16, 4 of 7 from three, 10 of 11 at the line); Clarkson added 27, Anunoby 22. The hinge was Q4, 38-23: a lead of 2 became 17, and the lead reached 22. NYK trailed 56-65 at the half and won the second half 78-52. Alvarado was the night's best plus/minus at +28.
3/13 @ IND 101-92 — NYK notes
NYK won 101-92. NYK shot 42% (37 of 88) to IND's 39%, 8 of 28 from three, and went to the line 25 times to IND's 15 — 19 points from the stripe to their 12. Brunson led with 29 (11 of 25, 0 of 3 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Anunoby added 25, Robinson 12. The hinge was Q2, 32-24: a lead of 3 became 11, and the lead reached 15. Robinson was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
3/15 vs GSW — 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 110, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Towns at 24 and Brunson at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 11 a night. Without Hart (2 straight), McBride (22 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 119, shooting 43 percent and 33 from three, 19 free throws a game; Melton at 19 and Podziemski at 18 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Ste. Curry (16 straight), Moody (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-11 a night and Golden State minus-5 and the defense, New York allowing 110 a night to Golden State's 119. Call it New York 118, Golden State 111.
3/17 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 112 a night and allowing 110, shooting 47 percent and 33 from three, 21 free throws a game; Brunson at 28 and Towns at 24 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without McBride (23 straight). One day's rest. Indiana comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 121, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; Nesmith at 20 and Nembhard at 15 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Siakam (4 straight), Thompson (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-9 a night and Indiana minus-6 and the defense, New York allowing 110 a night to Indiana's 121. Call it New York 119, Indiana 108, New York by 11.
3/20 @ BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 96 a night and allowing 117, shooting 40 percent and 32 from three, 27 free throws a game; Minott at 14 and Saraf at 12 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Sharpe (5 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 110, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brunson at 29 and Towns at 24 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 10 a night. Without McBride (24 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-10 a night and Brooklyn minus-6 and the turnovers, Brooklyn giving it away 19 times a game to New York's 13. Call it New York 116, Brooklyn 107.
3/22 vs WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 104, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Brunson at 26 and Towns at 22 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 10 a night. Without McBride (25 straight). One day's rest. Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 123, shooting 47 percent and 40 from three, 19 free throws a game; Coulibaly at 18 and Riley at 14 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 16 a night. Without Reese (3 straight), George (10 straight), Black (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-10 a night and Washington minus-16 and the defense, New York allowing 104 a night to Washington's 123. Call it New York 122, Washington 106, New York by 16.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
NYKAH A. Hukporti
JA J. Alvarado
JB J. Brunson
JC J. Clarkson
LS L. Shamet
MB M. Bridges
MD M. Diawara
MR M. Robinson
OA O. Anunoby
PD P. Dadiet
INDAN A. Nembhard
AN A. Nesmith
BS B. Sheppard
IZ I. Zubac
JH J. Huff
JW J. Walker
KB K. Brown
MP M. Potter
OT O. Toppin
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
Brunson scores 29, Anunoby adds 25 as Knicks get past the Pacers 101-92 for 2nd straight victory
INDIANAPOLIS -- — Jalen Brunson finished with 29 points and nine assists, OG Anunoby added 25 points and eight rebounds, and the New York Knicks beat the Indiana Pacers 101-92 on Friday night.
Mitchell Robinson had a career-high 22 rebounds to go with 12 points as last year's Eastern Conference runner-up won its second straight and its sixth game in nine contests. The Knicks are still fighting to earn a top-four seed and home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs.
Jarace Walker scored 18 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the Pacers. Aaron Nesmith had 12 points as injury-riddled Indiana lost its 12th straight. Ivica Zubac added 11 points and eight rebounds in his second game with Indiana since being acquired in a February trade .
Pacers coach Rick Carlisle insisted before the game that his short-handed defending Eastern Conference champions were still playing hard despite having the league's worst record and already being eliminated from the playoffs.
And though this game lacked the intensity of last season's surprise conference finals, the fight still showed.
Indiana rallied from a 14-point, third-quarter deficit to take a 74-73 lead when Nesmith barely beat the shot clock on a 3-pointer with 7 seconds left in the quarter. Jordan Clarkson then beat the third-quarter buzzer with a 3 that withstood a replay review, to give the Knicks a 76-74 lead.
It looked like the Knicks might finally pull away when they opened up an 83-77 lead early in the fourth, but Indiana charged back to 90-88 on Walker's two free throws with 2:56 to play. Then New York reeled off seven straight points to close out the victory on a night New York was just 8 of 28 on 3s.