Hello everyone and welcome to another MARCA in English live blog, this time taking you through Game 5 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals between the New York Knicks and Indiana Pacers.
With the Pacers just one win away from its first trip to the NBA Finals in 25 years. They lead the best-of-seven series 3-1 against the New York Knicks and could end the series tonight at Madison Square Garden.
The Pacers enter Game 5 with momentum on their side after a dominant 130-121 win in Game 4. Led by Tyrese Haliburton and Pascal Siakam, who have both delivered standout performances throughout the series, Indiana has consistently pushed the tempo and outpaced New York. Supporting contributions from Aaron Nesmith, who’s questionable for Game 5 with an ankle issue, and Bennedict Mathurin off the bench have also proven vital.
The Knicks, meanwhile, face elimination in front of their home fans. Despite a heroic playoff run and steady leadership from Jalen Brunson, New York has struggled to match Indiana’s energy and shot-making. Karl-Anthony Towns, listed as questionable due to a knee issue, will be a game-time decision. His availability could significantly impact the Knicks’ chances of forcing a Game 6.
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End of the Game
End of the 4th Quarter
Andrew Nembhard makes a layup.
Ariel Hukporti dunks. Miles McBride with the assist.
Ben Sheppard makes free throw 2 of 2.
Substitution: Ariel Hukporti in for Josh Hart.
Ben Sheppard makes free throw 1 of 2.
Personal foul committed by Miles McBride.
Ben Sheppard with a defensive rebound.
Josh Hart misses free throw 2 of 2.
Josh Hart makes free throw 1 of 2.
Shooting foul committed by Ben Sheppard.
Delon Wright steals the ball from Andrew Nembhard.
Substitution: Delon Wright in for OG Anunoby.
Personal foul committed by Precious Achiuwa.
Ben Sheppard with an offensive rebound.
Thomas Bryant misses a 3-point jump shot from 24 feet out.
Johnny Furphy with a defensive rebound.
Precious Achiuwa misses a jump shot from 8 feet out.
Substitution: Thomas Bryant in for T.J. McConnell.
Substitution: Johnny Furphy in for Obi Toppin.
Substitution: Precious Achiuwa in for Jalen Brunson.
Substitution: Miles McBride in for Mikal Bridges.
Substitution: Landry Shamet in for Karl-Anthony Towns.
Pacers take a full timeout.
Knicks with a defensive rebound.
Jarace Walker misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out.
Obi Toppin with a defensive rebound.
Karl-Anthony Towns misses a jump shot from 5 feet out.
Karl-Anthony Towns with an offensive rebound.
Jalen Brunson misses a 3-point jump shot from 28 feet out.
Jalen Brunson with a defensive rebound.
Andrew Nembhard misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out.
Karl-Anthony Towns dunks. Mikal Bridges with the assist.
Josh Hart with a defensive rebound.
Obi Toppin misses a 3-point jump shot from 28 feet out.
Obi Toppin with a defensive rebound.
Karl-Anthony Towns misses free throw 1 of 1.
Substitution: T.J. McConnell in for Tyrese Haliburton.
Substitution: Jarace Walker in for Bennedict Mathurin.
Substitution: Ben Sheppard in for Pascal Siakam.
Shooting foul committed by Bennedict Mathurin.
Karl-Anthony Towns makes a layup.
Josh Hart with an offensive rebound.
OG Anunoby misses a 3-point jump shot from 24 feet out.
Personal foul committed by Pascal Siakam.
Tyrese Haliburton makes a layup.
Knicks take a full timeout.
Substitution: Obi Toppin in for Myles Turner.
Personal foul committed by Karl-Anthony Towns.
Andrew Nembhard steals the ball from Josh Hart.
Bennedict Mathurin makes a layup.
Bennedict Mathurin with a defensive rebound.
Mikal Bridges misses a 3-point jump shot from 23 feet out.
Josh Hart with an offensive rebound.
Myles Turner blocks a OG Anunoby jump shot from 5 feet out.
Josh Hart with a defensive rebound.
Pascal Siakam misses a layup.
Jalen Brunson makes a jump shot from 17 feet out. Karl-Anthony Towns with the assist.
Pascal Siakam makes a layup.
Tyrese Haliburton with a defensive rebound.
Karl-Anthony Towns misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out.
OG Anunoby with a defensive rebound.
Bennedict Mathurin misses a jump shot from 21 feet out.
Substitution: Andrew Nembhard in for Aaron Nesmith.
Personal foul committed by Mikal Bridges.
Mikal Bridges makes a jump shot from 12 feet out.
OG Anunoby with a defensive rebound.
Aaron Nesmith misses a 3-point jump shot from 24 feet out.
Substitution: Bennedict Mathurin in for Andrew Nembhard.
Substitution: Pascal Siakam in for Jarace Walker.
Pacers take a full timeout.
Josh Hart makes a layup. Mikal Bridges with the assist.
Karl-Anthony Towns with a defensive rebound.
Tyrese Haliburton misses a layup.
Aaron Nesmith with a defensive rebound.
Josh Hart misses free throw 1 of 1.
Shooting foul committed by Andrew Nembhard.
Josh Hart makes a jump shot from 7 feet out.
Jarace Walker with a turnover – Bad Pass
Aaron Nesmith with a defensive rebound.
Karl-Anthony Towns misses a 3-point jump shot from 27 feet out.
Josh Hart with a defensive rebound.
Myles Turner misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out.
Jump Ball: Jarace Walker vs. Jalen Brunson — Tyrese Haliburton gains possession.
Substitution: Andrew Nembhard in for T.J. McConnell.
Substitution: Aaron Nesmith in for Pascal Siakam.
Substitution: Tyrese Haliburton in for Bennedict Mathurin.
Substitution: Jalen Brunson in for Miles McBride.
Substitution: Mikal Bridges in for Landry Shamet.
Knicks take a full timeout.
Jarace Walker makes a 3-point jump shot from 27 feet out. Myles Turner with the assist.
Bennedict Mathurin with a defensive rebound.
Jarace Walker blocks a Karl-Anthony Towns layup.
Josh Hart steals the ball from T.J. McConnell.
Bennedict Mathurin with a defensive rebound.
Landry Shamet misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out.
Pascal Siakam makes a layup. T.J. McConnell with the assist.
T.J. McConnell with a defensive rebound.
OG Anunoby misses a 3-point jump shot from 27 feet out.
T.J. McConnell with a turnover – Lost Ball
Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 2 of 2.
Knicks with an offensive rebound.
Karl-Anthony Towns misses free throw 1 of 2.
Shooting foul committed by Jarace Walker.
Bennedict Mathurin makes a layup.
T.J. McConnell steals the ball from Karl-Anthony Towns.
OG Anunoby steals the ball from T.J. McConnell.
Pascal Siakam with a defensive rebound.
Karl-Anthony Towns misses a layup.
T.J. McConnell makes a jump shot from 14 feet out.
OG Anunoby makes a 3-point jump shot from 23 feet out. Miles McBride with the assist.
Bennedict Mathurin makes free throw 2 of 2.
Substitution: Miles McBride in for Delon Wright.
Bennedict Mathurin makes free throw 1 of 2.
Shooting foul committed by Landry Shamet.
Landry Shamet makes a jump shot from 23 feet out. Delon Wright with the assist.
Start of the 4th Quarter
End of the 3rd Quarter
Knicks with an offensive rebound.
Karl-Anthony Towns misses a jump shot from 12 feet out.
Substitution: Myles Turner in for Jarace Walker.
Substitution: Tyrese Haliburton in for T.J. McConnell.
Substitution: Jalen Brunson in for Delon Wright.
Substitution: Karl-Anthony Towns in for Precious Achiuwa.
Knicks take a full timeout.
Bennedict Mathurin with a turnover – Traveling
Mikal Bridges makes a jump shot from 13 feet out.
Bennedict Mathurin makes a jump shot from 12 feet out.
Josh Hart makes free throw 2 of 2.
Josh Hart makes free throw 1 of 2.
Personal foul committed by Jarace Walker.
Ben Sheppard makes a 3-point jump shot from 28 feet out. Pascal Siakam with the assist.
T.J. McConnell with a defensive rebound.
Mikal Bridges misses a jump shot from 10 feet out.
Josh Hart with an offensive rebound.
Miles McBride misses a jump shot from 17 feet out.
Miles McBride with an offensive rebound.
Delon Wright misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out.
Bennedict Mathurin makes free throw 1 of 1.
Shooting foul committed by Josh Hart.
Bennedict Mathurin makes a layup. Pascal Siakam with the assist.
Jarace Walker with an offensive rebound.
Pascal Siakam misses free throw 2 of 2.
Pascal Siakam makes free throw 1 of 2.
Substitution: Jarace Walker in for Obi Toppin.
Shooting foul committed by Delon Wright.
Bennedict Mathurin with a defensive rebound.
Delon Wright misses a layup.
Delon Wright steals the ball from T.J. McConnell.
Miles McBride makes a jump shot from 12 feet out.
Precious Achiuwa with a defensive rebound.
Obi Toppin misses a layup.
Obi Toppin with a defensive rebound.
Precious Achiuwa misses free throw 1 of 1.
Substitution: Delon Wright in for Jalen Brunson.
Shooting foul committed by T.J. McConnell.
Precious Achiuwa makes a layup. Mikal Bridges with the assist.
Josh Hart with a defensive rebound.
Pascal Siakam misses a layup.
Jalen Brunson makes free throw 1 of 1.
Substitution: T.J. McConnell in for Tyrese Haliburton.
Knicks take a full timeout.
Shooting foul committed by Obi Toppin.
Jalen Brunson makes a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out.
Jalen Brunson with a defensive rebound.
Bennedict Mathurin misses a 3-point jump shot from 27 feet out.
Mikal Bridges makes a jump shot from 14 feet out. Josh Hart with the assist.
Substitution: Pascal Siakam in for Thomas Bryant.
Turnover: Ben Sheppard
Offensive foul committed by Ben Sheppard.
Jalen Brunson makes a jump shot from 11 feet out.
Bennedict Mathurin makes free throw 2 of 2.
Substitution: Precious Achiuwa in for Mitchell Robinson.
Bennedict Mathurin makes free throw 1 of 2.
Shooting foul committed by Mitchell Robinson.
Thomas Bryant with a defensive rebound.
Mitchell Robinson misses free throw 2 of 2.
Knicks with an offensive rebound.
Mitchell Robinson misses free throw 1 of 2.
Personal foul committed by Tyrese Haliburton.
Obi Toppin makes a layup. Tyrese Haliburton with the assist.
Mikal Bridges makes a layup. Jalen Brunson with the assist.
Obi Toppin makes free throw 1 of 1.
Substitution: Miles McBride in for OG Anunoby.
Shooting foul committed by Jalen Brunson.
Obi Toppin makes a layup. Tyrese Haliburton with the assist.
Bennedict Mathurin with a defensive rebound.
Josh Hart misses a jump shot from 25 feet out.
Personal foul committed by Bennedict Mathurin.
Bennedict Mathurin makes free throw 2 of 2.
Substitution: Obi Toppin in for Pascal Siakam.
Bennedict Mathurin makes free throw 1 of 2.
Personal foul committed by Josh Hart.
Pacers with a defensive rebound.
OG Anunoby misses a 3-point jump shot from 23 feet out.
OG Anunoby steals the ball from Pascal Siakam.
OG Anunoby steals the ball from Pascal Siakam.
Pascal Siakam with a defensive rebound.
Josh Hart misses a jump shot from 7 feet out.
Mikal Bridges with an offensive rebound.
Josh Hart misses a 3-point jump shot from 23 feet out.
Bennedict Mathurin makes free throw 2 of 2.
Bennedict Mathurin makes free throw 1 of 2.
Personal foul committed by Mitchell Robinson.
Tyrese Haliburton steals the ball from Josh Hart.
Pascal Siakam makes free throw 2 of 2.
Substitution: Josh Hart in for Karl-Anthony Towns.
Pacers with an offensive rebound.
Pascal Siakam misses free throw 1 of 2.
Shooting foul committed by Karl-Anthony Towns.
OG Anunoby makes free throw 2 of 2.
Substitution: Ben Sheppard in for Andrew Nembhard.
OG Anunoby makes free throw 1 of 2.
Shooting foul committed by Andrew Nembhard.
Mitchell Robinson steals the ball from Andrew Nembhard.
Karl-Anthony Towns makes a layup.
Mikal Bridges with a defensive rebound.
Mitchell Robinson blocks a Thomas Bryant dunk.
Jalen Brunson makes free throw 2 of 2.
Substitution: Thomas Bryant in for Tony Bradley.
Substitution: Bennedict Mathurin in for Aaron Nesmith.
Jalen Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2.
Shooting foul committed by Andrew Nembhard.
Tony Bradley makes free throw 2 of 2.
Tony Bradley makes free throw 1 of 2.
Shooting foul committed by Mitchell Robinson.
Pascal Siakam steals the ball from Jalen Brunson.
Knicks with an offensive rebound.
OG Anunoby misses a 3-point jump shot from 23 feet out.
Karl-Anthony Towns with a defensive rebound.
Aaron Nesmith misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out.
Pacers with an offensive rebound.
Jalen Brunson blocks a Aaron Nesmith jump shot from 8 feet out.
Substitution: Tony Bradley in for Myles Turner.
Personal foul committed by Karl-Anthony Towns.
Karl-Anthony Towns with a turnover – Lost Ball
Mikal Bridges steals the ball from Myles Turner.
Myles Turner with an offensive rebound.
Aaron Nesmith misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out.
Pacers take a full timeout.
Mitchell Robinson makes a tip shot from 2 feet out.
Mitchell Robinson with an offensive rebound.
Jalen Brunson misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out.
Myles Turner with a turnover – Lost Ball
Pacers with an offensive rebound.
Mitchell Robinson blocks a Tyrese Haliburton layup.
Aaron Nesmith steals the ball from Mitchell Robinson.
Tyrese Haliburton makes a layup.
Jalen Brunson makes a 3-point jump shot from 27 feet out. Karl-Anthony Towns with the assist.
Mitchell Robinson with a defensive rebound.
Pascal Siakam misses a jump shot from 14 feet out.
Jalen Brunson makes free throw 1 of 1.
Shooting foul committed by Aaron Nesmith.
Jalen Brunson makes a layup.
Aaron Nesmith makes a 3-point jump shot from 23 feet out. Myles Turner with the assist.
Jalen Brunson makes a layup.
Mitchell Robinson with a defensive rebound.
Andrew Nembhard misses a layup.
Turnover: Karl-Anthony Towns
Offensive foul committed by Karl-Anthony Towns.
Aaron Nesmith with a turnover – Traveling
Start of the 3rd Quarter
End of the 2nd Quarter
Pacers with an offensive rebound.
Tyrese Haliburton misses a 3-point jump shot from 38 feet out.
Andrew Nembhard steals the ball from Jalen Brunson.
Josh Hart with a defensive rebound.
Jarace Walker misses a 3-point jump shot from 27 feet out.
Mikal Bridges makes a jump shot from 10 feet out.
Karl-Anthony Towns with a defensive rebound.
Pascal Siakam misses a hook shot from 8 feet out.
Karl-Anthony Towns makes a layup. Josh Hart with the assist.
Bennedict Mathurin makes a 3-point jump shot from 23 feet out. Tyrese Haliburton with the assist.
Jarace Walker steals the ball from OG Anunoby.
OG Anunoby steals the ball from Andrew Nembhard.
Bennedict Mathurin with a defensive rebound.
OG Anunoby misses a 3-point jump shot from 24 feet out.
Jarace Walker makes a 3-point jump shot from 23 feet out. Tyrese Haliburton with the assist.
OG Anunoby makes a layup.
OG Anunoby with an offensive rebound.
OG Anunoby misses a layup.
Karl-Anthony Towns with a defensive rebound.
Pascal Siakam misses free throw 2 of 2.
Pascal Siakam makes free throw 1 of 2.
Shooting foul committed by Josh Hart.
Andrew Nembhard with a defensive rebound.
Mikal Bridges misses a jump shot from 8 feet out.
Josh Hart with an offensive rebound.
Jalen Brunson misses a layup.
Tyrese Haliburton makes free throw 2 of 2.
Tyrese Haliburton makes free throw 1 of 2.
Substitution: Jarace Walker in for Aaron Nesmith.
Pacers take a full timeout.
Shooting foul committed by Jalen Brunson.
Bennedict Mathurin with a defensive rebound.
Karl-Anthony Towns misses a layup.
Substitution: Mikal Bridges in for Landry Shamet.
Substitution: Bennedict Mathurin in for Obi Toppin.
Personal foul committed by Obi Toppin.
Landry Shamet with a defensive rebound.
Obi Toppin misses a 3-point jump shot from 27 feet out.
Karl-Anthony Towns with a turnover – Bad Pass
Substitution: Pascal Siakam in for Myles Turner.
Turnover: Myles Turner
Offensive foul committed by Myles Turner.
Josh Hart makes a layup. Jalen Brunson with the assist.
Myles Turner makes a jump shot from 7 feet out.
Turnover: Landry Shamet
Offensive foul committed by Landry Shamet.
Josh Hart with a defensive rebound.
Aaron Nesmith misses a jump shot from 14 feet out.
OG Anunoby makes a tip shot from 3 feet out.
OG Anunoby with an offensive rebound.
Tyrese Haliburton blocks a OG Anunoby layup.
Jalen Brunson with a defensive rebound.
Aaron Nesmith misses a 3-point jump shot from 23 feet out.
Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 1.
Substitution: Jalen Brunson in for Delon Wright.
Shooting foul committed by Myles Turner.
Karl-Anthony Towns makes a layup. Delon Wright with the assist.
Karl-Anthony Towns with a defensive rebound.
Andrew Nembhard misses a jump shot from 12 feet out.
Landry Shamet makes a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. Delon Wright with the assist.
Delon Wright with an offensive rebound.
Aaron Nesmith blocks a OG Anunoby jump shot from 7 feet out.
Andrew Nembhard makes a jump shot from 19 feet out.
Substitution: Tyrese Haliburton in for Pascal Siakam.
Substitution: Andrew Nembhard in for T.J. McConnell.
Substitution: Obi Toppin in for Bennedict Mathurin.
Knicks take a full timeout.
Pacers with a defensive rebound.
Myles Turner blocks a Karl-Anthony Towns layup.
Karl-Anthony Towns with a defensive rebound.
Pascal Siakam misses a 3-point jump shot from 27 feet out.
Pascal Siakam with a defensive rebound.
Karl-Anthony Towns misses a layup.
Josh Hart with a defensive rebound.
Bennedict Mathurin misses a jump shot from 6 feet out.
Personal foul committed by OG Anunoby.
Josh Hart makes free throw 1 of 1.
Substitution: Myles Turner in for Obi Toppin.
Substitution: Aaron Nesmith in for Ben Sheppard.
Substitution: OG Anunoby in for Miles McBride.
Shooting foul committed by Bennedict Mathurin.
Josh Hart makes a layup.
Josh Hart with a defensive rebound.
Obi Toppin misses a jump shot from 8 feet out.
Miles McBride makes a 3-point jump shot from 24 feet out. Karl-Anthony Towns with the assist.
Pascal Siakam makes a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. T.J. McConnell with the assist.
Karl-Anthony Towns makes a layup.
Karl-Anthony Towns with an offensive rebound.
Delon Wright misses a 3-point jump shot from 28 feet out.
Obi Toppin makes a layup. T.J. McConnell with the assist.
Miles McBride with a turnover – Bad Pass
Obi Toppin makes a layup. T.J. McConnell with the assist.
Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 1.
Shooting foul committed by Pascal Siakam.
Karl-Anthony Towns makes a layup.
Karl-Anthony Towns with a defensive rebound.
Obi Toppin misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out.
Bennedict Mathurin with a defensive rebound.
Delon Wright misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out.
T.J. McConnell makes a layup. Pascal Siakam with the assist.
Pascal Siakam with an offensive rebound.
T.J. McConnell misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out.
Karl-Anthony Towns makes a jump shot from 9 feet out.
Karl-Anthony Towns with a defensive rebound.
Pascal Siakam misses a jump shot from 13 feet out.
Start of the 2nd Quarter
End of the 1st Quarter
Knicks with an offensive rebound.
Mikal Bridges misses a 3-point jump shot from 40 feet out.
Mikal Bridges with a defensive rebound.
Bennedict Mathurin misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out.
T.J. McConnell with a defensive rebound.
Josh Hart misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out.
Bennedict Mathurin makes a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. Pascal Siakam with the assist.
Pascal Siakam with a defensive rebound.
Jalen Brunson misses a layup.
Pascal Siakam makes a layup. T.J. McConnell with the assist.
T.J. McConnell with a defensive rebound.
Mikal Bridges misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out.
Substitution: Pascal Siakam in for Obi Toppin.
Substitution: Bennedict Mathurin in for Tyrese Haliburton.
Obi Toppin with a turnover – Lost Ball
T.J. McConnell with a defensive rebound.
Jalen Brunson misses a 3-point jump shot from 27 feet out.
Mitchell Robinson with a defensive rebound.
Obi Toppin misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out.
Mitchell Robinson dunks. Josh Hart with the assist.
Mitchell Robinson with a defensive rebound.
Ben Sheppard misses a jump shot from 11 feet out.
Obi Toppin with a defensive rebound.
T.J. McConnell blocks a Miles McBride jump shot from 12 feet out.
T.J. McConnell makes a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. Ben Sheppard with the assist.
Jalen Brunson makes a jump shot from 14 feet out.
Obi Toppin makes free throw 2 of 2.
Obi Toppin makes free throw 1 of 2.
Shooting foul committed by Miles McBride.
Pacers with an offensive rebound.
Tony Bradley misses a layup.
Tony Bradley with an offensive rebound.
T.J. McConnell misses a layup.
Substitution: Tony Bradley in for Myles Turner.
Substitution: T.J. McConnell in for Andrew Nembhard.
Substitution: Josh Hart in for Karl-Anthony Towns.
Substitution: Miles McBride in for OG Anunoby.
Pacers take a full timeout.
Jalen Brunson makes a 3-point jump shot from 27 feet out.
Mitchell Robinson with a defensive rebound.
Tyrese Haliburton misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out.
Jalen Brunson makes a 3-point jump shot from 29 feet out.
Andrew Nembhard makes a jump shot from 11 feet out.
Karl-Anthony Towns makes a layup. Jalen Brunson with the assist.
Jalen Brunson with a defensive rebound.
Andrew Nembhard misses a layup.
Karl-Anthony Towns makes a 3-point jump shot from 24 feet out. Mikal Bridges with the assist.
Karl-Anthony Towns with a defensive rebound.
Tyrese Haliburton misses free throw 3 of 3.
Substitution: Obi Toppin in for Pascal Siakam.
Tyrese Haliburton makes free throw 2 of 3.
Tyrese Haliburton makes free throw 1 of 3.
Shooting foul committed by OG Anunoby.
Myles Turner with a defensive rebound.
OG Anunoby misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out.
Personal foul committed by Myles Turner.
Knicks with an offensive rebound.
OG Anunoby misses a layup.
Karl-Anthony Towns with a defensive rebound.
Tyrese Haliburton misses a jump shot from 16 feet out.
Tyrese Haliburton with a defensive rebound.
Myles Turner blocks a Mikal Bridges jump shot from 7 feet out.
Knicks with a defensive rebound.
Andrew Nembhard misses a tip shot from 2 feet out.
Andrew Nembhard with an offensive rebound.
Pascal Siakam misses a jump shot from 10 feet out.
Mikal Bridges makes a jump shot from 11 feet out.
Pascal Siakam makes free throw 2 of 2.
Pacers with an offensive rebound.
Pascal Siakam misses free throw 1 of 2.
Shooting foul committed by Karl-Anthony Towns.
Ben Sheppard with a defensive rebound.
Jalen Brunson misses a jump shot from 8 feet out.
Ben Sheppard makes a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. Andrew Nembhard with the assist.
Andrew Nembhard steals the ball from Karl-Anthony Towns.
Substitution: Ben Sheppard in for Aaron Nesmith.
Personal foul committed by Aaron Nesmith.
Jalen Brunson with a defensive rebound.
Aaron Nesmith misses a 3-point jump shot from 24 feet out.
Pascal Siakam with a defensive rebound.
Karl-Anthony Towns misses a jump shot from 8 feet out.
Pascal Siakam makes a jump shot from 10 feet out.
OG Anunoby makes free throw 2 of 2.
Pacers take a full timeout.
OG Anunoby makes free throw 1 of 2.
Shooting foul committed by Andrew Nembhard.
Karl-Anthony Towns with a defensive rebound.
Pascal Siakam misses a 3-point jump shot from 27 feet out.
Mitchell Robinson dunks. Jalen Brunson with the assist.
Myles Turner makes a 3-point jump shot from 27 feet out. Tyrese Haliburton with the assist.
Jalen Brunson makes a jump shot from 13 feet out.
Knicks with an offensive rebound.
Karl-Anthony Towns misses a 3-point jump shot from 29 feet out.
OG Anunoby steals the ball from Pascal Siakam.
Jalen Brunson makes a jump shot from 12 feet out.
Myles Turner with a turnover – Traveling
Jalen Brunson makes a jump shot from 13 feet out. Mikal Bridges with the assist.
Jump Ball: Myles Turner vs. Mitchell Robinson — Jalen Brunson gains possession.
Start of the 1st Quarter
Knicks stick with Robinson, Towns good to go for Game 5
No changes for the Knicks in Game 5 — Mitchell Robinson remains in the starting five for the third straight contest, with Josh Hart coming off the bench again.
Meanwhile, Karl-Anthony Towns, who was listed as questionable with a left knee issue, has been cleared to play and will start tonight as New York fights to stay alive in the series.
Aaron Nesmith Cleared to Play in Game 5
Indiana Pacers forward Aaron Nesmith is officially available for Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the New York Knicks, despite dealing with a right ankle sprain sustained in Game 3
Pacers shooting outside the paint vs Knicks:
* Game 1: 26/56 (46.4%)
* Game 2: 19/44 (43.2%)
* Game 3: 18/55 (32.7%)
* Game 4: 20/49 (40.8%)
By comparison, they averaged 18.1 makes at 38.5% from midrange and three during the regular season. When Indiana is hitting from outside, they’re tough to beat.
Desperation meets dominance at MSG
The Knicks are hoping the raucous Madison Square Garden crowd can help swing momentum back in their favor. Head coach Tom Thibodeau will need more than just emotional fuel, however. New York has yet to string together four quarters of elite-level play since their Game 3 win and must find a way to slow the Pacers’ blistering pace.
Where to watch Pacers vs Knicks?
Pacers vs Knicks can be seen on TNT who are carrying the national broadcast. The game can also be streamed via services like Sling TV and DIRECTV.
What time does Pacers vs Knicks start?
Tip-off for Game 5 in the NBA Eastern Conference finals between the Pacers and Knicks is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET at Madison Square Garden.
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