New York Knicks at Indiana Pacers
· National Basketball Association
Brunson scores 29, Anunoby adds 25 as Knicks get past the Pacers 101-92 for 2nd straight victory
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.
Pacers: Visit Milwaukee on Sunday.
Regular Season Series
NY leads series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 101 - 92 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 101 - 92 |
| 4th 10.5 |  |
shot clock turnover | 101 - 92 |
| 4th 34.8 |  |
Jarace Walker makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot | 101 - 92 |
| 4th 45.6 | |
Mikal Bridges makes free throw 2 of 2 | 101 - 90 |
Statistics
 NY |
 IND |
|
|---|---|---|
| 37-88 | FG | 35-89 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 39 |
| 8-28 | 3PT | 10-38 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 26 |
| 19-25 | FT | 12-15 |
| 76 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 42 | Defensive Rebounds | 39 |
| 20 | Assists | 21 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 4 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 46 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 22 | Fouls | 21 |
| 15 | Largest Lead | 2 |
| 6 | Lead Changes | 6 |
| 90 | Percent Led | 1 |
Indiana Pacers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Sheppard, G | Out | Apr 12 |
| Jarace Walker, F | Out | Apr 12 |
| Andrew Nembhard, G | Out | Apr 11 |
| Aaron Nesmith, G | Out | Apr 11 |
| Pascal Siakam, F | Out | Apr 11 |
New York Knicks Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|
Game Information
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 15,544 · Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston |
56 | 26 | .683 | - | W2 |
 New York |
53 | 29 | .646 | 3 | L1 |
 Toronto |
46 | 36 | .561 | 10 | W1 |
 Philadelphia |
45 | 37 | .549 | 11 | W2 |
 Brooklyn |
20 | 62 | .244 | 36 | L3 |
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