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12/18 20:52 CST Jalen Brunson's late 3-pointer, OG Anunoby's steal helps
short-handed Knicks beat Pacers 114-113
Jalen Brunson's late 3-pointer, OG Anunoby's steal helps short-handed Knicks
beat Pacers 114-113
By MICHAEL MAROT
AP Sports Writer
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) --- Jalen Brunson made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 4.4 seconds
left and scored 25 points, OG Anunoby stole the ensuing inbounds pass and the
New York Knicks rallied for a 114-113 victory over the Indiana Pacers on
Thursday night.
Brunson also had seven rebounds and seven assists as the Knicks extended their
winning streak to seven games. Mikal Bridges added 22 points and eight rebounds
and Tyler Kolek had 16 points and 11 assists, both career highs, on a night the
NBA Cup champions were short-handed and fell into an early 16-point hole.
Andrew Nembhard finished with 31 points on 12-of-19 shooting. He was also 4 of
5 on 3-pointers. Pascal Siakam had 26 points, six rebounds and five assists,
and Bennedict Mathurin finished with 16 points and eight rebounds.
The defending Eastern Conference champions lost their third straight since
coach Rick Carlisle won his 999th game. He needs one more to become the 11th
member of the exclusive 1,000-win club and the first since then-Philadelphia
coach Doc Rivers in November 2021.
In this season's first matchup between last season's two Eastern Conference
finalists, both teams were missing multiple key players.
The Knicks played without centers Karl-Anthony Towns and Mitchell Robinson,
along with guards Josh Hart, Deuce McBride and Landry Shamet. Indiana still has
four injured players out: guards Tyrese Haliburton and Ben Sheppard, and
forwards Aaron Nesmith and Obi Toppin.
And New York spent most of the night playing catch-up after falling into an
early 28-12 deficit.
Down 28-12, the Knicks closed to 62-59 at the half only to fall behind 83-68
late in the third quarter. They fought back again to take a 95-94 lead on
Kolek's 17-footer with 8:41 to go.
Indiana broke away from a 99-all tie with a 10-3 run, but the Knicks tied it at
111 on Anunoby's 3-pointer with 1:51 to play.
Up next
Knicks: Hosts Philadelphia on Friday.
Pacers: Begins a two-game road trip Monday in Boston.
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