Knicks keep NBA dream alive with stunning comeback win
Karl-Anthony Towns has scored 20 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter and Jalen Brunson added 23 points as New York rallied from 20 points down to beat Indiana 106-100 in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals.
Towns also had 15 rebounds as the Knicks cut the series deficit to 2-1 despite having Towns and Brunson in foul trouble most of Sunday night.
Game 4 will be played on Tuesday, again in Indianapolis.
Tyrese Haliburton led the Pacers with 20 points and six assists. Myles Turner added 19 points as Indiana dropped to 0-4 all-time playing on the same day the Indianapolis 500 was held.
Team officials handed out gold-and-blue T-shirts with the words "Vroom Baby" to celebrate the rare Pacers and racers doubleheader after Spain's Alex Palou kissed the bricks.
Palou received a rousing standing ovation during the second quarter — just as Indiana started pulling away to a 55-35 lead with 3:20 remaining in the half in front of six players from the Pacers' 2000 Eastern Conference champs, including Hall of Famer Reggie Miller.
However, the home side failed to put this one away after holding a 68-52 lead early in the third quarter.
New York charged back, cutting the deficit to 80-70 after three. Then behind the strength of Towns and the nimbleness of Brunson, the Knicks finally retook an 89-88 lead on Brunson's basket with 7:10 to play. They never led by more than four until the final free throws with 2.6 seconds left.
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