Knicks beat Pacers in Game 3 of NBA's Eastern Conference finals: Live updates and reaction
New York fell behind by 20 points but rallied to beat Indiana and now trails 2-1 in the series. Imagn Images
Q4 8:48 - Pacers 85, Knicks 81
Four fouls now on Josh Hart, but Andrew Nembhard only hits one of two free throws. Gregory Shamus / Getty Images
Q4 9:06 - Pacers 84, Knicks 81
Karl-Anthony Towns draws a Pascal Siakam foul on the other end, and it's back to a 3-point game...
What a finish we have coming up in Indianapolis!
That's such a tough shot by Pascal Siakam. The Pacers look discombobulated, but Siakam hits a tough, contested shot late in the shot clock, plus the foul, to steady the Pacers.
Q4 9:26 - Pacers 84, Knicks 79
Great defense by the Knicks on Pascal Siakam. It doesn't matter. Siakam hits the baseline jumper through contact, though he misses the ensuing free throw. Ron Hoskins / NBAE via Getty Images
Karl-Anthony Towns has come alive the last few possessions. Towns hits a 3; then grabs a rebound, takes the ball upcourt and hits Delon Wright for a layup; then attacks the basket for a layup and the foul. And it's a three-point game.
T.J. McConnell gave an … interesting … interview between the quarters. He blamed himself for the team's offensive rut while, oddly enough, refusing to look at the interviewer.
He has gotten a little greedy on his drives. Overpenetrating just a bit. But I'm more inclined to blame Bennedict Mathurin than T.J.
The Knicks are +8 since Aaron Nesmith's injury.
Delon Wright and Landry Shamet, just as everyone predicted, are a part of the Knicks' lineup leading a comeback. The Pacers' lead is down to five with 10:22 to go.
These are the first minutes the Wright-McBride-Shamet-Hart-Towns lineup has played together all season. Obviously it's helping the Knicks pull close to the Pacers in a big fourth-quarter stretch.
Tom Thibodeau is indicting himself.
Tom Thibodeau has always believed in the power of a full roster and a healthy bench, and don't you dare say anything else.
Good work by the Knicks here to cut the Pacers' lead down to five points. Hasn't been the prettiest couple of minutes, but they've gotten enough stops to get back in this game.
It's a five-point game thanks to the never-seen-before Wright-McBride-Shamet-Hart-Towns lineup.
Because of course.
Q4 10:22 - Pacers 82, Knicks 77
Karl-Anthony Towns brings the ball up and finds a wide-open Delon Wright for a layup!
Indiana's lead is down to five... Justin Casterline / Getty Images
Q4 10:29 - Pacers 82, Knicks 75
Karl-Anthony Towns has gotten in a groove. He has five early points in the fourth and the Pacers' lead is down to seven...
Landry Shamet and Delon Wright on the floor for the Knicks early in the 4th as they're down 7, just like they planned it.
Wright-Hart-Shamet trio played 40 minutes tighter this season.... zero of which came with Deuce McBride as a fourth member.
The Pacers have made at least 9 3s in every playoff game this spring.
Knicks opponents have made at least 6 3s in every playoff game this spring.
Entering the fourth quarter, Indiana has made only 4 of 17 3s, and the only 3 they made in the third quarter was by Aaron Nesmith, prior to Nesmith's right ankle injury.
To Mike's point, yes, it was a missed opportunity. The Pacers didn't attack Jalen Brunson at all in that quarter. It's like they forgot he had four fouls. Very odd offensive decisions by Indiana throughout the period. They didn't post him up once, either. Now, Brunson can come in and let it all hang out in a fourth quarter the Knicks have to win, big.
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