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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Reggie Miller Praises Refs for Controversial Knicks-Pacers No-Call
Reggie Miller Praises Refs for Controversial Knicks-Pacers No-Call originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Knicks and Pacers tangled at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Saturday night with the Pacers looking to secure their place in the NBA Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Advertisement The Pacers led midway through the fourth quarter and looked to be in control as the Knicks' defense failed them several times late in the game. The game included numerous controversial calls on both sides of the action including during the third quarter as Pacers power forward Obi Toppin raked Knicks guard Josh Hart across the face on a layup attempt. NBA officials on the scene went to the video replay as they attempted to decide whether or not Toppin should have been assessed a flagrant foul on the play. Obi Toppin during Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. © Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images The sequence started with Toppin draining a three from the top of the key. He then raced down to the other end in a feverish attempt to block Hart on a drive to the basket that ended with a swipe at Hart's face that landed clean. Some Knicks fans began questioning the call on X as the dust began to settle. They wanted a flagrant foul, but NBA on TNT broadcaster Reggie Miller thought that the eventual call of a common foul was the correct one. Advertisement "I love it," Miller said alongside TNT play-by-play man Kevin Harlan. "Thank you for bringing back playoff basketball." The Pacers cruised to a 19-point fourth quarter lead with time ticking down in the fourth quarter as the Gainbridge Fieldhouse crowd reacted. "And the to smell it (a trip to the NBA Finals)," Miller proclaimed as the fourth quarter wound down. Related: Knicks Fans Enraged by Alleged Phantom Call Against Miles McBride Saturday This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 1, 2025, where it first appeared.
Al Jazeera
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Al Jazeera
Pacers knock out Knicks to reach NBA Finals
The Indiana Pacers, fuelled by 31 points from Pascal Siakam and a 21-point double-double from Tyrese Haliburton, beat the New York Knicks 125-108 to reach the NBA Finals for the first time since 2000. The Pacers used a big third quarter on Saturday to break open a close game and kept the pressure on in the fourth period to win the best-of-seven Eastern Conference finals four games to two. They reached the championship series for the second time in franchise history, and will be chasing their first title when the NBA Finals open in Oklahoma City on Thursday. New York had fended off elimination with a dominant defensive display in Game 5, but could not send the series to a decisive Game 7. Instead, the Knicks, who earned their two NBA titles in 1970 and 1973, remain in search of their first trip to the finals since 1999. Star forward Siakam was named Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the Eastern Conference finals, bouncing back after a disappointing outing in Game 5, when the Knicks used a dominating defensive effort to extend the series. 'After a bad Game 5, we wanted to bounce back,' Siakam said. 'And I have 100 percent belief in my teammates. Whenever we're down, we always find a way – and we did that tonight.' Haliburton shook off early shooting struggles to finish with 21 points and 13 assists as seven Pacers players scored in double figures. That included 18 off the bench from Obi Toppin and 11 from backup Thomas Bryant as the Pacers' reserves outscored the Knicks' reserves 38-20. 'I'm really proud of this group,' Haliburton said. 'We had a tough showing last game as a group. We wanted to respond. 'We did a great job of that,' he added. 'I'm just so proud of this group, and I don't even have words right now.' OG Anunoby led the Knicks' scoring with 24 points. Karl-Anthony Towns added 22 points and 14 rebounds, and Jalen Brunson scored 19 points and handed out seven assists. But Indiana emerged from a fast-paced first quarter that featured five lead changes with a one-point lead and never trailed again, harrying New York into 18 turnovers that led to 34 Pacers points. Haliburton, scoreless in the first quarter, warmed up with eight points in the second, including a thunderous dunk after teammate Andrew Nembhard's steal – one of 10 of New York's first-half turnovers. Nembhard came up with another steal from Brunson and fed Siakam for a layup to push Indiana's lead to six points before Anunoby drilled a basket in the final second of the first half to cut the Knicks' deficit to 58-54 at the break. The Pacers opened the third quarter on a 9-0 run and pushed their lead to 15 points, 78-63, on back-to-back 3-pointers from Nembhard and Bryant, sending the crowd at Gainbridge Fieldhouse into a frenzy. The Knicks quickly trimmed the deficit back to seven, only for the Pacers to pull away again to take a 92-77 lead into the fourth quarter. Haliburton, who had just 10 points through the first three quarters, added 11 in the final frame as the Pacers romped home.
Japan Times
3 days ago
- Business
- Japan Times
Pacers beat Knicks to set up NBA Finals clash with Thunder
The Indiana Pacers, fueled by 31 points from Pascal Siakam and a 21-point double-double from Tyrese Haliburton, beat the New York Knicks 125-108 on Saturday to reach the NBA Finals for the first time since 2000. The Pacers used a big third quarter to break open a close game and kept the pressure on in the fourth period to win the best-of-seven Eastern Conference finals four games to two. They reached the championship series for the second time in franchise history, and will be chasing their first title when the NBA Finals open in Oklahoma City on Thursday. New York had fended off elimination with a dominant defensive display in Game 5, but couldn't send the series to a decisive Game 7. Instead the Knicks, who earned their two NBA titles in 1970 and 1973, remain in search of their first trip to the final stage since 1999. Star forward Siakam was named MVP of the Eastern Conference finals, bouncing back after a disappointing outing in Game 5, when the Knicks used a dominating defensive effort to extend the series. "After a bad Game 5, we wanted to bounce back," Siakam said. "And I have 100% belief in my teammates. Whenever we're down, we always find a way — and we did that tonight." Haliburton shook off early shooting struggles to finish with 21 points and 13 assists as seven Pacers players scored in double figures. That included 18 off the bench from Obi Toppin and 11 from backup Thomas Bryant as the Pacers reserves out-scored the Knicks reserves 38-20. "I'm really proud of this group," Haliburton said. "We had a tough showing last game as a group. We wanted to respond. "We did a great job of that," he added. "I'm just so proud of this group and I don't even have words right now." OG Anunoby led the Knicks' scoring with 24 points. Karl-Anthony Towns added 22 points and 14 rebounds and Jalen Brunson scored 19 points and handed out seven assists. But Indiana emerged from a fast-paced first quarter that featured five lead changes with a one-point lead and never trailed again, harrying New York into 18 turnovers that led to 34 Pacers points. Haliburton, scoreless in the first quarter, warmed up with eight points in the second, including a thunderous dunk after teammate Andrew Nembhard's steal — one of 10 first-half turnovers by New York. Nembhard came up with another steal from Brunson and fed Siakam for a layup to push Indiana's lead to six points before Anunoby drilled a basket in the final second of the first half to cut the Knicks' deficit to 58-54 at the break. The Pacers opened the third quarter on a 9-0 run and pushed their lead to 15 points, 78-63, on back-to-back 3-pointers from Nembhard and Bryant, sending the crowd at Gainbridge Fieldhouse into a frenzy. The Knicks quickly trimmed the deficit back to seven only for the Pacers to pull away again to take a 92-77 lead into the fourth quarter. Haliburton, who had just 10 points through the first three quarters, added 11 in the final frame as the Pacers romped home.
Globe and Mail
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Globe and Mail
Pacers beat Knicks 125-108 to reach NBA Finals for second time in franchise history
Pascal Siakam scored 31 points, Tyrese Haliburton had 21 points and 13 assists, and the Indiana Pacers pulled away for a 125-108 victory over the New York Knicks in Game 6 on Saturday night to reach the NBA Finals for the second time in franchise history. Obi Toppin added 18 points and six rebounds against his former team as the gold-clad crowd gave the starters a roaring ovation when they departed with 47.2 seconds left. Indiana will visit Oklahoma City for Game 1 on Thursday night. OG Anunoby led the Knicks with 24 points. Karl-Anthony Towns had 22 points and 14 rebounds, while Jalen Brunson added 19 points as the Pacers' relentless ball pressure forced New York into 17 turnovers. The Knicks have not reached the Finals since 1999, and they couldn't extend the series in a game that was tough and physical right from the start. Whether it was Towns limping after drawing a foul or Haliburton holding his jaw when he took a shot that knocked him to the ground, the tone was set early — and never really changed with so much at stake. Indiana finally broke open a close game by opening the second half on a 9-0 run to take a 78-63 lead courtesy of three straight 3-pointers — two from Thomas Bryant and one from Canadian Andrew Nembhard. The run ignited the crowd, which included everyone from Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson to WNBA star Caitlin Clark to Timothee Chalamet to Kylie Jenner. But when the Knicks answered with eight straight to cut the deficit to 78-71, the Pacers responded with another 9-0 run to take their biggest lead of the game and the Knicks were forced to play catch-up the rest of the night. Nembhard, from Aurora, Ont., had 14 points and eight assists in 37 minutes of playing time. Bennedict Mathurin of Montreal came off the bench to add four points and one rebound in nine minutes of action for the Pacers. Pacers star and Hall of Famer Reggie Miller, who was on the 1999-2000 Pacers team that made The Finals, served as the colour analyst for TNT's final broadcast. New York was trying to become the 14th team in league history to rally from a 3-1 deficit to win a series. It hasn't won a title since 1973.
Washington Post
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Washington Post
Pacers push past Knicks in Game 6 to reach first NBA Finals in 25 years
INDIANAPOLIS — Pascal Siakam scored 31 points, Tyrese Haliburton had 21 points and 13 assists, and the Indiana Pacers pulled away for a 125-108 victory over the New York Knicks in Game 6 on Saturday night to reach the NBA Finals for the second time in franchise history. Obi Toppin added 18 points and six rebounds against his former team as the gold-clad crowd gave the starters a roaring ovation when they departed with 47.2 seconds left.
