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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Knicks Duo Joins Kobe, Shaq With Record Setting Performance Thursday
Knicks Duo Joins Kobe, Shaq With Record Setting Performance Thursday originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The New York Knicks extended their Eastern Conference Playoffs series against the Indiana Pacers with a 111-94 win at Madison Square Garden on Thursday, giving Tom Thibodeau's team a chance to even things up at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on Saturday. Advertisement The game included stellar performances from Knicks stars Karl Anthony-Towns and Jalen Brunson, who combined for 56 points in the Big Apple. Brunson and Towns' performances put the Knicks duo in the NBA record books alongside Lakers legends Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant, a testament to their considerable talents. Brunson and Towns scored 20-plus points during each of the Knicks' first five games of their conference series, making them the only duo to accomplish the feat since O'Neal and Bryant during the Western Conference Finals in 2002 against the Sacramento Kings. Jalen Brunson snags the ball against Indiana on Thursday night. © Brad Penner-Imagn Images Fellow Lakers duo Elgin Baylor and Jerry West also scored 20-plus points in five straight games against the St. Louis Hawks during the 1966 Western Division Finals. Advertisement Mikal Bridges and Josh Hart added 12 points apiece to help lead the Knicks in their win, sending the series back to Indianapolis for what will be another must-win game for coach Thibodeau's team. The Knicks held star Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton to just eight points on Thursday. Benndict Mathurin scored 23 points to pace the Pacers while Pascal Siakim added 15 points and Obi Toppin added 11 points. Haliburton smiled while walking off the court, a sign that he remains confident in the Pacers' chances heading into Game 6 Saturday night. Towns complimented the Knicks' support players after the game alongside the NBA on TNT crew, a sign of the team's cohesiveness heading into Saturday night's contest. Advertisement Related: Charles Barkley Reveals What 'Drives Him Crazy' About Jalen Brunson's Knicks Teammates Related: Charles Barkley Reveals Nine-Word Phrase That Caused Julius Erving to Fight Larry Bird This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on May 30, 2025, where it first appeared.
Indianapolis Star
5 days ago
- Sport
- Indianapolis Star
Where does Tyrese Haliburton's Game 4 rank in Pacers' playoff performances?
Pacers point guard Tyrese Haliburton had a game for the ages Tuesday night, scoring 32 points with 15 assists, 12 rebounds, four steals and no turnovers. Where does it rank among the best playoff performances by a Pacers? Here's a look. Brown closed out the 1970 ABA finals with 45 points on 14-of-27 shooting, including 7 of 12 from 3, with 11 rebounds and two turnovers in the 111-107 victory. In a Finals clinching win, this is the pick. How do you rank eight points in 9 seconds? It's the iconic moment for the Pacers' NBA history but Miller "only" scored 31 points on 7-of-18 shooting, including 3 of 7 from 3, though he did have five rebounds, four assists and four steals without a turnover in the 107-105 win over the Knicks. Putting it No. 2 for its historic context but not sure it belongs this high. Brown scored 53 points on 18-of-29 shooting with 13 rebounds, six assists and three turnovers in a 142-120 win in Game 4 of the ABA Finals. In the final three games of the series he shot 58.2%, 48.0% from 3, with 12.3 rpg, 5.0 apg and 45.7 ppg. McGinnis scored 40 on 13-of-26 shooting with 23 rebounds, eight assists, three steals and one turnover in a 104-96 win over the Nuggets that sent the Pacers to the ABA Finals. No turnovers (and 15 assists) is doing a lot of work here as Haliburton "only" shot 11 of 23 (though 6 of 11 on 3s). He finished with 32 points, 12 rebounds and four steals in the 130-121 win over the Knicks. Lewis scored 40 points on 16-of-21 shooting, including 2 of 2 on 3s, six rebounds, six assists, four steals and three turnovers as the Pacers took a 118-107 victory over the Stars in the Western Division Finals. O'Neal had 37 points on 12-of-15 shooting, 15 rebounds, four blocks and three turnovers in a first round game the Pacers won 107-95. Another iconic Miller moment as he scored 25 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Pacers to a 93-86 win over the Knicks. He finished with 39 points on 14-of-26 shooting, including 6 of 11 on 3s, with six assists and no turnovers. The Pacers would lose the next two games, however. McGinnis scored 51 points on 21-of-40 shooting, including 3 of 6 on 3s, with 17 rebounds, 10 assists and three steals but turned the ball over five times. This is No. 1 by Game Score, a formula created by John Hollinger, includes points, field goals and free throws, rebounds, steals, assists, blocks, fouls and turnovers to give a rough measure of how a player performed. (Several of the Roger Brown games don't have a game score since steals and blocks weren't kept.) We're dropping it because the Pacers lost, 110-109, but if you want to move it up, I'm not arguing. This is Miller's best game by Game Score as he scored 40 points on 11-of-18 shooting, 7 of 10 on 3s, but with one rebounds, zero assists, two steals, one block and two turnovers in a 108-91 win over the Sixers in the Eastern Conference Finals. Knight was 18 of 22 for 44 points with six rebounds and three assists in a 131-124 Western Division Finals win over the Nuggets.
