Pacers Defeat Knicks, 104-103
The Indiana Pacers defeated the host New York Knicks, 104-103, at Madison Square Garden on Saturday.

This game came down to the final seconds and it's easy to see when you see that these teams combined to miss 22 of the final 23 shots in regulation. In fact, the Pacers missed their final eight shots while the Knicks missed 14 of their final 15 shots. Julius Randle did have two free-throw attempts to tie the game with 0.1 seconds left but missed the second one to grab Indiana the win. Indiana actually failed to score over the final five minutes but New York scored just five points in that span. In total, there were eight ties and 11 lead changes with neither club leading by more than 11 points. Indiana shot 48 percent from the field and 43 percent from three-point range while holding New York to 41 percent from the field and 32 percent from long range.

The Pacers (15-8) were led by T.J. Warren, who totaled 25 points and four boards. Domantas Sabonis collected 19 points, 15 rebounds, two assists and two blocks. Jeremy Lamb accrued 13 points, four rebounds and two assists. Aaron Holiday got a rare start and finished with 12 points, four rebounds and five assists while Myles Turner had seven points, six rebounds and five blocks. T.J. McConnell led the bench with 11 assists.

The Knicks (4-19) were led by Marcus Morris, who amassed 25 points and three rebounds. Randle generated 16 points, 12 rebounds and three assists before missing that final free-throw. R.J. Barrett accumulated 12 points, nine rebounds and three assists while Mitchell Robinson led the bench with 14 points, seven rebounds, two steals and three blocks.

Indiana returns to action on Monday, playing host to the Los Angeles Clippers. As for New York, they return to action on Tuesday when they travel to face the Portland Trail Blazers.
Posted on: 12/7/2019 6:58 PM
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