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NBA Playoffs: Pacers blow out Knicks in Game 7 as Jalen Brunson leaves game with broken hand

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NBA Playoffs: Pacers blow out Knicks in Game 7 as Jalen Brunson leaves game with broken hand

The New York Knicks and Indiana Pacers have taken this series as far as they can go. It has fluctuated unpredictably, with the Pacers mainly playing the spoiler. The Knicks went up 2-0, but then the Pacers evened the series, including crushing the Knicks by more than 30 points in Game 4. The Knicks in turn defeated the Pacers by 30 in Game 5, but lost then by 13 in Game 6. .

Which brings us to Game 7. If the Pacers win, it will be their first trip to the Eastern Conference finals since 2013-14. A 10-year drought is pretty bad, but not nearly as bad as the Knicks. They haven’t been to the conference finals since 1999-2000.

Which team will end their drought today? We’ll know in four quarters. Follow all the action from Game 7 here.

Live31 updates

  • Knicks are out of bodies against the Pacers

    And it will. With Jalen Brunson breaking his hand and OG Anunoby playing just 4:41, the Knicks had little to offer in a 130-109 loss to the Pacers in Game 7 of the East Semifinals at Madison Square Garden. The Pacers set a playoff record by shooting 67.1% from the floor, and the end result was never really in question.

  • Donte DiVincenzo hit 8 3s

  • Pacers do something very special

    With three minutes left in the third quarter of Game 7, the Pacers are averaging 2.33 points per play in transition, according to Cleaning the Glass — an absolutely absurd number, so far above the league’s best transition offenses that it might as well could have been an imaginary number.

  • Knicks are starting to get the hang of it

    put a few stops together, make a few baskets, and the game can start to change. New York’s ball pressure – both full-court and with its half-court pick-ups – was much better early in the third quarter, and the result was a 12-5 run to get the deficit back within single digits . .

  • Not good news for the Knicks

    In these playoffs, the Knicks are 7-0 when they win the rebound battle, and 0-5 when they lose. At rest? Indiana has a 22-13 lead on the boards, with a 15-point lead on the scoreboard.

  • Pacers roll into the half

    It’s 70-55 at the half, with the Pacers shooting 76.3% (29-of-38) from the field and 66.7% (8-of-12) from 3. The Pacers have also outscored the Knicks by 22-13. A visibly struggling OG Anunoby played 4:41 for the Knicks in the first quarter and did not return.

  • Jalen Brunson struggled in the first half

    A pair of free throws with 3:12 left in the half were Jalen Brunson’s first points of the second quarter. He has seven assists without a turnover, but just eight points on 3-for-10 shooting. If the Knicks can’t contain this overwhelming Pacers offense, they’ll need much, much more from him to match their firepower.

  • How are you …

    If Andrew Nembhard is whistled for two trips in a minute, it could be the first time the Knicks have made multiple stops in quick succession all day.

  • Pacers take control

    Great ball defense there by Ben Sheppard, who absolutely refused to be shielded from Donte DiVincenzo, results in a Knicks turnover, another Pacers fast break and another bucket in the paint – their eighth of the game, less than three minutes in the beginning of the second quarter. Indiana is 18 years old, Tom Thibodeau wants to talk about it, and the Garden is silent for now.

  • Pacers are on fire

    The Pacers are shooting 77.8% (7-of-9) from 3 in the first quarter. Is that good?

  • Tyrese Haliburton means business

    Welcome to game 7, Tyrese Haliburton. Four consecutive buckets – including three transition 3-pointers – gave him 11 quick points and pushed the Pacers’ lead to double digits at 34-22. Indiana has 34 points on 17 possessions – an absolutely torrid offense to start Game 7.

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