The Knicks took a 2-0 lead but lost another key player to injury, Reggie Miller returned to Madison Square Garden as an announcer and still got booed and the referees had another rough fourth quarter. Here are three stars from Wednesday’s NBA playoff game.
The Knicks grabbed a 2-0 lead in their second-round series with Indiana, but manpower is becoming a concern as they get closer to the Eastern Conference Finals.
The New York Knicks survived another thriller in Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night. After a hard-fought battle, the Knicks secured a 130-121 victory over the Indiana Pacers, en route to taking a 2-0 series lead.
Jalen Brunson returned from a first-half injury to spark a second-half comeback on Wednesday night for the host New York Knicks, who beat the Indiana Pacers 130-121 in Game 2 of an Eastern Conference semifinal series.
The Indiana Pacers thought they were victims of questionable officiating in Game 1. A strange sequence at the end of Game 2 was even more questionable.
The New York Knicks may have a shot to add an elite forward next to Jalen Brunson in the trade market this summer. Reports have broken that Paul George of the Los Angeles Clippers and Kevin Durant of the Phoenix Suns may ask for a trade from their respective franchises once the season concludes, making them prime targets for the Knicks to pursue.
The New York Knicks rotation was already thin entering the playoffs, and now it’s even thinner after the team announced Tuesday that backup center Mitchell Robinson suffered a stress injury to his ankle and will be re-evaluated in 6-8 weeks, essentially ending his postseason prematurely.
As the New York Knicks continue their playoff push following a game one win against the Indiana Pacers, ESPN recently commented on what their greatest strength is.
Jalen Brunson is on a tear. The New York Knicks star point guard is feeling unstoppable at the moment because, well, no one has slowed him down of late.
Brunson, DiVincenzo, Ionescu, Starks ... Hartenstein? The New York Knicks found the next metropolitan hope from deep on Monday night, if only for a few fleeting, fateful seconds.