Jalen Brunson scored 43 points, becoming the fourth player in NBA history with four straight 40-point games in the postseason, and the New York Knicks beat the Indiana Pacers 121-117 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. Brunson had 21 in the fourth quarter, rallying the Knicks after they trailed by nine early in the period.
New York Knicks ’ Jalen Brunson drives past Indiana Pacers ’ Aaron Nesmith during the first half of Game 1 in an NBA basketball second-round playoff series, Monday, May 6, 2024, in New York. New York Knicks ’ Josh Hart, left, shoots over Indiana Pacers ’ T.J. McConnell, center, as Knicks’ Isaiah Hartenstein, right, watches during the first half of Game 1 in an NBA basketball second-round playoff series Monday, May 6, 2024, in New York.
Brunson had 21 in the fourth quarter, rallying the Knicks after they trailed by nine early in the period, and joined Hall of Famers Jerry West, who had six consecutive 40-point games in the postseason, and Michael Jordan and Bernard King . Donte DiVincenzo hit the tiebreaking 3-pointer with 39 seconds remaining and scored 25 for the Knicks, who opened the second round with the type of close finish that their first-round victory over Philadelphia was full of. Josh Hart added a playoff career-high 24 points and added 13 rebounds and eight assists.
But Brunson guided New York through another tight finish, after it outscored Philadelphia by one total point over six games in the first round.Mahoney is an editor on the AP Sports desk. He also is a pro basketball writer, primarily covering the two NBA teams in New York.
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