Jalen Brunson scored 44 points on Tuesday night for the host New York Knicks, who routed the Indiana Pacers 121-91 in Game 5 of an Eastern Conference semifinal series.
The Knicks, who lost Games 3 and 4 in Indianapolis, now hold a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series. New York will attempt to clinch a berth in the Eastern Conference finals with a road win in Game 6 on Friday.Brunson, who scored at least 40 points for the fifth time in 11 playoff games this spring, added seven assists and four rebounds in 43 minutes.Josh Hart logged 18 points and 11 rebounds for the Knicks, and Isaiah Hartenstein pulled down 17 rebounds.
"Pascal Siakam amassed 22 points and eight rebounds for the Pacers, while Myles Turner had 16 points. Tyrese Haliburton, who averaged 23.8 points and 16.5 shot attempts in the first four games of the series, was limited to just 13 points on 5-of-9 shooting. Andrew Nembhard added 11 points.The Pacers led by as many as seven points in the first quarter before the Knicks went ahead for good by ending the period with a 22-10 run to take a 38-32 lead.
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