Knick's turning game: Towns leads to victory with 20 points in the 4th quarter!

Knick's turning game: Towns leads to victory with 20 points in the 4th quarter!

The New York Knicks won an important victory in the Eastern Conference Finals of the NBA on May 26, 2025. They defeated the Indiana Pacers with 106: 100 and thus reduced the gap in the series to 2: 1. This was the first away win for the Knicks in the current round after they had previously lost two home games against the Pacers. The Knicks need four victories to move into the NBA finals.

Karl-Anthony Town, who is new to the team, was the star of the evening. He scored 24 points and 15 rebounds, and he contributed remarkable 20 points, especially in the fourth quarter. Towns led an impressive catch -up of the Knicks when they took the lead for the first time with less than ten minutes in the game, after a quarter in which the Pacers had dominated most of the time. Tyrese Haliburton was the best scorer for the Pacers with 20 points, but could not show the same performance as in an earlier game.

a drama in the fourth quarter

In the last section of the game, the lead between the two teams swayed back and forth. The Knicks showed a strong defense and were ultimately able to conquer the Pacers. Jalen Brunson and Miles McBride had to deal with foul problems during the game, which made the performance of the Knicks even more difficult. There was an injury -related setback to the fate of the Pacers when Aaron Nesmith injured the ankle in the game, but later returned and set important defensive accents.

The Bank of the Pacers, which was strong in the current season, had difficulties in the second half of the game. Towns' 20 points in the fourth quarter corresponded to the entire number of points of the Pacers in this section of the game, which underlines the dominance of the Knicks. Pascal Siakam added 17 points for the Pacers, but was the worst player on the square with a minus of 21.

outlook for the next game

The next game of the "Best of Seven" series will take place on Tuesday morning (Wednesday, 02:00 a.m. CEST) in Indianapolis. The Knicks are ambitious and now want to turn the course of the series in their favor. So far, the current state of the series is 2-1 for the Indiana Pacers. The tension of the Eastern Conference Finals increases while the teams are preparing for the next challenge.

In order to illustrate the importance of the Eastern Conference Finals, it can be stated that in the history of the NBA the masters of the two conferences are determined in two best-of-Seven series. Since the restructuring of the league in two conferences before the 1970-71 season, teams such as the Knicks and Pacers have played a central role in the competitive landscape of the NBA.