NBA Playoffs 2025, Knicks vs Pacers, Game 5, Eastern Conference Finals, Jalen Brunson, Indiana Pacers
Broadway still believes.
In a must-win showdown at Madison Square Garden, the New York Knicks pulled out a gutsy 112–105 victory over the Indiana Pacers, cutting the series deficit to 3–2 and dragging this spicy Eastern Conference Finals saga back to Indiana for Game 6.
New York played with the desperation of a toddler guarding candy. Jalen Brunson once again channeled his inner point god, slicing through defenders like deli meat and dropping buckets like rent was due. Josh Hart looked like he was running on pure espresso and MSG fumes, diving for every loose ball like it contained playoff destiny.
The Garden crowd? Let’s just say it was loud enough to make Spike Lee take his hat off and salute. After two rough losses in Indy, the Knicks returned home with something to prove — and they brought the grit, grind, and just enough chaos to do it.
Meanwhile, the Pacers didn’t go quietly. Tyrese Haliburton gave Knicks fans heart palpitations all night long, and Pascal Siakam had a couple of spin moves that might still be twirling somewhere over Manhattan. But the comeback juice just ran out in the fourth quarter.
With the series now 3–2 in favor of Indiana, all eyes turn to Game 6 in Indianapolis. Can the Knicks push this to a do-or-die Game 7, or will the Pacers punch their ticket to the Finals in front of their home fans?
Either way — popcorn’s ready.
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