Pacers 114-109 Knicks (May 23, 2025) Box Score

Indiana Pacers

50-32, 20-20 away

114

	1	2	3	4	T
IND	24	25	32	33	114
NY	26	26	29	28	109

New York Knicks

51-31, 27-14 home

109

Indiana Pacers

starters
Pascal SiakamP. Siakam#43
Aaron NesmithA. Nesmith#23
Myles TurnerM. Turner#33
Andrew NembhardA. Nembhard#2
Tyrese HaliburtonT. Haliburton#0
bench
Obi ToppinO. Toppin#1
Thomas BryantT. Bryant#3
Tony BradleyT. Bradley#13
T.J. McConnellT.J. McConnell#9
Bennedict MathurinB. Mathurin#00
Ben SheppardB. Sheppard#26
James JohnsonJ. Johnson#16
Jarace WalkerJ. Walker#5
Johnny FurphyJ. Furphy#12
Isaiah JacksonI. Jackson#22
team

MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
33	15-23	3-5	6-8	0	5	5	3	1	0	1	4	+16	39
33	4-7	2-3	2-2	2	5	7	1	1	1	2	4	+12	12
33	5-10	1-4	5-7	1	2	3	1	1	2	1	2	+17	16
37	5-8	2-2	0-0	0	3	3	2	1	0	0	2	0	12
35	5-16	3-10	1-2	2	6	8	11	2	0	1	2	-2	14
MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
19	2-6	0-1	0-0	0	2	2	2	0	0	1	2	-11	4
4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	-9	0
8	0-0	0-0	1-2	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	+1	1
14	5-8	0-2	0-0	1	1	2	4	0	0	1	2	+5	10
11	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	-12	0
13	2-3	2-3	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	+8	6
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
DNP-TORN RIGHT ACHILLES TENDON
	43-83	13-30	15-21	7	25	32	26	6	3	10	23		114
	51.8%	43.3%	71.4%

New York Knicks

starters
Mikal BridgesM. Bridges#25
OG AnunobyO. Anunoby#8
Karl-Anthony TownsK. Towns#32
Jalen BrunsonJ. Brunson#11
Josh HartJ. Hart#3
bench
Mitchell RobinsonM. Robinson#23
Cameron PayneC. Payne#1
Miles McBrideM. McBride#2
P.J. TuckerP.J. Tucker#17
Precious AchiuwaP. Achiuwa#5
Ariel HukportiA. Hukporti#55
Delon WrightD. Wright#0
Landry ShametL. Shamet#44
Tyler KolekT. Kolek#13
Pacome DadietP. Dadiet#4
team

MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
45	9-18	1-3	1-2	1	6	7	2	2	0	2	3	-7	20
36	6-11	2-6	2-2	1	4	5	1	2	0	1	2	+5	16
28	6-14	2-5	6-6	2	5	7	0	0	0	1	3	-20	20
39	13-27	5-12	5-5	0	3	3	11	1	0	3	3	+4	36
29	2-3	0-0	2-2	2	4	6	1	1	1	2	3	-10	6
MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
29	2-3	0-0	2-4	4	5	9	0	0	3	0	2	+6	6
9	0-3	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	-9	0
25	2-5	1-4	0-0	0	1	1	2	0	0	2	3	+6	5
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
	40-84	11-32	18-21	10	28	38	18	6	4	12	19		109
	47.6%	34.4%	85.7%

+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court

2:37

Siakam on taking 2-0 series lead: We know what we have to do

2:37

Thibodeau: We just didn't find a way to win

0:49

Stephen A. tries to keep his cool after Knicks' Game 2 loss

1:31

Pacers
138
Knicks
135

Game 1

5/21

Pacers
114
Knicks
109

Game 2

5/23

Knicks
Pacers

Game 3

5/25

TNT/Max

Knicks
Pacers

Game 4

5/27

TNT/Max

Pacers
Knicks

Game 5

5/29

TNT/Max

Knicks
Pacers

Game 6

5/31

TNT/Max

Pacers
Knicks

Game 7

6/2

TNT/Max

Madison Square Garden

8:00 PM, May 23, 2025Coverage: TNT/Max

New York, NY

Line: NY -5.5

Over/Under: 223.5

Attendance: 19,812

Referees:
James Capers
Brian Forte
Marc Davis
Kevin Scott

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	64	18	.780	-	L1
Indiana	50	32	.610	14	W1
Milwaukee	48	34	.585	16	W8
Detroit	44	38	.537	20	L2
Chicago	39	43	.476	25	W3

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Boston	61	21	.744	-	W2
New York	51	31	.622	10	W1
Toronto	30	52	.366	31	L2
Brooklyn	26	56	.317	35	L3
Philadelphia	24	58	.293	37	L2

Indiana takes 2-0 lead into game 3 against New York

New York Knicks (51-31, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Indiana Pacers (50-32, fourth in the Eastern Conference)

Knicks frustrated as lapses on defense put them in 2-0 hole

The Knicks had costly defensive breakdowns for the second straight game in Friday night's Game 2 and acknowledged they have to "figure it out" as the series heads to Indiana for Game 3.

Pacers take 2-0 lead over Knicks as Pascal Siakam scores 39 points in 114-109 victory

— The Indiana Pacers are headed home, halfway to a chance to play for an elusive NBA title.

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Indiana takes 2-0 lead into game 3 against New York

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Pacers take 2-0 lead over Knicks as Pascal Siakam scores 39 points in 114-109 victory