Final Score: Knicks 106 - Pacers 111
Series Record: 2-1
Against all odds, the Knicks found themselves in a position to potentially snatch Game 3 in Indiana on Friday night.
With just under ten minutes remaining in regulation, Miles McBride drilled a three-pointer, giving New York a 98-89 advantage. The nine-point lead tied the Knicks' largest of the evening.
If they had finished strong, the Bockers could have grabbed a commanding 3-0 stranglehold on the series.
Instead, Tyrese Haliburton went on a personal 7-0 spurt, and New York's offense ground to a halt. After Deuce's triple, NY scored a total of one point over the next six minutes.
Yes, there were some awful calls from the officials. And, yes, it took a 30-foot Hail Mary from Andrew Nembhard to break the back of the gutsy Knicks, but I'm guessing coach Tom Thibodeau will be re-watching those six minutes, in which the Knicks missed eight straight FG attempts and a free throw, through clenched teeth and an upset stomach this morning.
Even after going ice cold, the visitors hung around and made the home team earn the victory.
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