Jalen Brunson scored 43 factors because the New York Knicks beat the Indiana Pacers 121-117 in an exciting sport one in every of their Jap Convention semi-final sequence.
It was Brunson’s fourth successive 40-point sport, making him simply the fourth participant in NBA play-off historical past to attain the feat after Jerry West in 1965, Bernard King in 1984 and Michael Jordan in 1993.
Donte DiVincenzo had 25 factors, with 21 of them coming within the second half, whereas Josh Hart added 24 factors, 13 rebounds and eight assists for the Knicks.
“I am not going, ‘I’ve to attain 40’,” mentioned 27-year-old Brunson. “That is not my mindset in any respect. I need to be aggressive and make performs for myself and for others.”
Myles Turner led Indiana with 23 factors and Pascal Siakam added 19.
The Pacers led for a lot of the sport, with the Knicks solely taking the lead for the primary time within the fourth quarter.
DiVincenzo’s three-pointer put New York up 118-115 with 40.4 seconds remaining earlier than Siakam’s lay-up introduced Indiana again inside one.
The Pacers then had an opportunity to take the lead however Turner was known as for a shifting display screen and Brunson sealed the win for the Knicks from the free-throw line.