The Pacers surged in the late stages of the Knicks, 112-106 victory in its ECF Series Game 4, giving Indiana a 3-1 lead in front of the raucous Gainbridge Fieldhouse crowd.
Leaded by Tyrese Haliburton, who delivered a historic 32-point triple-double in the win — 15 assists, 12 rebounds and 0 turnovers.
Haliburton is now the third player, Oscar Robertson and Nikola Jokić, who scored a triple-double in the playoffs with a score of 30-15-10. He is also the first person to make no mistakes.
He also became the second player in history, with no 30 points, no turnovers, and the first triple-double player in history to make 0 mistakes in the finals.
Pascal Siakam added 30 points, while Aaron Nesmith took over 16 points.
After his father John was allowed to return to the building after his father John was allowed to return to the building after an earlier dispute with Giannis in the series, it could lead to a huge game for Harry.
“Yes. It's great to pop up in the building. It makes it even sweeter,” Halliburton said in a live interview.
He later added: “Obviously, my dad was special here. But, I mean, my dad was hanging out all weekend so he didn't participate in many of my games growing up, so when he came to any of their games, I would have had a great time.
“I know we’re saying, “free pop music” and “pop music is free! “But he is not in prison,” he added jokingly. “He was in a very beautiful home and was sitting beautifully watching NBA basketball. He was fine. Yes, I'm glad he was in the building.”
As for New York, their biggest lead all night was two points, and anyway, they caught up most of the night.
The Pacers moved back to Madison Square Garden with all the momentum, playing Game 5.
“I never knew this team was out,” said Josh Hart. “That's not the role of the guy we have in the locker room.”
