Indiana Pacers vs New York Knicks Game Player Stats and Box Scores for May 14 | 2024 NBA Playoffs Game 5

After handing out the New York Knicks’ worst loss in this year’s playoffs, the Indiana Pacers invaded Madison Square Garden again for Game 5. Indiana tied the series at 2-2 following Sunday’s 121-89 beatdown of the crippled Knicks. The hosts will play minus key players but the Pacers nonetheless expected a much tougher fight compared to their previous encounter.

Indiana Pacers vs New York Knicks game player stats and box scores

Indiana Pacers game player stats and box scores

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FG	+/-
P. Siakam	22	8	2	1	0	2	7-15	2-3	6-7	-2
A. Nesmith	8	4	2	0	0	2	2-7	1-3	3-3	-15
M. Turner	16	5	2	2	2	4	6-12	4-7	0-0	-17
A. Nembhard	11	2	4	0	1	2	4-10	2-3	1-2	-12
T. Haliburton	13	2	5	2	2	2	5-9	1-4	2-2	-22
J. Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	1-2	+1
O. Toppin	7	5	2	0	0	1	2-5	0-2	3-3	-25
J. Smith	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-2	-5
J. Walker	0	0	0	0	0	1	0-3	0-2	0-0	-5
D. McDermott	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-5
I. Jackson	0	2	0	0	1	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	-1
T.J. McConnell	7	0	5	0	0	1	3-8	0-0	1-1	-19
K. Brown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-3
B. Sheppard	6	0	2	0	0	1	2-3	2-3	0-0	-16

New York Knicks game player stats and box scores

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
I. Hartenstein	7	17	5	0	1	1	2-3	0-0	3-4	+17
J. Brunson	44	4	7	0	0	3	18-35	2-6	6-7	+31
M. McBride	17	1	4	0	0	1	7-15	3-7	0-0	+26
J. Hart	18	11	3	1	1	3	7-16	2-7	2-2	+21
D. DiVincenzo	8	7	4	3	1	1	4-14	0-6	0-0	+16
P. Achiuwa	4	5	2	2	2	0	2-6	0-1	0-0	+15
M. Diakite	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	+2
J. Sims	3	1	0	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	1-2	+4
A. Burks	18	5	0	0	0	0	6-11	5-8	1-2	+9
D. Jeffries	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	+5
S. Milton	2	0	1	1	0	0	0-0	0-0	2-2	+4
O. Anunoby	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Indiana Pacers vs New York Knicks Game Summary

The Indiana Pacers started hot behind Pascal Siakam but the New York Knicks promptly responded. Indiana had the lead for most of the opening quarter before the home team surged late in the said period. The Knicks took a 38-32 lead after the first 12 minutes passed.

The second quarter was New York's turn to get hot, unloading a 16-8 run to pad its lead to 54-40 with half the period to go. From there, the Knicks fended off their opponents until the half ended. Jalen Brunson caused the Pacers all sorts of troubles, scattering 28 points in 22 minutes.

The story of the first half was the Knicks' inside dominance where they crushed the Pacers on the board 27-11, including 12-2 on offense. Tom Thibodeau had an undersized unit but they dumped 38 inside points to Indiana's 22. New York carried a 69-54 advantage leading into the halftime break.

The offensive flow in the first half dipped in the third quarter of Game 5 between the Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks. Both teams' coaches likely impressed on them the need to string together stops which led to a slugfest on that end. New York did just enough to win the period 27-21 and improved its lead to 96-75.

The Knicks ultimately stomped down on the Pacers in the final quarter to leave no doubts about the outcome. Indiana's struggles on offense became more pronounced in the last period as the hosts sprinted to the finish line.

After a tight first three games, the next two have now been blowout victories from both teams. The New York Knicks contained the Indiana Pacers' high-octane offense to roar back in Game 5 with a 121-91 victory.

Tyrese Haliburton, Pascal Siakam, Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart's 3-pointers tonight

Tyrese Haliburton and Pascal Siakam combined to make 2-for-3 shots from deep.

Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart were more productive, hitting 3-for-7 shots together from the same distance in the first half.

Three of the Pacers' 12 3-pointers in Game 5 came from Haliburton and Siakam combining to make 3-for-7.

The Brunson-Hart tandem finished the game with a 4-for-13 clip from deep.