Pacers one win from NBA Finals after Game 4 victory puts Knicks on brink

AND Indiana Pacers One victory from the instructions to the NBA finals.

The Pacers took the game of 4 finals of the Eastern Conference, 130-131, over New York Knicks take over the 3-1 series command.

The Knicks were lagging behind as many as 10 in the second quarter because the Pacers could not miss during the first half. New York, however, managed to return and run 64-63 with just over a minute, but Indiana ended the first half on a 6-0 race.

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The Indiana Pacers Guardian Tyrese Haliburton (0) responds with the center of Myles Turner (33) after shooting a three-point basket during the second quarter against the New York Knicks four Eastern Eastern Communion Conferences NBA’s 2025 NBA playoffs at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. (Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Pictures)

This running continued in the second half, as the Pacers rose a dozen points less than three minutes in the third quarter. But Knicki stayed at a distance – after all, they returned with 20 points for the third time in that playoffs Just two days ago.

But just as they did in the first and second quarters, the Pacers ended the third on a 12-5 race (the first was 9-4 shooters). And this also expanded to the fourth. With 9-5 running to start the final frame, Indiana came out for a 15-point lead, their biggest night.

Indiana Pacers striker Obi Toppin (1) has strayed during the first quarter against the New York Knicks four finals of the Eastern NBA playoffs in 2025. In Gainbridge Fieldhouse. (Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Pictures)

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But Knicks, again, were not dead – they started in a 10-2 race to reduce their deficit to six, with just under five minutes. But this time they couldn’t find magic, and former Knick Obi Toppin hit a dagger with a triple point to put Indiana 10 with just over 45 seconds.

Tyrese Haliburton went into a triple double, scoring 32 points, sharing 15 assists and grabbing a dozen jumps without any traffic. Pascal Siakam added 30 points, while Benedict Mathurin had 20 from the bench.

Jalen Brunson (31), Karl-Anthony Towns (24) and Og Anunoby (22) in a combination for 77 of 121 Knicks points. Knicks also lost the battle for traffic, 17-11.

The bad news is that Knicks will now have to win three games in a row to keep their season alive. The good news, however, is that Quest will start on Thursday night on their own home ground. However, there were two losses in Madison Square Garden to open this series that put them in this position in the first place.

Team T-shirts are seen in the seats before the match of the four finals of the Eastern Conference between Indiana Pacers and the New York Knicks to playoffs of the 2025 NBA playoffs at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. (Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Pictures)

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The 5th game is in New York on Thursday night.