FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, May 29, 2025Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · CF · G5 · Box score
Pacers94
Knicks111
Q1 NYK +4; Q2 NYK +11; Q3 NYK +17; Q4 NYK +17
The lead · Conference finals · Game 5 · Pacers-Knicks

Jalen Brunson scores 32 in New York win over Indiana

Karl-Anthony Towns goes for 24 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4+11+17+17NYK AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2322282194
Knicks27293421111
Who led
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 27, 39, 22, 23, 43, 36, 23, 31, 32NYK32 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 23, 19, 21, 35, 20, 24, 24, 24NYK24 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Bennedict MathurinPoints, last 10 games: 11, 19, 23, 0, 4, 9, 0, 2, 20, 23IND23 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 18, 21, 21, 17, 39, 17, 30, 15IND15 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Final · Pacers-Knicks
Pacers 94Knicks 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2322282194
Knicks27293421111
The story
Josh Hart had 12 points and 10 rebounds as New York beat Indiana 111-94

Bennedict Mathurin led Indiana with 23 PTS, 9 REB 12 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST · 4-8 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Knicks won the second 29-22, their biggest quarter edge.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +4+11+17+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+2.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
26.0Reg. season avg28.7Last 3 playoff games

28.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.0 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 32 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.9Reg. season avg15.0Last 3 playoff games

15.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 29.9 in the regular season (72 games). Today: 23 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+2.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
17.1Reg. season avg20Today

20 minutes today, against 17.1 a game in the regular season (17 games). Line: 6 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Jalen Brunson leads the day with 32

Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 27, 39, 22, 23, 43, 36, 23, 31, 32Knicks-Pacers · W
30.1 PPG playoffs to date · +2.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 23, 19, 21, 35, 20, 24, 24, 24Knicks-Pacers · W
21.4 PPG playoffs to date · +2.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Bennedict MathurinPoints, last 10 games: 11, 19, 23, 0, 4, 9, 0, 2, 20, 23Pacers-Knicks · L
10.9 PPG playoffs to date · +13.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 18, 21, 21, 17, 39, 17, 30, 15Pacers-Knicks · L
20.4 PPG playoffs to date · −5.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Josh HartPoints, last 10 games: 23, 10, 6, 24, 10, 8, 6, 8, 12, 12Knicks-Pacers · W
12.0 PPG playoffs to date · +0.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Mikal BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 23, 9, 22, 16, 20, 15, 17, 12Knicks-Pacers · W
15.6 PPG playoffs to date · −3.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST