INDIANAPOLIS \u2014 Tyrese Haliburton had 32 points, 15 assists and 12 rebounds without a turnover in a sensational postseason performance to lead the Indiana Pacers past the New York Knicks 130-121 on Tuesday night for a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference finals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With his father, John, back in Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Haliburton carried the Pacers within a victory of their second trip to the NBA Finals. Game 5 is Thursday in New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pascal Siakam added 30 points while Haliburton had four steals in his second career postseason triple-double \u2014 the first in NBA playoff history in which a player had at least 30 points, 15 assists and 10 rebounds with no turnovers. Obi Toppin’s 3-pointer with 46 seconds left sealed it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Pacers have not lost consecutive games since March 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jalen Brunson scored 31 points. Karl-Anthony Towns had 24 points and 12 rebounds, and OG Anunoby finished with 22 points. But the Knicks couldn’t rally from another double-digit deficit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It marked the first time in the series the home team won.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nearly a dozen former Pacers players, including Jermaine O’Neal and Lance Stephenson, joined Haliburton’s father in the heavily gold-clad crowd. So did WWE Hall of Famer Triple H, rappers Rob 49 and 50 Cent and singers John Mellencamp and Jelly Roll.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
John Haliburton had been forced to watch Indiana’s previous eight postseason games from afar after he ran onto the court and confronted Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo following his son’s last-second shot to eliminate Milwaukee in the first round. The Pacers allowed him to return for Game 4 and he sat in a suite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I’m glad Pop’s in the building. It makes it that much more sweet,” Tyrese Haliburton said in his postgame interview on the court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Knicks had their own fan section featuring film director Spike Lee and actors Timothee Chalamet and Ben Stiller.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What they witnessed was one of the most entertaining games of the NBA’s 2025 postseason. Both teams were shooting at a clip of 70% long into the first quarter as the Pacers raced to a 43-35 lead. New York stormed back in the second quarter reclaiming the lead three times, the last at 64-63.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But Haliburton helped Indiana close the half on a 6-0 run to make it 69-64 as he finished the half just two rebounds short of a triple-double.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Indiana then opened the second half with an even more aggressive style that spurred a 9-2 run and closed the quarter on a 9-4 spurt to extend the margin to 102-91. Siakam scored the final five points of a 9-3 run early in the fourth to give Indiana a 1110-96 lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
New York got as close as six three times in the closing minutes, but Towns limped to the bench after hurting his left knee with 2:11 to play and finished the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n