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Towns, Brunson help Knicks roll to a 123-98 victory over the Pacers in their home opener
NEW YORK (AP) Karl-Anthony Towns had 21 points and 15 rebounds in his Knicks home debut, Jalen Brunson scored 26 points and New York routed the Indiana Pacers 123-98 on Friday night.
Mikal Bridges also scored 21 points and Josh Hart had 20 points and 10 rebounds for the Knicks, who bounced back powerfully after they were blown out 132-109 in Boston on Tuesday in the NBA season opener.
Indiana All-Star point guard Tyrese Haliburton was scoreless and went 0 for 7 on 3-pointers, falling to 1 for 16 behind the arc this season. Reserve Bennedict Mathurin scored 20 points.
Pacers: Indiana had one of the best offenses in league history last season and set an NBA playoff record by shooting 67.1% from the field in its last trip to Madison Square Garden for a Game 7 victory last season in the Eastern Conference semifinals, so nights like Friday figure to be rare.
Knicks: This was how the Knicks hoped to look on both ends of the floor after the trades for Towns and Bridges. Towns' ability to make 3-pointers had the floor spaced nicely for the guards to drive, and with Bridges, OG Anunoby and Hart on the perimeter, the Pacers struggled to get into any kind of offense.
The Knicks led by one with 7:29 left in the first half when the Pacers brought four starters back into the game at the same time Brunson returned. New York outscored Indiana 25-10 from there behind six points and four assists from Brunson to lead 61-45 at the break.
After allowing an NBA record-tying 29 3-pointers in the loss in Boston, the Knicks held the Pacers to 3 for 30 (10%) behind the arc.
The Pacers host Philadelphia on Sunday in their home opener and the Knicks host Cleveland on Monday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Myles Turner vs. Karl-Anthony Towns (Josh Hart gains possession) | ||
| 11:39 | | Jalen Brunson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:37 |  | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 11:27 | | OG Anunoby kicked ball violation | ||
| 11:22 | | Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul (Myles Turner draws the foul) | ||
| 11:22 | | +1 | Myles Turner makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1-0 |
| 11:22 | | +1 | Myles Turner makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-0 |
| 11:07 | | Mikal Bridges misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 11:05 | | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | ||
| 10:55 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 10:53 | | Andrew Nembhard defensive rebound | ||
| 10:44 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:42 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 10:31 | | Aaron Nesmith personal foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | ||
| 10:22 | | +2 | OG Anunoby makes two point fadeaway bank jump shot | 2-2 |
| 10:07 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point finger roll layup (Myles Turner assists) | 4-2 |
| 9:43 | | Jalen Brunson misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:41 | | Josh Hart offensive rebound | ||
| 9:41 | | +2 | Josh Hart makes two point tip layup | 4-4 |
| 9:22 | | Myles Turner misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:20 | | Jalen Brunson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:08 | | Jalen Brunson misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:06 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 8:57 | | OG Anunoby personal foul (Pascal Siakam draws the foul) | ||
| 8:50 | | +2 | Myles Turner makes two point jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 6-4 |
| 8:31 | | OG Anunoby misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:30 | | Pacers defensive rebound | ||
| 8:19 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point turnaround jump shot (Andrew Nembhard assists) | 8-4 |
| 7:55 | | Josh Hart misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:53 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 7:43 | | Pascal Siakam misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:42 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 7:20 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point turnaround hook shot | 8-6 |
| 7:14 | | Aaron Nesmith turnover (traveling) | ||
| 7:01 | | +3 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point jump shot (Jalen Brunson assists) | 8-9 |
| 6:45 | | Pascal Siakam misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:43 | | Josh Hart defensive rebound | ||
| 6:36 | | Josh Hart turnover (bad pass) (Andrew Nembhard steals) | ||
| 6:31 | | Mikal Bridges shooting foul (Pascal Siakam draws the foul) | ||
| 6:31 | | Knicks 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:31 | | +1 | Pascal Siakam makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 9-9 |
| 6:31 | | +1 | Pascal Siakam makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-9 |
| 6:10 | | Myles Turner shooting foul (OG Anunoby draws the foul) | ||
| 6:10 | | OG Anunoby misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 6:10 | | Knicks offensive rebound | ||
| 6:10 | | +1 | OG Anunoby makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-10 |
| 5:51 | | Mikal Bridges shooting foul (Myles Turner draws the foul) | ||
| 5:51 | | Myles Turner misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 5:51 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 5:51 | | +1 | Myles Turner makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-10 |
| 5:42 | | Jalen Brunson misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:40 | | Tyrese Haliburton defensive rebound | ||
| 5:29 | | Andrew Nembhard turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 5:11 | | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 11-12 |
| 4:46 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:45 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 4:45 | | Pacers turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 4:29 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point driving floating jump shot | 11-14 |
| 4:17 | | +3 | Bennedict Mathurin makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 14-14 |
| 3:58 | | +3 | Jalen Brunson makes three point pullup jump shot | 14-17 |
| 3:43 | | +2 | Bennedict Mathurin makes two point pullup jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 16-17 |
| 3:31 | | OG Anunoby turnover (bad pass) (Andrew Nembhard steals) | ||
| 3:27 | | Andrew Nembhard turnover (bad pass) (Josh Hart steals) | ||
| 3:25 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point dunk (Mikal Bridges assists) | 16-19 |
| 3:23 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:00 | | Obi Toppin misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:58 | | OG Anunoby defensive rebound | ||
| 2:53 | | Jalen Brunson misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:52 | | Pacers defensive rebound | ||
| 2:35 | | +2 | Bennedict Mathurin makes two point driving finger roll layup (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 18-19 |
| 2:11 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point driving layup | ||
| 2:10 | | Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound | ||
| 2:07 | | Isaiah Jackson offensive foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | ||
| 2:07 | | Isaiah Jackson turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 1:55 | | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point pullup jump shot (Miles McBride assists) | 18-21 |
| 1:29 | | T.J. McConnell misses two point driving layup | ||
| 1:27 | | Isaiah Jackson offensive rebound | ||
| 1:27 | | Isaiah Jackson misses two point tip layup | ||
| 1:25 | | Isaiah Jackson offensive rebound | ||
| 1:25 | | +2 | Isaiah Jackson makes two point tip layup | 20-21 |
| 1:16 | | +3 | OG Anunoby makes three point jump shot (Mikal Bridges assists) | 20-24 |
| 1:04 | | Bennedict Mathurin misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:02 | | Jarace Walker offensive rebound | ||
| 0:54 | | +2 | T.J. McConnell makes two point floating jump shot (Jarace Walker assists) | 22-24 |
| 0:44 | | Cameron Payne misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 0:42 | | Mikal Bridges offensive rebound | ||
| 0:37 | | Cameron Payne misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:35 | | Isaiah Jackson defensive rebound | ||
| 0:25 | | +2 | Obi Toppin makes two point layup (Isaiah Jackson assists) | 24-24 |
| 0:08 | | Jarace Walker personal foul (Cameron Payne draws the foul) | ||
| 0:01 | | Bennedict Mathurin shooting foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | ||
| 0:01 | | Jalen Brunson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:01 | | Knicks offensive rebound | ||
| 0:01 | | +1 | Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-25 |
| 0:00 | | T.J. McConnell turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 0:00 | | Miles McBride turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Jackson steals) | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:45 | | +2 | Isaiah Jackson makes two point floating jump shot (T.J. McConnell assists) | 26-25 |
| 11:24 | | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot (Josh Hart assists) | 26-27 |
| 10:58 | | Bennedict Mathurin misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:56 | | Josh Hart defensive rebound | ||
| 10:48 | | +2 | Josh Hart makes two point running layup | 26-29 |
| 10:41 | | Cameron Payne personal foul (Obi Toppin draws the foul) | ||
| 10:30 | | +3 | Jarace Walker makes three point jump shot (T.J. McConnell assists) | 29-29 |
| 10:12 | | +3 | Miles McBride makes three point stepback jump shot (Mikal Bridges assists) | 29-32 |
| 9:48 | | +3 | Bennedict Mathurin makes three point jump shot (Obi Toppin assists) | 32-32 |
| 9:32 | | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point driving floating jump shot | 32-34 |
| 9:10 | | Jarace Walker misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:08 | | Jericho Sims defensive rebound | ||
| 8:59 | | Cameron Payne misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:57 | | T.J. McConnell defensive rebound | ||
| 8:54 | | +2 | Obi Toppin makes two point running layup (T.J. McConnell assists) | 34-34 |
| 8:31 | | Josh Hart turnover (lost ball) (Bennedict Mathurin steals) | ||
| 8:29 | | Mikal Bridges shooting foul (Bennedict Mathurin draws the foul) | ||
| 8:29 | | +1 | Bennedict Mathurin makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 35-34 |
| 8:29 | | Bennedict Mathurin misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 8:27 | | Josh Hart defensive rebound | ||
| 8:21 | | Miles McBride misses two point running layup | ||
| 8:19 | | Obi Toppin defensive rebound | ||
| 8:14 | | Obi Toppin misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 8:12 | | Miles McBride defensive rebound | ||
| 7:50 | | +2 | Cameron Payne makes two point driving finger roll layup (Josh Hart assists) | 35-36 |
| 7:29 | | Bennedict Mathurin turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 7:29 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:15 | | +2 | OG Anunoby makes two point driving layup | 35-38 |
| 7:05 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:03 | | Jericho Sims defensive rebound | ||
| 6:42 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point jump shot | 35-40 |
| 6:28 | | +2 | Myles Turner makes two point cutting layup (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 37-40 |
| 6:28 | | OG Anunoby shooting foul (Myles Turner draws the foul) | ||
| 6:28 | | Myles Turner misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 6:26 | | Josh Hart defensive rebound | ||
| 6:14 | | +3 | Cameron Payne makes three point jump shot (Jalen Brunson assists) | 37-43 |
| 6:00 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:58 | | OG Anunoby defensive rebound | ||
| 5:51 | | Jalen Brunson misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:49 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 5:44 | | Aaron Nesmith misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:40 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 5:27 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 5:26 | | Josh Hart offensive rebound | ||
| 5:25 | | Josh Hart turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 5:06 | | Karl-Anthony Towns blocks Aaron Nesmith's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:04 | | Josh Hart defensive rebound | ||
| 5:00 | | Myles Turner personal foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 4:47 | | +3 | Josh Hart makes three point jump shot (Jalen Brunson assists) | 37-46 |
| 4:23 | | Pascal Siakam misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 4:21 | | Myles Turner offensive rebound | ||
| 4:18 | | Pascal Siakam misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:16 | | Jalen Brunson defensive rebound | ||
| 4:07 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point driving finger roll layup | 37-48 |
| 4:07 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:52 | | Andrew Nembhard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:50 | | Aaron Nesmith offensive rebound | ||
| 3:48 | | +2 | Aaron Nesmith makes two point putback layup | 39-48 |
| 3:24 | | Josh Hart misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:21 | | Pascal Siakam defensive rebound | ||
| 3:16 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point driving dunk | 41-48 |
| 3:05 | | Knicks 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:55 | | Myles Turner blocks OG Anunoby's two point driving layup | ||
| 2:53 | | Jalen Brunson offensive rebound | ||
| 2:49 | | +2 | Josh Hart makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Jalen Brunson assists) | 41-50 |
| 2:33 | | Tyrese Haliburton turnover (lost ball) (Cameron Payne steals) | ||
| 2:27 | | +2 | OG Anunoby makes two point running dunk | 41-52 |
| 2:07 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 43-52 |
| 1:43 | | Aaron Nesmith shooting foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 1:43 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 43-53 |
| 1:43 |