Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers will not be denied this time.
Back at home, the Pacers found a way to finally get on the board.
Haliburton scored 35 points, while Andrew Nembhard drilled a clutch go-ahead triple down the stretch, as the Indiana Pacers survived Donte DiVincenzo’s career playoff-game to nip the New York Knicks in Game 3, 111-106, and trim the East semifinal series deficit to 2-1.
"WHAT A GAME. WHAT A SERIES."
— NBA (@NBA) May 11, 2024
PACERS WIN A THRILLING GAME 3 ?? pic.twitter.com/Q5uSLVvIqP
Haliburton raced to a scorching hot start, dropping 23 points in the first half and finished with seven rebounds and six triples in a gutsy win at home.
TYRESE HALIBURTON IS SIZZLING ??
— NBA (@NBA) May 11, 2024
23 1st half points... Caitlin Clark is loving it!
Knicks-Pacers | Game 3 on ESPN pic.twitter.com/S7uDi3RMMq
In another wild finish, Nembhard, who was struggling from the field all-game long, hit a tie-breaking triple as the shot clock winds down to give the Pacers a 119-116 lead with 17.1 seconds left in regulation.
That was before Jalen Brunson drained a step-back three-pointer to make it 116-all, setting the stage for Nembhard’s clutch heroics.
JALEN BRUNSON TIES THE GAME 🔥
— NBA (@NBA) May 11, 2024
ANDREW NEMBHARD GIVES INDY THE LEAD 🔥
Knicks ball. 16 seconds remaining on ESPN 🍿 pic.twitter.com/iKRwDnnfCQ
Pascal Siakam added 26 points while Myles Turner had a double-double of 21 points and 10 rebounds, including this clutch block that led to a Nembhard bucket for a 104-102 Indiana lead with 1:56 seconds left.
Myles Turner big time block ?? Andrew Nembhard big time bucket pic.twitter.com/1A7tKOrynZ
— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) May 11, 2024
The Pacers actually raced to a fast start, building a 20-8 lead in the opening frame en route to a 29-20 lead after one.
On the other hand, DiVincenzo went off for a postseason high 35 points, including tying the Knicks record for the most triples made in a single playoff game at seven.
A DIVINCENZO HEATER 🔥
— NBA (@NBA) May 11, 2024
35 PTS and his SEVENTH triple 💪
Knicks seeking a 3-0 series lead on ESPN! pic.twitter.com/koPl4VQZzH
The former Villanova Wildcat put on a show in third, exploding for 17 points to lead a rampaging 24-8 Knicks run to end the quarter for a 90-85 lead entering the final frame.
THIS 3Q SEQUENCE 🔥
— NBA (@NBA) May 11, 2024
DiVincenzo scored 17 PTS in the 3rd.
Knicks closed the quarter on a 24-8 run.
NYK leads 90-85 headed to the 4th on ESPN 🍿 https://t.co/r5LM0eiqV9 pic.twitter.com/gKqlcpOfGK
Brunson chipped in 26 while Josh Hart registered a double-double of 10 points and a career playoff-high 18 rebounds as Alec Burks and Miles McBride combined for 24 off the bench.
Trailing by as much as 12 points, New York had their biggest lead at nine, 95-86, early in the fourth but got outscored, 26-16, in the final frame.
Game 4 of the series is on Monday, May 13, 3:30 a.m. LIVE on NBA TV Philippines and the Pilipinas Live app.
