After letting a 20-point first-half lead slip away and with it a chance to go up 3-0 in the Eastern Conference finals, the Pacers acknowledged they didn’t play their way Sunday night against the Knicks.
Karl-Anthony Towns scored 20 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter Sunday as the Knicks rallied from 20 points down to beat the Pacers in Game 3 of the East finals.
With the Celtics, Cavaliers and Bucks all facing huge offseason questions, the Knicks and Pacers could battle for Eastern Conference supremacy for years to come.
With their starting five struggling, the Knicks are considering moving backup center Mitchell Robinson into the lineup for Josh Hart, sources told ESPN.