Indiana Pacers vs New York Knicks game player stats and box score for May 21 | 2025 NBA playoffs ECF Game 1

The Indiana Pacers defeated the New York Knicks 138-135 in overtime in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals on Wednesday at Madison Square Garden in New York. The Pacers now lead the series 1-0.

Tyrese Haliburton led Indiana with 31 points and 11 assists on 12-for-23 shooting, including 4-for-12 from 3-point range. Aaron Nesmith finished with 30 points on 9-for-13 shooting (8-for-9 on 3-pointers). He scored 20 points in the final quarter alone.

Pascal Siakam had 17 points, five rebounds and six assists on 7-for-16 shooting. Andrew Nembhard finished with 15 points, while Myles Turner scored 14. T.J. McConnell added 10 points and four rebounds off the bench.

Jalen Brunson led New York with 43 points and five assists on 15-for-25 shooting. Karl-Anthony Towns finished with 35 points and 12 rebounds on 11-for-17 shooting, including 4-for-8 from the 3-point line.

Mikal Bridges had 16 points, six rebounds and five assists on 8-for-16 shooting. OG Anunoby scored 16 points, while Josh Hart added eight points, 13 rebounds and seven assists.

The fourth-seeded Pacers are in the conference finals for the second straight year. In the second round, they eliminated the East No. 1 Cleveland Cavaliers in five games.

On the other hand, the Knicks advanced to the East finals for the first time in 25 years. They defeated the defending champion Boston Celtics in the conference semifinals in six games.

Game 2 of the best-of-seven series will be on Friday. The series will shift to Indiana's Gainbridge Fieldhouse for Games 3 and 4 on Sunday and Tuesday.

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Indiana Pacers vs. New York Knicks player stats and box score

Indiana Pacers

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
Aaron Nesmith	30	2	0	1	2	0	9-13	8-9	4-4	10
Pascal Siakam	17	5	6	2	0	0	7-16	0-2	3-5	8
Myles Turner	14	5	2	1	1	1	6-11	1-4	1-2	-3
Tyrese Haliburton	31	4	11	1	0	2	12-23	4-12	3-4	15
Andrew Nembhard	15	4	4	0	0	3	6-10	2-3	1-2	1
Bennedict Mathurin	9	3	0	0	0	0	2-5	0-1	5-5	-14
Obi Toppin	8	10	0	1	0	0	4-9	0-3	0-0	9
Thomas Bryant	4	2	0	0	0	0	1-3	0-1	2-2	-11
T.J. McConnell	10	4	2	0	0	1	4-9	0-1	2-4	-14
Ben Sheppard	0	0	1	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	14
Jarace Walker	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tony Bradley	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Johnny Furphy	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
James Johnson	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

New York Knicks

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
OG Anunoby	16	3	2	3	3	3	6-15	2-8	2-4	-12
Josh Hart	8	13	7	1	0	1	3-6	1-3	1-2	-4
Karl-Anthony Towns	35	12	2	1	1	1	11-17	4-8	9-11	9
Mikal Bridges	16	6	5	1	2	3	8-16	0-1	0-2	-15
Jalen Brunson	43	1	5	0	0	7	15-25	1-6	12-14	-8
Mitchell Robinson	2	8	1	1	1	0	1-1	0-0	0-2	0
Miles McBride	9	2	1	0	1	0	2-7	1-3	4-5	12
Cameron Payne	6	1	1	0	0	0	2-7	2-5	0-0	5
Delon Wright	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-2
Pacome Dadiet	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Precious Achiuwa	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tyler Kolek	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Landry Shamet	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ariel Hukporti	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
P.J. Tucker	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Indiana Pacers vs. New York Knicks game summary

At the end of the first quarter, the New York Knicks had a 36-34 lead over the Indiana Pacers. Jalen Brunson scored nine points on 4-for-8 shooting. Karl-Anthony Towns and Mikal Bridges added eight points apiece. Myles Turner scored 11 points on 5-for-5 shooting for the Pacers.

New York led 69-62 at the break. Brunson led the Knicks with 18 points on 6-for-11 shooting in the first half. Towns added 15 points and five rebounds, while Bridges had 12 points and four boards.

Tyrese Haliburton led Indiana in the first half with 14 points and six assists. Turner had 12 points, while Aaron Nesmith scored 10 on 3-for-3 shooting (2-for-2 from 3-point range).

At the end of three quarters, New York led 90-87. The Knicks started the fourth period on an 18-5 run to increase their lead to 16 (108-92) with a little over seven minutes remaining.

Down the stretch, the Pacers' 16-4 run cut the Knicks' lead to two (123-121) with 22.1 seconds left. Nesmith scored 12 of the last 13 Indiana points. Towns went 1-for-2 from the line on the other end to give New York a three-point lead (124-121) with 13.9 seconds on the clock. In the final possession in regulation, Haliburton hit a basket at the top of the key to send the game to overtime.

The teams went back and forth in overtime. With 26.7 seconds remaining, the Pacers led 136-135. The Knicks turned the ball over in the next possession. Obi Toppin gave Indiana a three-point lead (138-135) on a driving dunk off the inbound pass.

In the next play, Brunson and Towns missed 3-point attempts that could've tied the game. Indiana took Game 1 of the conference finals.