Indiana Pacers vs New York Knicks Players Stats and Box Scores for May 8 | 2024 NBA Playoffs Game 2 

The Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks are back at it on Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden for Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. The Knicks took Game 1 after a hard-fought controversial 121-117 win. The Pacers will try to steal homecourt advantage before coming home to Indiana for Games 3 and 4.

Jalen Brunson scored his fourth straight 40-point game in the win on Game 1. He has been simply unstoppable for the Knicks this postseason. Josh Hart and Donte DiVincenzo have also stepped up their games, helping the short-handed Knicks overcome adversity.

Meanwhile, the Pacers need more from Tyrese Haliburton after he put up six points in Game 1. Pascal Siakam has not scored at least 20 points since Game 2 of their first-round series against the Milwaukee Bucks. The Pacers need more from their two stars if they want to take Game 2.

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Indiana Pacers vs New York Knicks Players Stats and Box Scores for Game 2

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Indiana Pacers Players Stats and Box Score

The Indiana Pacers came up short in Game 2, but at least Tyrese Haliburton found his rhythm back.

Haliburton finished with 34 points, six rebounds, nine assists and three steals. Obi Toppin scored 20 points and three rebounds off the bench, while TJ McConnell contributed 10 points and 12 assists.

Pascal Siakam struggled again with just 14 points on 7-for-18 shooting. Aaron Nesmith and Myles Turner only had six points each, with Ben Sheppard scoring 11 points in 20 minutes.

Players	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
P. Siakam	14	9	2	0	1	0	3	36	7-18	0-3	0-2	-9
A. Nesmith	6	1	2	1	0	2	3	34	2-7	2-6	0-0	-19
M. Turner	6	7	2	0	1	2	2	31	3-11	0-2	0-1	-21
A. Nembhard	15	0	4	0	0	1	5	27	7-9	1-3	0-0	-21
T. Haliburton	34	6	9	3	0	2	0	35	11-19	7-11	5-6	-17
O. Toppin	20	3	1	1	0	0	0	20	7-10	2-4	4-5	9
I. Jackson	5	4	1	0	1	0	4	15	2-4	0-0	1-3	11
T.J. McConnell	10	4	12	0	0	2	0	23	5-9	0-1	0-0	10
B. Sheppard	11	0	1	0	0	0	0	20	4-6	3-4	0-0	12
J. Johnson	DNP
J. Smith	DNP
J. Walker	DNP
D. McDermott	DNP
K. Brown	DNP

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New York Knicks Players Stats and Box Score

Jalen Brunson was unable to play in the second quarter due to a foot injury but came back in the second half. He finished with 29 points, five assists and three steals, going 11-for-18 from the field, including 3-for-5 from beyond the arc.

OG Anunoby had the best game of the postseason with 28 points in 28 minutes, suffering a hamstring injury in the fourth quarter. Isaiah Hartenstein had a near triple-double of 14 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists.

Villanova guys Josh Hart and Donte DiVincenzo came up big again. Hart put up 18 points, 15 rebounds and seven assists, while DiVincenzo had 28 points, six rebounds and four assists, shooting 10-for-20 and knocking down six 3-point shots.

Players	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
O. Anunoby	28	4	3	0	1	0	1	28	10-19	4-7	4-6	10
I. Hartenstein	14	12	8	0	1	1	1	39	5-7	0-0	4-4	21
J. Brunson	29	2	5	3	0	2	2	32	11-18	3-6	4-6	26
J. Hart	19	15	7	1	1	5	3	48	8-12	1-3	2-2	9
D. DiVincenzo	28	6	4	1	0	1	1	44	10-20	6-12	2-2	15
P. Achiuwa	8	5	0	0	0	0	4	28	4-5	0-0	0-0	-14
M. McBride	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	20	1-4	0-2	2-2	-22
A. Burks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	0
M. Diakite	DNP
J. Sims	DNP
D. Jeffries	DNP
S. Milton	DNP

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Indiana Pacers vs New York Knicks Game Summary

The first quarter of Game 2 between the Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks was even at the end.

There were signs that the game would be a high-scoring one, which would favor the Pacers. Jalen Brunson sat out the entire second quarter, allowing Indiana to take a 10-point lead at the half.

Brunson returned in the third quarter, inspiring the Knicks to outscore the Pacers 36-18. It was a back-and-forth game in the final period before the Knicks pulled away late to get a 130-121 win and a 2-0 series lead.