Pacers Edge Knicks 106-104: Siakam Scores 19, Nesmith Adds 18 as Brunson Pours in 33
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana — The Indiana Pacers defeated the New York Knicks 106-104 on Friday night, November 13, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in an NBA Cup group-stage game that stayed close until the final possessions.
Pascal Siakam led the Pacers with 19 points, and Aaron Nesmith added 18. The home team protected a two-point lead through the closing minutes to finish off the win in front of its home crowd.
Jalen Brunson scored 33 points for the Knicks, the highest total by any player in the game, but New York came up two points short. The result counts both in the regular-season standings and in the NBA Cup group standings.
The NBA Cup is the league's in-season tournament, and its group-stage games double as regular-season fixtures. Indiana and New York are drawn in the same Eastern Conference group, so the head-to-head result directly affects both teams' positions in the group.
The game was played at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, the Pacers' home arena. The Pacers built their win on balanced scoring behind Siakam and Nesmith, while the Knicks leaned heavily on Brunson throughout the night.
Full box-score details and the teams' upcoming fixtures were published by the league after the game. Both clubs return to regular-season and Cup play in the coming days as the group stage continues.
Source: Associated Press
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Photo: 图：印第安纳波利斯的 Gainbridge Fieldhouse 球馆外观（该馆旧称 Conseco Fieldhouse 时期照片），步行者队在这里以106比104险胜尼克斯队。来源：Me (talk), Public domain，维基共享资源。 / Photo: The exterior of Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis (photographed when the arena was called Conseco Fieldhouse), where the Pacers edged the Knicks 106-104. Credit: Me (talk), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
