By Daniel Feuerstein | Indianapolis, IN | November 13th, 2026
The New York Knicks traveled to the heartland of America in Indianapolis as they faced the Indiana Pacers in their second NBA Cup game, defending their title. While it was a strong start, the Pacers started to break away, and every time the Knicks tied the game, the Pacers continued to pull away until the final moments of the fourth quarter, but couldn’t hit that big bucket as the Knicks fell to the Pacers with a final score of 106-104
As the game began, both teams were even against each other, but toward the later end of the first quarter and into the second, the Pacers took a strong lead into halftime. Towards the second half, the Knicks kept fighting back and had a few moments where they tied the game; the Pacers continued to take the lead. In that final moment, with little time left, the Knicks couldn’t convert to force overtime. Jalen Brunson led all scorers with 33 points, and Karl-Anthony Towns had another double-double, scoring 23 points and 15 rebounds. Pascal Siakam led the Pacers with 19 points, and Ivica Zubac had a double-double, scoring 12 points and 13 rebounds.
First Half: Tight start, but the Pacers grab the lead
The Knicks won the opening tip, but somehow the ball was stolen, and the Pacers were able to take the early lead with a quick layup to the hoop. While the start of the game was a tight contest, the Pacers started to pull away and grab the lead from the back end of the first quarter and held on to it in the second quarter. Several strong moments from Towns and Brunson, along with Anunoby, but the Pacers continued to play their game and never looked back.
Second Half: The Pacers still lead, but the Knicks make several comebacks
The Pacers continued to have a lead in the game, and the Knicks tried to make several comebacks to force a tie. But they couldn’t get the lead as the Pacers once again dominated the paint and hit timely shots from behind the three-point line. But as the game was getting closer to the end in the fourth quarter, the Knicks had a shot to tie the game again and possibly head to overtime. With 2.9 seconds left, Towns took the final shot, but the ball couldn’t go in the hoop, and the Knicks couldn’t get an extra quarter.
KEY STATS:
NEW YORK: 39 FOR 91 FG’s, 16 FOR 46 3 PTERS, 10 FOR 13 FT’S
INDIANA: 39 FOR 90 FG’S, 10 FOR 29 3 PTERS, 18 FOR 25 FT’S
LARGEST LEAD: 14 POINTS IN THE SECOND QUARTER FOR THE PACERS
MOST POINTS: 35 POINTS IN THE THIRD QUARTER BY THE KNICKS
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