The New York Knicks were down 26-points at the onset of the fourth quarter. Their unorthodox lineup rallied, but the deficit was too much.
- Indiana Pacers 123 (20-18)
- New York Knicks 109 (17-20)
- NBA, Final, Box Score
- Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana
For the second straight night, the New York Knicks faced a huge deficit heading into the fourth quarter. Head coach Jeff Hornacek decided to roll with another unorthodox lineup in the final 12 minutes. This time it was too late.
The 26-point lead that the Indiana Pacers held entering the final period was too much for the Knicks to overcome. Hornacek called Ron Baker‘s number for the second straight game to start the fourth quarter (he played all 12 minutes) and once again he made an impact.
Baker’s influential minutes and the support of Kristaps Porzingis, Brandon Jennings, Mindaugas Kuzminskas, and Willy Hernangomez weren’t enough to push the team over the top.
.@drose: “To sum up the night, it was defense once again.” #NYKvsIND #Knicks pic.twitter.com/eMq6WT4Sag
— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) January 8, 2017
Jennings and Kuzminskas combined for 30 of the Knicks 39 fourth quarter points. Porzingis was the only starter who saw any real action in the final period.
Key Stat
The Knicks were killed on the boards one more time 53-32. Al Jefferson and Myles Turner pushed the New York bigs around all night. They combined for seven offensive rebounds.
Up Next
The Knicks return home to play the New Orleans Pelicans Monday, Jan. 9, at 7:30 p.m. ET.
Pacers 123 #Knicks 109 F@carmeloanthony: 17p@kporzee: 16p#NYKvsIND pic.twitter.com/SE8Ue6tklq
— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) January 8, 2017
End of the 3rd quarter: #Pacers 96, Knicks 70@Teague0 17p/7a@Yg_Trece 15p/4a@Original_Turner 13p/10r@yungsmoove21 12p/7r pic.twitter.com/b9ByMMJode
— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) January 8, 2017
PG with the lob to Myles! #GoPacers pic.twitter.com/lH1lZLwzoh
— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) January 8, 2017
IND 62 NYK 43 Halftime@drose: 8p@kporzee: 11p#NYKvsIND pic.twitter.com/9ZdvWfE15U
— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) January 8, 2017
End of 1Q here in Indy. #NYKvsIND #Knicks@drose: 8p@kporzee: 6p pic.twitter.com/YQCOvLgtum
— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) January 8, 2017
19-15 early lead for the Pacers. @drose & @kporzee have combined for 10p. #NYKvsIND #Knicks pic.twitter.com/PQFe2HF85P
— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) January 8, 2017
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1️⃣3️⃣ @JoakimNoah #NYKvsIND pic.twitter.com/RlvaO03H4l— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) January 8, 2017
