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Two arguable calls successful nan last seconds of Game 1 successful nan Eastern Conference semifinals betwixt nan New York Knicks and nan Indiana Pacers gave nan home-team Knicks a victory.
Jalen Brunson continued his postseason magic pinch 43 points for his 4th consecutive 40-point effort arsenic nan Knicks recorded a 121-117 triumph successful beforehand of a raucous crowd astatine Madison Square Garden that included Ben Stiller and 50 Cent among different celebrities.
But a precocious kick-ball usurpation connected Aaron Nesmith and a later moving surface connected Myles Turner doomed Indiana successful a close-fought crippled that went down to nan wire.
Donte DiVincenzo scored 21 of his 25 points successful nan 2nd half and Josh Hart added 24 points, 13 rebounds and 8 assists for New York. Isaiah Hartenstein had 13 points and OG Anunoby added 13 points and 9 rebounds for nan Knicks.
Myles Turner scored 23 points, Pascal Siakam added 19 and T.J. McConnell had 18 points for nan Pacers. Aaron Nesmith and Obi Toppin chipped successful 12 points apiece and Andrew Nembhard scored 11 points.
Jalen Brunson (11) led nan New York Knicks to a 121-117 triumph complete nan Indiana Pacers
Brunson dropped 43 points for his 4th consecutive playoff crippled scoring 40 points aliases more
Celebrities attending - Top: Ben Stiller (L), 50 Cent (R) / Bottom: Rainn Wilson (L), Spike Lee (R)
Game 2 is Wednesday nighttime successful New York.
Brunson became nan 4th subordinate successful NBA playoff history to people 40 aliases much points successful 4 consecutive games. Jerry West reached that people a grounds six consecutive times successful 1965. Bernard King (1984) and Michael Jordan (1993) did it successful 4 consecutive contests.
With nan crippled tied astatine 115-115, officials called a kicked shot usurpation connected Nesmith that connected replay intelligibly deed nan Pacers' forward's hand, not his foot. Officials aft nan crippled admitted that they made a mistake.
DiVincenzo drained a 3-pointer to springiness nan Knicks a 118-115 lead pinch 40.4 seconds remaining.
Indiana pulled wrong 1 connected Siakam's driving layup pinch 26.6 seconds to go.
The Pacers later had a chance to return nan lead, but Turner was called for a moving surface pinch 12.7 seconds left. The Indiana halfway was bewildered by nan decision.
Indiana made different correction erstwhile Nembhard fouled Brunson earlier nan shot was inbounded. Brunson made nan ensuing free throw, and New York kept possession.
Brunson was fouled pinch 10.7 seconds to play and made 2 free throws to springiness New York a 121-117 advantage, and nan Knicks closed it out.
A arguable telephone astatine nan extremity progressive a foul for a moving prime called connected Myles Turner (33)
Myles Turner: “I deliberation it’s champion erstwhile nan players determine nan result of nan game.”
“I deliberation we’re each looking guardant to nan Last 2 Minute Report coming out. I deliberation location were 2 arguable calls. The footwear shot by Aaron Nesmith was not a footwear ball. You intelligibly spot connected replay.” pic.twitter.com/zqiHuV7yrP
"I don't want to talk astir nan officiating. We're not expecting to get calls successful here."
Rick Carlisle connected Myles Turner's precocious moving surface and nan officiating tonight: pic.twitter.com/uzHTXa8Sma
After nan crippled ended, Pacers coach Rick Carlisle addressed nan telephone of nan forbidden surface connected Turner.
'I don’t want to talk astir nan officiating. We’re not expecting to get calls successful here. It would beryllium bully if they laid disconnected that one, but they didn’t.
'That’s conscionable nan measurement it goes. We challenged it. They reviewed it. They’ve sewage a bunch of group successful New Jersey that agreed pinch them, truthful that’s conscionable nan measurement it goes.'
Turner addressed some calls erstwhile speaking to nan media: 'I deliberation it’s champion erstwhile nan players determine nan result of nan game.”
'I deliberation we’re each looking guardant to nan Last 2 Minute Report coming out. I deliberation location were 2 arguable calls. The footwear shot by Aaron Nesmith was not a footwear ball. You intelligibly spot connected replay.'
Social media guidance to nan Turner foul favored nan Pacers, contempt nan truth that officials reviewed nan telephone and past stuck pinch it.
Social media guidance to that foul telephone favored nan lawsuit of Turner and nan Pacers
'Yikes that whistle connected Myles Turner. Horrible. Let them play refs,' wrote Fox Sports' Jason McIntyre.
'[Golden State] built a dynasty walk blocking but Myles Turner not opinionated still for 5 seconds earlier nan surface successful nan biggest infinitesimal of nan crippled and it's an instant call,' joked NBA TikTok influencer JokicJoestar.
Kevin Wildes of Fox Sports besides chimed in, saying, 'I'm pulling for nan Knicks but that is simply a horrible telephone connected Myles Turner.
'Myles Turner was moving but that is an insane INSTANT WHISTLE successful that situation,' wrote erstwhile Barstool Sports VP Steven Cheah.
