Heroes and zeros from the Knicks’ 106-100 Game 3 win over the Pacers on Sunday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse:
Hero
Karl-Anthony Towns had just four points in the first three quarters.
He erupted for 20 in the fourth quarter to power the fierce comeback.
Karl-Anthony Towns drives to the basket during the Knicks’ Game 3 win May 25. Charles Wenzelberg
This is the version of Towns the Knicks have been waiting for this whole series.
Zero
Andrew Nembhard finished a team-worst minus-7 and missed all three of his 3-point attempts.
Andrew Nembhard drives to the basket during the Pacers’ Game 3 loss to the Knicks on May 25. Imagn ImagesHe scored just nine points.
Unsung hero
Miles McBride didn’t score before the fourth quarter, but then added nine down the stretch.
He played pivotal minutes with Jalen Brunson in foul trouble again.
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Key stat
3: Twenty-point comeback victories achieved by the Knicks during their playoff run this season, the first team to do so in a single postseason. Each win came on the road.
Quote of the day
“We could quickly start to point fingers or we could quickly start to turn on each other. But we got together as a team, we made sure that everyone was encouraging each other. Keep fighting, keep chipping away.”
— Jalen Brunson
