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Wednesday, May 21, 2025Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed NYK by 7 at halftime and won 138–135.

Final · OT · CF · G1
IND138
NYK135
Q1 IND -2; Q2 IND -7; Q3 IND -3; Q4 IND 0; OT1 IND +3
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 2023–24May 21, 2024: 1 game. Top scorer: Jayson Tatum (BOS vs IND), 36 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 1 · IND @ NYK

Tyrese Haliburton scores 31, Indiana wins in overtime

Tied 125–125 after regulation. Final: 138–135. Conference finals series: Indiana 1, New York 0. Jalen Brunson scored 43 for New York in the loss.

Game flow · IND margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-2-7-30+3IND AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
IND3428253813138
NYK3633213510135
Who led
Tyrese HaliburtonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 17, 26, 22, 19, 4, 11, 31, 31IND31 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Aaron NesmithPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 14, 19, 17, 23, 7, 12, 13, 30IND30 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 32, 16, 40, 29, 17, 27, 39, 22, 23, 43NYK43 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 27, 17, 10, 14, 21, 21, 23, 19, 21, 35NYK35 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+6.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.0Reg. season avg18.3Last 3 playoff games

18.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.0 in the regular season (45 games). Today: 30 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.9Reg. season avg11.0Last 3 playoff games

11.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 29.9 in the regular season (72 games). Today: 9 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
32.7Reg. season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 32.7 a game in the regular season (78 games). Line: 17 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Jalen Brunson leads the day with 43

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 32, 16, 40, 29, 17, 27, 39, 22, 23, 43NYK vs IND · L
29.9 PPG playoffs to date · +14.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Gilbert Arenas WAS, Feb 13, 2006: 43 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
43 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 27, 17, 10, 14, 21, 21, 23, 19, 21, 35NYK vs IND · L
20.9 PPG playoffs to date · +15.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Tyrese HaliburtonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 17, 26, 22, 19, 4, 11, 31, 31IND @ NYK · W
18.7 PPG playoffs to date · +13.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Aaron NesmithPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 14, 19, 17, 23, 7, 12, 13, 30IND @ NYK · W
16.0 PPG playoffs to date · +15.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties career high30 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 24, 28, 12, 10, 17, 12, 18, 21, 21, 17IND @ NYK · W
18.6 PPG playoffs to date · −1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Mikal BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 8, 17, 25, 8, 14, 12, 23, 9, 22, 16NYK vs IND · L
15.5 PPG playoffs to date · +0.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST