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Thursday, May 29, 2025Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · CF · G5
IND94
NYK111
Q1 NYK +4; Q2 NYK +11; Q3 NYK +17; Q4 NYK +17
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
The lead · Conference finals · Game 5 · IND @ NYK

Jalen Brunson scores 32 in New York win over Indiana

Final: 111–94. Jalen Brunson added 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Conference finals series: New York 2, Indiana 3.

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4+11+17+17NYK AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
IND2322282194
NYK27293421111
Who led
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 27, 39, 22, 23, 43, 36, 23, 31, 32NYK32 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 23, 19, 21, 35, 20, 24, 24, 24NYK24 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Bennedict MathurinPoints, last 10 games: 11, 19, 23, 0, 4, 9, 0, 2, 20, 23IND23 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 18, 21, 21, 17, 39, 17, 30, 15IND15 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+2.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
26.0Reg. season avg28.7Last 3 playoff games

28.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.0 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 32 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.9Reg. season avg15.0Last 3 playoff games

15.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 29.9 in the regular season (72 games). Today: 23 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+2.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
17.1Reg. season avg20Today

20 minutes today, against 17.1 a game in the regular season (17 games). Line: 6 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Jalen Brunson leads the day with 32

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: 17, 27, 39, 22, 23, 43, 36, 23, 31, 32NYK vs IND · W
30.1 PPG playoffs to date · +2.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 23, 19, 21, 35, 20, 24, 24, 24NYK vs IND · W
21.4 PPG playoffs to date · +2.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Bennedict MathurinPoints, last 10 games: 11, 19, 23, 0, 4, 9, 0, 2, 20, 23IND @ NYK · L
10.9 PPG playoffs to date · +13.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 18, 21, 21, 17, 39, 17, 30, 15IND @ NYK · L
20.4 PPG playoffs to date · −5.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Josh HartPoints, last 10 games: 23, 10, 6, 24, 10, 8, 6, 8, 12, 12NYK vs IND · W
12.0 PPG playoffs to date · +0.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Mikal BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 23, 9, 22, 16, 20, 15, 17, 12NYK vs IND · W
15.6 PPG playoffs to date · −3.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST