Knicks Charge Back From 20 Points Down, Beat Pacers 106–100 to Cut Series Deficit to 2–1

New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) reacts after scoring against the Indiana Pacers during the second half of Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals of the NBA basketball playoffs in Indianapolis on May 25, 2025. Jeff Roberson/AP Photo

INDIANAPOLIS—With the New York Knicks teetering on the brink of a third consecutive playoff loss and Jalen Brunson stuck on the bench with five fouls after three quarters, Karl-Anthony Towns took matters into his own hands.

The Knicks needed everything he could muster—even on a sore knee.