The Pacers are one win away from their first NBA Finals since 2000 after a thrilling 130-121 win over the Knicks. Tyrese Haliburton became the first player in NBA playoff history to record a 32-12-15 triple-double with no turnovers, joining Nikola Jokic and Oscar Robertson as the only ones with a 30+ point, 15+ assist triple-double. Pascal Siakam added 30 points and Bennedict Mathurin contributed 20 points off the bench.
Jalen Brunson led the Knicks with 31 points, Karl-Anthony Towns scored 24 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, while OG Anunoby added 22 points.
Here’s how NBA Twitter reacted to the Pacers victory:
Tyrese Haliburton with 32 PTS, 12 REB, 15 AST, 4 STL as the Pacers TAKE A 3-1 SERIES LEAD with a 130-121 WIN over the Knicks 😤
Indiana are ONE WIN AWAY FROM THE NBA FINALS 😧 pic.twitter.com/uhXYetebEd
— Basketball Forever (@bballforever_) May 28, 2025
Tyrese Haliburton is the first player in NBA history to drop 30/15/10 with 0 turnovers in a playoff game.
THE DIFFERENCE. pic.twitter.com/lqRJu2c9iO
— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) May 28, 2025
Knicks in 7 😂😂😂
— Paul Pierce (@paulpierce34) May 28, 2025
Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton made NBA history tonight becoming the first player with a triple double and no turnovers scoring 32 points, 15 assists, and 13 rebounds. Indiana forward Pascal Siakim chipped in 30 points in the Pacers 130-121 win over the Knicks. The key to…
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) May 28, 2025
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Tyrese Haliburton jerseys will be bought after the NBA Playoffs
— Ahmed/The Ears/IG: BigBizTheGod 🇸🇴 (@big_business_) May 28, 2025
There’s a lot going on this Knicks-Pacers series but it is not disputable that Rick Carlisle is thoroughly out-coaching Thibs
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) May 28, 2025
Thibs isn’t getting outcoached, speed kills, Knicks roster isn’t built to matchup vs speed 👊
— Ricky G (@jrichardgoodman) May 28, 2025
Knicks fans still celebrating like they won the championship after game 3?? 😂😂😂
— Rob Gronkowski (@RobGronkowski) May 28, 2025
You can be mad at the officiating but truthfully…
The Pacers flat out outplayed us tonight.
— KnicksMuse (@KnicksMuse) May 28, 2025
Aaron Gordon and Siakam are tweener forwards that completely jumped two teams into real title contention.
Wonder who’s next.
— Raj C. (@RajChipalu) May 28, 2025
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