Towns, Brunson help Knicks roll to a 123-98 victory over the Pacers in their home opener

Karl-Anthony Towns had 21 points and 15 rebounds successful his Knicks location debut, Jalen Brunson scored 26 points and New York routed nan Indiana Pacers 123-98 connected Friday night

NEW YORK -- Karl-Anthony Towns had 21 points and 15 rebounds successful his Knicks location debut, Jalen Brunson scored 26 points and New York routed nan Indiana Pacers 123-98 connected Friday night.

Mikal Bridges besides scored 21 points and Josh Hart had 20 points and 10 rebounds for nan Knicks, who bounced backmost powerfully aft they were blown retired 132-109 successful Boston connected Tuesday successful nan NBA play opener.

Indiana All-Star constituent defender Tyrese Haliburton was scoreless and went 0 for 7 connected 3-pointers, falling to 1 for 16 down nan arc this season. Reserve Bennedict Mathurin scored 20 points.

Pacers: Indiana had 1 of nan champion offenses successful convention history past play and group an NBA playoff grounds by shooting 67.1% from nan section successful its past travel to Madison Square Garden for a Game 7 triumph past play successful nan Eastern Conference semifinals, truthful nights for illustration Friday fig to beryllium rare.

Knicks: This was really nan Knicks hoped to look connected some ends of nan level aft nan trades for Towns and Bridges. Towns' expertise to make 3-pointers had nan level spaced nicely for nan guards to drive, and pinch Bridges, OG Anunoby and Hart connected nan perimeter, nan Pacers struggled to get into immoderate benignant of offense.

The Knicks led by 1 pinch 7:29 near successful nan first half erstwhile nan Pacers brought 4 starters backmost into nan crippled astatine nan aforesaid clip Brunson returned. New York outscored Indiana 25-10 from location down six points and 4 assists from Brunson to lead 61-45 astatine nan break.

After allowing an NBA record-tying 29 3-pointers successful nan nonaccomplishment successful Boston, nan Knicks held nan Pacers to 3 for 30 (10%) down nan arc.

The Pacers big Philadelphia connected Sunday successful their location opener and nan Knicks big Cleveland connected Monday.

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