Pascal Siakam has proven to be the ultimate Robin in these NBA Playoffs.
The former Toronto Raptors star once again stepped up in a big way, propelling the Indiana Pacers to a Game 4 victory.
With the Pacers in command of the game, the Knicks made a late surge in the fourth. They were on a 10-2 run as New York cut the Pacers’ lead to 6. Then it was Siakam who planted his feet in the corner and rose up to drain the three.
The made basket pushed the Pacers lead back to 9 and the Pacers never looked back from there.
Indiana defeated the Knicks 130–121 to take a 3-1 series lead in the Eastern Conference Finals. They will have a chance to clinch the series and punch their ticket to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2000 in New York on Thursday night.
Siakam finished the game with 30 points on 11-for-21 shooting, including 3-for-4 from downtown. He also hauled in 5 rebounds. Siakam scored 11 of his 30 in the final frame and delivered down the stretch with his former teammate OG Anunoby guarding him.
Haliburton led all scorers with 32 points, 15 assists, 12 rebounds and 0 turnovers in one of the most impressive playoff performances.
Montreal’s Bennedict Mathurin was a huge spark for Indiana’s bench, scoring 20 points in under 12 minutes of action. He got to the free throw line 10 times.
Anunoby scored 22 points on 7-for-16 shooting, but he struggled from three going just 1-for-7 from deep.
Meanwhile, Brunson led all Knicks players with 31 points but he was quiet in the fourth quarter as the Pacers’ defense gave him fits. He only had 2 points on 3 shots with 0 free throws attempts as the Knicks didn’t have enough gas to stage another comeback.
Former Raptors center Khem Birch wins euroLeague title
Former Toronto Raptors center Khem Birch is a champion.
He won the EuroLeague title on Sunday while playing with the Turkish side Fenerbahce.
Birch scored 2 points and hauled in 6 rebounds in the final game as Fenerbahce beat Monaco 81-70 in the final.
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