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106-99 Pacers defeat Knicks. Advancing to the Eastern Conference Finals
Copeland misses the three and the Knicks have to foul. Melo final fouls George with :09.6 remaining in the game---- George to the line...sinks his free throws.
39.5 Shumpert slaps Hill's elbow.... 2-2 from the line
49.9 seconds on the clock-- Melo flushed a quick dunk. Nobody paid attention in the paint. TIMEOUT PACERS
55.7 on the clock--- 6 on Martin! Stat has to come in. Copeland in te game instead. 6-point game.
Hill holding the ball. Smith on defense. 10 seconds.... Smplts the D. FOUL ON MARTIN!
1:15 left in the game--- TIMEOUT INDIANA--- The Knicks just made it a game. Can they hold on defense?
TIMEOUT KNICKS!!--- Smith with a three from Pennsylvania! And he misses! Don't get that. Stephenson for three! Way off. Knicks get the rebound. They push. Smith to the bucket. And-1!
STEPHENSON SCHOOLING THE KNICKS! The kid for New York doesn't want to go back home! He wants a flight to Miami!
2:14 Melo with a short shot. Sinks it! Pacers try to put this one out of reach.
3:12 Stephenson with the last five points... Knicks turn it over with 2:40 left WEST WITH THE TIP IN!
Chandler fouls out with just two points and six rebounds.
3:34 Felton gets in the game. Kickball on the floor. Knick ball. Melo drives. Floater. misses. Loose ball. Pacers pick it up. stephenson dribbles it up and asks for the pick cross over. CHANDLER WITH HIS 6TH FOUL! Thank Stephenson for that.
4:07 Stephenson misses everything on that three. Pick and rol.. Stephenson with the steal AND 1! It was a pick and roll and Chandler didn't look up as he was rollin. Stephenson drives and sinks it over Smith.
4:32 remaining in the game! Melo called for the offensive foul.
5:41 Smith with the threee! HIBBERT WITH A BLOCK!!! Melo was going for the jam and Hibbert with the muff! Stephenson ties it up!
6:04 Copeland playing defense, but George slips defender and gets the easy lay up!!
6:41 Knick ball after Mahinmi knocks it out of bounds. Smith for three! His shot is on but he misses!
7:28---- TIMEOUT KNICKS----- Melo short on the jumper... Chandler jumps too soon for the offensive rebound. And gets called for his 5th on the other end!!
8:00 Melo goes in and out.
8:40 Hibbert with the spin move. Had knocked Tyson down. It was clean. Knicks now. Tyson Chandler grabs the offensive reboun.
9:32 George with the jumper. One-point Knick lead. Smith at the line... Taking his time. 1-1.
10:24 Copeland with a three! Biggest lead for the Knicks.
11:05 Copeland with a three! ... Hibbert at the line... continues the streak. 3rd straight free throw missed. 1-2 from the line. Talled ball game.
This guy is keeping the Knicks in the game. 35 points through 3.
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Knicks 81, Pacers 81.
Melo with the layup! GEORGE BEFORE THE BUZZER! Tied at the end of the third!
Less than a minute remaining--- George gets blocked by the rim. SHUMPERT FOR THREE AGAIN!!! WHAT A QUARTER FOR SHUMPERT!
1:25 Paers extending their lead from the free throw line.. Shumper again with a drive and Mahinmi charged with the foul.
1:47 Shumpert drives but can't finish
Hibbert on the bench... Melo to the line for 2. . . Hill also on the bench. West answers.
2:58 Pacers can't stop the 3! Smith ties the game!!
And Hibbert responds with a facial over Martin! What a game!!!
4:42 Shumpert gets the steal. Steals the ball back. THREEE! ....AGAIN!!! Shumpert for three. SHUMPERTER FOR THREE!!!!
George to the line... TIMEOUT--- 68-60 Knick ball as it goes out of bounds. Hibbert with the rebound and the putback over Melo.
6:27 Hill with an air ball... Knicks with the ball. Smith bricks it badly! George pushes it and gets fouled. Goes to the line.
7:04 Melo gets foled. Knick ball. West called for the offensive foul..... MELO WITH THE TURN AROUND!!
7:42 Melo hits a three! George answers with a jumper. Teams trading blows. Shump makes it single-digits.
9:05 Hibbert at the line... 1-1... 2-2.... 8:22 Melo hits. West responds.
9:40 10-point lead again for the Pacers. Knicks can't buy a bucket early in the third.
10:04 ALLEY! Nope! No foul called. Felton a little late to Chandler.
We're back!!! ------Knicks & Pacers start 3rd QTR---- Geroge gets the friendly roll!
LANCE STEPHENSON-- 16 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists
Carmelo Anthony- 20 points, 5 rebounds.
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Pacers up 55-47 on the Knicks
AND-1! Stephenson a f*uck--- problem right now!! 3-point play completed. Knicks last shot. MELO MISSES THREE!
21.5 Smith takes a fall. No foul called. TIMEOUT called by Pacers and Frank Vogel
Martin gets the steal.... Knick ball as the half comes to a close. AND-1 for MARTIN!! He's coming on big right now!
1:33 Biggest lead of the game for the Pacers. 10 points. They go 2-3 from the line. Knicks HAVE TO score. Might go down trailing big at the half.
Foul on the floor. TECH handed out on the Knicks. There was also a loose ball foul. Foul originally on Chandler. Smith thought it was on him, he was handed a tech.
2:01 on the clock--- Stephenson sinks 2 from the FT. Knicks need a bucket.
2:14 Knicks have gone cold. Stephenson breaking the Knicks apart.... Stephenson gets fouled.
KNICKS TURN IT OVER! Had a chance to push. Didn't. Hibbert with the tip. Smith unnecessarily goes after it. Ball out on him.
3:37 Second tip in for Melo. He's around the rim and hitting jumpers. This guy is everywhere.
4:00 Melo to the line. 2-2 from the line.... Refs call the foul. Knicks fans probably yelling at refs. 3rd on him. Bad call. Hill to the line.
4:31 Knicks get the second chance point on the tip in. George drives and sinks the layup!.... Barely.
The Pacers are a bit cold. Chance for the Knicks to capitalize but they've missed two straight shots. Copeland sloppily handles ball. Chandler sleeps on pass and rebound. Pacers turn it over.
6:03 Knick ball. Foul on Pacers. Young trying to stay with Anthony. Streak of six straight FG's for Melo out the window with the miss.
6:48 Knicks getting killed in the paint. Copeland misses a three. Hibbert takes a spill on the other end.
7:07 Melo with the bucket! 14 for him in the first half.
7:28 KNICKS CALL TIMEOUT---
7:47 Stat stripped with a lot of contact. Hill for three NO!. No Knicks around the glass. Young with the rebound and put back!
These refs are definitely weird. Only Stat was paying attention. He tips it and the Pacers recover and go on fastbreak. Smith with a smart foul. Haven't said that about the Knicks all game.
KNICK BALL---- TIMEOUT---- Stat gets stripped. Jump ball.
8:35--- Refs appear blind. Pacers have traveled at least three times and the refs aren't calling anything.
9:02- West at the line... He's been a problem today for the Knicks. 1-1... 2-2 form the lne.
That's three fouls called on the Knicks in one possession!
9:14 Smith out hustled!! Young comes from behind and grabs the loose ball.
9:36 Stat being aggressive, but the layup rattles out! Martin was there for the tip-in, but he jumped too soon. Stat too aggressive on defense though it looked like he took the elbow to the face.
10:47 Smith will be at the line. 2-2 from the line. ... Hibbert with a layup. Stoudemire looked like the ball slipped from his hands and it fell between the bucket.
11:08 Augustin with a three... Copeland on the floor and sinks a three!
JR Smith opens up the quarter with a brick.
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Melo has 12... Stephenson has 9..... Pacers with 29. Knicks 27.
Hibbert on the line-- sinks 1... Goes 2-2. .... JR short on the three.
:36 seconds left--- Knick ball--- Felton misses. Indiana with the last shot. Young shoots a three! Martin fouls Hansbrough on the floor. FOUL!
47 seconds--- Tie ball game. Pacers with ball. Augustin travels.
Hibbert working on Martin. Stephenson dribbles and fumbles. WOW! He drives and he is truly a headache! Sinks the short lay up.
1:45 George misses the jumper. Knicks with a chance to tie. Melo does! Hits the short jumper. Melo with 10.
2:19 Knicks only down by two after JR hits the jumper.
2:40 Melo with a beautiful fadeaway! GIve him two. Foul on Martin on the other end as Hibbert is giving the Knicks a headache in the paint.
3:05 AND-1! George to the line after hitting a three.
3:20 Martin with the short jumper at the buzzer as the shotclock was ending.
3:40 Hansbrough called for the offensive foul on the screen. Knick ball.
Foul on the floor--- Knicks inbound. Smith misses a three. Too strong, long rebound. Knicks not hustling after the rebound.
4:22 Stephenson right to the hole... West hit a layup and he's bullying his way to the paint.
5:17 JUMPBALL Felton vs. George... George wins the tip. Smith grabs the ball.... Prigioni ties it! Threeee!
5:58 TIMEOUT ON THE FLOOR------ Action! Swish! Melo sinks two.
Prigioni sinks a three. The Tre has been falling so far for the Knickerbockers.
6:43 George contributes. Lays it up. Knicks are sloppy on offensive. Slacking on defense. West at the line.
KNICKS HAVE YET TO GRAB A REBOUND! Melo just saved a ball out of bounds for the first one. Melo with the tip in!
7:56 Knicks miss. Pacers offensive rebound. Hibbert with the jam. Pacers get rebound on Knicks miss. Stephenson pushes it and gets fouled.
8:49 Hll airballs... Felton drives and gets fouled. Another trip to the line. Stephenson drives. Give him two.
9:12 Hill with a three!!! ---Melo goes to the line and sinks two free throws.
9:48 Pacers win offensive rebound and make the Knicks pay. Knicks are getting out hustled! Hibbert with the offensive foul.
10:49 Stephenson for threee! Misses... Airball. Melo bricks the jumper.
11:25 Shumpert with the three!
TIP OFF! Pacers win tip. Hill dribbles it and hands it to Stpephen. Hibbert doubled. Stephenson to the rim!
Teams on the floor! Here we go.
--------------Tip off set for Game 6------------ Hill has been cleared. Hill on the floor warming up.
The New York Kncks travel to Indiana to face the Pacers for Game 6. Here's the score in this live blog of Game 6 at 8 pm ET. The Knicks need a win to remain alive in the playoffs. The Pacers need a win to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals against the Miami Heat. We got your back if you can't watch Game 6. Follow the live blog for updated scores and stats.
The word is that George Hill will be back tonight as he's been cleared to play basketball. Hill missed Game 5 and the result was a Pacer loss as they couldn't get their offense rolling. The Kncks took advantage by penetrating in the paint and Raymond Felton had a party scoring 14 points in Game 5 as he finally came alive for the Knicks on offense.
The question for the Pacers will be Hill's effectiveness. The concussion tests are pretty rigorous so chances are Hill will be able to be effective and actually give his Pacers a solid outing. Honestly, a Hill at 80% is preferable over D.J. Augustin running the point for 30-plus minutes. Augustin made decent contributions when he started, but they were typical for a player off the bench, which is what Augustin is. Hill's return allows Paul George to focus on finding spots on the floor.
The Knicks will need Carmelo Anthony to lead the scoring. It's simple, if Anthony doesn't set the tone for New York, their season will end today. The Pacers are undefeated at home, which makes it more vital for the Knicks to come out with urgency in Game 6.
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