Jalen Brunson scored a game-high 26 points and Karl Anthony-Towns posted a double-double Friday night for the host New York Knicks, who shut down Tyrese Haliburton and rolled to a 123-98 win over the Indiana Pacers.Towns and fellow newcomer Mikal Bridges both bounced back from their rough Knicks debuts by scoring 21 points each. Towns added 15 rebounds and Bridges had five assists.The duo had just 28 points combined in Wednesday’s 132-109 loss to the defending NBA champion Boston Celtics.Josh Hart had 20 points and OG Anunoby scored 14 for the Knicks, who took control with a 27-10 run to end the first half.New York limited the Pacers to just 3-of-30 shooting from 3-point range two nights after the Celtics tied an NBA record with 29 3-pointers.The 10 percent shooting from beyond the arc was the lowest by a Knicks opponent since Mar. 19, 2018, when the Chicago Bulls also shot 3-of-30.Haliburton was held scoreless in just under 26 minutes for the Pacers, who finished with fewer than 100 points for just the second time since the start of last season and posted their worst 3-point shooting percentage during that span.
Knicks smother Pacers en route to 25-point win
Jalen Brunson scored a game-high 26 points and Karl Anthony-Towns posted a double-double Friday night for the host New York Knicks, who shut down Tyrese Haliburton and rolled to a 123-98 win over the