Pacers Take Commanding 3-1 Lead

Zak Drapeau
May 28
2 min read

by Zak Drapeau 5/28/2025 FansOnlySportz

The Pacers won Game 4 in Indiana by a score of 130-121. Tyrese Haliburton was the star of the game with an outstanding 20-9-10 in the first half and finishing with 32 points, 12 rebounds and 15 assists.

The Pacers held the lead for the entire second half with their largest lead being 15 points. The Pacers would beat the Knicks in FG%, assists, steals, turnovers, fast break points and points in the paint. The Knicks would never go away as we've seen in multiple games this postseason but Game 4 was never truly in doubt and a lot more separated than the score suggests.

Haliburton vs Brunson has been the headlining duel of the series with both stars turning into superstars in front of our eyes. Haliburton averaging 24.2 points, 7 rebounds and 11 assists with 2.5 steals a game has been the better player, but series leading Jalen Brunson has averaged 33.2 points on over 48% shooting.

This epitomizes the whole series as Knicks stars Brunson and Towns are having great statistical games but are falling short to the better team in the Pacers.

Game 5 in New York

With the series moving to a 3-1 lead for the Pacers, odds have significantly shifted to them in Game 5 even in New York.

The Pacers have already won both games in New York in the series and are clicking so well as a complete team they seem destined to finish the gentleman's sweep on Thursday.

The Knicks had been very boastful about sweeping the Celtics in Boston in the round previous and here they stand about to circum to the same fate. Can the Knicks bounce back in the series and win at home tomorrow night? Or will the Pacers reach their first NBA finals since 2000?

Make sure to stay tuned on SUNDAY JUNE 1st, "FansOnlySportz Special Reports" will dive deeper into the series in a Look At Ratings. While the Pacers-Knicks series is doing good numbers, the Thunder-Wolves series is tanking... Could a potential Thunder-Pacers Finals matchup make for ALL-TIME LOWS for the NBA?????