NEW YORK -- — Karl-Anthony Towns had 21 points and 15 rebounds in his Knicks home debut, Jalen Brunson scored 26 points and New York routed the Indiana Pacers 123-98 on Friday night.

Mikal Bridges also scored 21 points and Josh Hart had 20 points and 10 rebounds for the Knicks, who bounced back powerfully after they were blown out 132-109 in Boston on Tuesday in the NBA season opener.

Indiana All-Star point guard Tyrese Haliburton was scoreless and went 0 for 7 on 3-pointers, falling to 1 for 16 behind the arc this season. Reserve Bennedict Mathurin scored 20 points.

Takeaways

Pacers: Indiana had one of the best offenses in league history last season and set an NBA playoff record by shooting 67.1% from the field in its last trip to Madison Square Garden for a Game 7 victory last season in the Eastern Conference semifinals, so nights like Friday figure to be rare.

Knicks: This was how the Knicks hoped to look on both ends of the floor after the trades for Towns and Bridges. Towns' ability to make 3-pointers had the floor spaced nicely for the guards to drive, and with Bridges, OG Anunoby and Hart on the perimeter, the Pacers struggled to get into any kind of offense.

Key moment

The Knicks led by one with 7:29 left in the first half when the Pacers brought four starters back into the game at the same time Brunson returned. New York outscored Indiana 25-10 from there behind six points and four assists from Brunson to lead 61-45 at the break.

Key stat

After allowing an NBA record-tying 29 3-pointers in the loss in Boston, the Knicks held the Pacers to 3 for 30 (10%) behind the arc.

Up next

The Pacers host Philadelphia on Sunday in their home opener and the Knicks host Cleveland on Monday.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Myles Turner vs. Karl-Anthony Towns (Josh Hart gains possession)	0	0
11:39	Jalen Brunson misses 24-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:37	Myles Turner defensive rebound	0	0
11:27	OG Anunoby kicked ball violation	0	0
11:22	Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul	0	0
11:22	Myles Turner makes free throw 1 of 2	0	1
11:22	Myles Turner makes free throw 2 of 2	0	2
11:07	Mikal Bridges misses 13-foot two point shot	0	2
11:05	Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound	0	2
10:55	Karl-Anthony Towns misses 19-foot two point shot	0	2
10:53	Andrew Nembhard defensive rebound	0	2
10:44	Tyrese Haliburton misses driving floating jump shot	0	2
10:42	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	0	2
10:31	Aaron Nesmith personal foul	0	2
10:22	OG Anunoby makes 5-foot two point shot	2	2
10:07	Pascal Siakam makes finger roll layup (Myles Turner assists)	2	4
9:43	Jalen Brunson misses driving layup	2	4
9:41	Josh Hart offensive rebound	2	4
9:41	Josh Hart makes tip shot	4	4
9:22	Myles Turner misses 23-foot three point jumper	4	4
9:20	Jalen Brunson defensive rebound	4	4
9:08	Jalen Brunson misses driving floating jump shot	4	4
9:06	Myles Turner defensive rebound	4	4
8:57	OG Anunoby personal foul	4	4
8:50	Myles Turner makes 15-foot jumper (Tyrese Haliburton assists)	4	6
8:31	OG Anunoby misses driving layup	4	6
8:30	Pacers defensive team rebound	4	6
8:19	Pascal Siakam makes 10-foot two point shot (Andrew Nembhard assists)	4	8
7:55	Josh Hart misses 24-foot three point jumper	4	8
7:53	Myles Turner defensive rebound	4	8
7:43	Pascal Siakam misses 19-foot step back jumpshot	4	8
7:42	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	4	8
7:20	Karl-Anthony Towns makes 5-foot two point shot	6	8
7:14	Aaron Nesmith traveling	6	8
7:01	Karl-Anthony Towns makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jalen Brunson assists)	9	8
6:45	Pascal Siakam misses 23-foot three point jumper	9	8
6:43	Josh Hart defensive rebound	9	8
6:36	Josh Hart bad pass (Andrew Nembhard steals)	9	8
6:31	Mikal Bridges shooting foul	9	8
6:31	Knicks Full timeout	9	8
6:31	Bennedict Mathurin enters the game for Aaron Nesmith	9	8
6:31	Pascal Siakam makes free throw 1 of 2	9	9
6:31	Pascal Siakam makes free throw 2 of 2	9	10
6:10	Myles Turner shooting foul	9	10
6:10	OG Anunoby misses free throw 1 of 2	9	10
6:10	Knicks offensive team rebound	9	10
6:10	OG Anunoby makes free throw 2 of 2	10	10
5:51	Mikal Bridges shooting foul	10	10
5:51	Myles Turner misses free throw 1 of 2	10	10
5:51	Pacers offensive team rebound	10	10
5:51	Myles Turner makes free throw 2 of 2	10	11
5:42	Jalen Brunson misses driving floating jump shot	10	11
5:40	Tyrese Haliburton defensive rebound	10	11
5:29	Andrew Nembhard out of bounds bad pass turnover	10	11
5:11	Mikal Bridges makes 9-foot two point shot	12	11
4:46	Tyrese Haliburton misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	12	11
4:45	Pacers offensive team rebound	12	11
4:45	shot clock turnover	12	11
4:29	Jalen Brunson makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot	14	11
4:17	Bennedict Mathurin makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tyrese Haliburton assists)	14	14
3:58	Jalen Brunson makes 27-foot three pointer	17	14
3:43	Bennedict Mathurin makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists)	17	16
3:31	OG Anunoby bad pass (Andrew Nembhard steals)	17	16
3:27	Andrew Nembhard bad pass (Josh Hart steals)	17	16
3:25	Karl-Anthony Towns makes 1-foot dunk (Mikal Bridges assists)	19	16
3:23	Pacers Full timeout	19	16
3:23	Miles McBride enters the game for Josh Hart	19	16
3:23	T.J. McConnell enters the game for Myles Turner	19	16
3:23	Obi Toppin enters the game for Pascal Siakam	19	16
3:23	Isaiah Jackson enters the game for Andrew Nembhard	19	16
3:00	Obi Toppin misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	19	16
2:58	OG Anunoby defensive rebound	19	16
2:53	Jalen Brunson misses running pullup jump shot	19	16
2:52	Pacers defensive team rebound	19	16
2:35	Bennedict Mathurin makes 1-foot two point shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists)	19	18
2:11	Karl-Anthony Towns misses driving layup	19	18
2:10	Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound	19	18
2:07	Isaiah Jackson offensive foul	19	18
2:07	Isaiah Jackson turnover	19	18
2:07	Jericho Sims enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns	19	18
2:07	Cameron Payne enters the game for Jalen Brunson	19	18
2:07	Jarace Walker enters the game for Tyrese Haliburton	19	18
1:55	Mikal Bridges makes 11-foot pullup jump shot (Miles McBride assists)	21	18
1:29	T.J. McConnell misses driving layup	21	18
1:27	Isaiah Jackson offensive rebound	21	18
1:27	Isaiah Jackson misses tip shot	21	18
1:25	Isaiah Jackson offensive rebound	21	18
1:25	Isaiah Jackson makes tip shot	21	20
1:16	OG Anunoby makes 25-foot three point jumper (Mikal Bridges assists)	24	20
1:04	Bennedict Mathurin misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	24	20
1:02	Jarace Walker offensive rebound	24	20
54.2	T.J. McConnell makes 4-foot two point shot (Jarace Walker assists)	24	22
44.1	Cameron Payne misses two point shot	24	22
42.1	Mikal Bridges offensive rebound	24	22
37.1	Cameron Payne misses 25-foot three point jumper	24	22
35.1	Isaiah Jackson defensive rebound	24	22
25.1	Obi Toppin makes layup (Isaiah Jackson assists)	24	24
8.1	Jarace Walker personal foul	24	24
8.1	Jalen Brunson enters the game for Jericho Sims	24	24
8.1	Karl-Anthony Towns enters the game for Cameron Payne	24	24
8.1	Andrew Nembhard enters the game for Jarace Walker	24	24
1.1	Bennedict Mathurin shooting foul	24	24
1.1	Jalen Brunson misses free throw 1 of 2	24	24
1.1	Knicks offensive team rebound	24	24
1.1	Jericho Sims enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns	24	24
1.1	Jalen Brunson makes free throw 2 of 2	25	24
0.2	T.J. McConnell out of bounds bad pass turnover	25	24
0.2	Karl-Anthony Towns enters the game for Jericho Sims	25	24
0.0	Miles McBride bad pass (Isaiah Jackson steals)	25	24
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	25	24

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Game Information

Time, Location & Referees

Venue

Madison Square Garden

New York, NY

Date & Time

11:30 PM, October 25, 2024

Coverage

ESPN, MSG, FanDuel SN IN

Attendance

19,812

Referees

Bill Kennedy, J.B. DeRosa, John Butler

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Detroit	44	14	.759	W2
Cleveland	37	24	.607	L2
Milwaukee	26	32	.448	L1
Chicago	24	36	.400	L11
Indiana	15	45	.250	L5

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Boston	39	20	.661	W1
New York	38	22	.633	W1
Toronto	35	25	.583	W1
Philadelphia	33	26	.559	W3
Brooklyn	15	44	.254	L7

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