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Pacers beat Knicks 116-103 in Indianapolis to force Game 7
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Siakam helped Indiana to win the match and force a deciding match.

Pascal Siakam finished with 25 points and 7 boards, Myles Turner scored 17 points and grabbed 8 boards, and the Indiana Pacers defeated the NY Knicks 116-103 at 116-103 Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN, to tie the East Conference ½ finals at 3-3.

Game 7 will be played at the end of the weekend at Madison Square Garden.

The Pacers started the match determined to match the Knicks’ intensity and physical rebounding style after a 30-point humiliating defeat in the previous match. Indiana outworked the Knicks for a 44-37 rebounding edge and even held a slight 14-13 advantage on offense after struggling in Game 5.

Tyrese Haliburton and Andrew Nembhard each notched 15 points, with Nemhard helping with 6 boards and 6 assists as the Pacers kept its playoffs perfect record at Gainbridge Fieldhouse at 6-0. Tyrese also finished with 9 assists.

Jalen Brunson notched 31 points for the Knicks after missing his final 11 shots in the 1st half. Deuce McBride scored 20 points, and Donte DiVincenzo notched 17, but Josh Hart left in the 4th quarter with what New York labeled as abdominal soreness.

New York has been defeated in 9 consecutive postseason matches at Indiana but can close the series in the Big Apple with a victory on Sunday.