Pascal Siakam scored a playoff carrier-Best 39 points and Indiana Paper won the New York Nix 114–109 on Friday night in the final game 2 of the Eastern Conference and won its second direct road in the series.
Siakam made 15 out of 23 field goals to set tone for the victory of Indiana’s sixth consecutive playoff road. Miles Turner had 16 points and Tieres Heliberton added 14 points, 11 aids and eight rebounds for pacers.
Jalan Brunson scored 36 points to set a 19 30-point outing’s Nix Postsen record. He made five 3-pointers and added 11 assist.
Each of Karl-Antony Town and Mikal bridges had 20 points and seven rebounds for New York.
The game 3 Sunday night is in Indianapolis.
Nixed straight down points followed the niches behind 10. Anunoby made two free throw and Brunson added five straight points to Indiana’s lead in 110–107 with 1:06 remaining. Josh Hart trimmed one with 14.7 seconds to bring New York within one.
Aaron Nemith was fouled without any time to come without a clock and made the two free throw to keep pacers ahead. Brunson missed a long 3-pointer, which the Turner left both of the free throw with more than eight seconds, giving Indiana to the last five points to go with 4.2 seconds.
Ben Shepard and Siakam knocked 3-pointers in a row to score 11–2 as Indiana broke a tie and took advantage of 94-85 with 9:17 in the game.
Heliberton was within the New York 103-99 before drying a tray and Siakam made two free throw to give pacers a nine-point lead with 3:23.
A short time later, Heliberton passed a wide Siakam for a pass for a pass, so that it could be made 110–100 with 2:45. The circle allowed Siakam to pass his previous playoff career to a high level of 37 points.
Paers shot 51.8 percent from the ground, including 13 out of 13 from the 3-point range. Aaron Nemith and Andrew Nebhard were in 12 points Aptis and TJ McConel scored 10 runs.
OG Anunobi added 16 points to New York, which made 47.6 percent of his shots and 11 out of 32 from the back of the arch.
Siakam scored the first 11 points of Indiaa and was 16 in the initial quarters but New York put 17-5 quarter-ending Push together to take a 26-24 lead.
New York led 52–49 in a break of 17 points of Brunson. Siakam had 23 in half for pacers.
Siakam’s basket with 28.7 seconds in the third quarter put Indiana ahead of two, before Brunson tied the score on 81 on a small basket with 2.5 seconds left.
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