The fact that the Knicks took Game 1 of the East Semifinals against the Pacers is nothing short of a miracle.
Don’t get me wrong, New York was the better team and still is on paper. Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart are both playing out of their minds and get plenty of support on defense too. Brunson scored 18 points in the fourth quarter last night en route to finishing with 41 points.
Except there was one area where the Pacers wiped the floor with the Knicks: bench scoring. Indiana’s reserves scored 46 bench points to New York’s three.