New York Knicks – Indiana Pacers · NBA

Win probability changed during the game. · 18 December 2025

NYK114–113IND

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Highly recommended

It was more exciting than 91% of NBA games since 2017

· The win probability swung between the two teams 42 times
· It stayed close for almost the whole game

It measures how much the win probability moved during the game —without looking at who won or at the score— and compares it with the 10,950 NBA games with a curve since 2017. “Highly recommended” is the most intense 20%, “recommended” runs from 50% to 80%, and “skippable” is the rest. Source: ESPN.

↑ IND winsNYK wins ↓

Home team's win probability across the game (source: ESPN). The band rises when IND leads and falls when NYK does.

This is how the game was decided.

Jalen Brunson decided it, the New York Knicks player with the most points (25, with 7 rebounds and 7 assists; -16 with him on the floor); the winner's best plus-minus was Tyler Kolek's (+13). The criterion: the winner's points in the box score; plus-minus says who was on the floor when the game opened up.

The game-winner in Indiana Pacers 113-114 New York Knicks (December 18, 2025) was hit by Jalen Brunson: a three-pointer with 5.6 s left in the fourth quarter, putting the New York Knicks up 114-113. They never trailed again.

The biggest run of Indiana Pacers 113-114 New York Knicks (December 18, 2025) was a 9-0 run by the Indiana Pacers in the first quarter (from 8:12 to 6:41), from 7-6 to 16-6. The New York Knicks' best was a 8-0 run in the third quarter (from 2:35 to 1:31), from 72-87 to 80-87.

What were the keys of the last Indiana Pacers vs New York Knicks game?

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Play: Jalen Brunson makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot.

I count as the game-winner the basket that puts the winning team ahead for good. Source: the official NBA play-by-play (since 2002-03) and each team's official box scores.

A run here is consecutive points by one team without the opponent scoring. Source: the official NBA play-by-play (since 2002-03) and each team's official box scores.

Source: the game's official box score and play-by-play.

Jalen Brunson decided this game: his points put his team ahead with 5.6 seconds left in the fourth quarter, and the opponent never led again.

It is one of the 4 games he has decided this way in the NBA since the 2002-03 season.

His profile shows the games Brunson decided

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A game is decided by the last basket that puts a team ahead in the final ten seconds of the fourth quarter or of an overtime, if that team wins.

18 December 2025 · The source is the ESPN play-by-play, play espn:401810227:702; the date is the one on the NBA box score.

Rotations · who was on the floor

Closing lineup · NYK

Bridges · Anunoby · Hukporti · Diawara · Kolek

Closing lineup · IND

Siakam · Mathurin · Nembhard · Huff · Mathews

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NYK

Mikal Bridges

37′ · +9

Jalen Brunson

34′ · -16

OG Anunoby

34′ · +11

Ariel Hukporti

27′ · 0

Mohamed Diawara

19′ · -6

Trey Jemison III

18′ · +1

Guerschon Yabusele

11′ · -17

Jordan Clarkson

29′ · +7

Tyler Kolek

26′ · +11

Pacome Dadiet

4′ · +3

Kevin McCullar Jr.

0′ · 0

IND

Pascal Siakam

38′ · +3

Bennedict Mathurin

38′ · +9

Andrew Nembhard

37′ · +15

Quenton Jackson

27′ · +14

Jay Huff

18′ · +4

Isaiah Jackson

26′ · -5

Jarace Walker

16′ · -7

Garrison Mathews

8′ · -15

T.J. McConnell

18′ · -15

Johnny Furphy

6′ · -8

Tony Bradley

4′ · 0

Ethan Thompson

4′ · 0

Each bar is a stint on the floor (source: NBA). The number is minutes played and the team's +/− with him on the court. NYK and IND.

These lineups played the most minutes together.

New York Knicks

Anunoby, Bridges, Brunson, Hukporti, and Diawara played 6.2 minutes together.
Anunoby, Bridges, Hukporti, Kolek, and Clarkson played 5.8 minutes together.
Anunoby, Bridges, Jemison, Kolek, and Clarkson played 4.8 minutes together.

The plus-minus of each New York Knicks lineup is not shown: its rotation stints do not add up with each other.

Indiana Pacers

Siakam, Nembhard, Huff, Mathurin, and Jackson played 10.2 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 13 points.
Siakam, Nembhard, Jackson, Mathurin, and Jackson played 9.2 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.
Siakam, Bradley, Nembhard, Thompson, and Mathurin played 3.6 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.

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New York Knicks

Anunoby, Bridges, Brunson, Hukporti, and Kolek played 4.1 minutes together.
Anunoby, Bridges, Brunson, Hukporti, and Clarkson played 3.1 minutes together.
Bridges, Jemison, Kolek, Diawara, and Clarkson played 3.0 minutes together.
Yabusele, Anunoby, Bridges, Brunson, and Kolek played 2.7 minutes together.
Brunson, Jemison, Dadiet, Diawara, and Clarkson played 2.6 minutes together.
Yabusele, Bridges, Brunson, Jemison, and Clarkson played 2.5 minutes together.
Anunoby, Brunson, Hukporti, Kolek, and Diawara played 2.2 minutes together.
Yabusele, Bridges, Brunson, Hukporti, and Diawara played 1.8 minutes together.
Yabusele, Anunoby, Brunson, Jemison, and Clarkson played 1.8 minutes together.
Anunoby, Brunson, Hukporti, Kolek, and Clarkson played 1.7 minutes together.
Yabusele, Brunson, Jemison, Kolek, and Clarkson played 1.4 minutes together.
Yabusele, Bridges, Brunson, Jemison, and Diawara played 1.1 minutes together.
Brunson, Hukporti, Dadiet, Diawara, and Clarkson played 1.0 minutes together.

Indiana Pacers

Nembhard, Jackson, Mathurin, Jackson, and Walker played 3.6 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 4 points.
Siakam, Jackson, Jackson, Walker, and McConnell played 3.2 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 1 point.
Siakam, Nembhard, Huff, Mathurin, and McConnell played 3.0 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 1 point.
Siakam, Mathews, Huff, Furphy, and McConnell played 2.9 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 6 points.
Nembhard, Jackson, Mathurin, Walker, and McConnell played 2.8 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.
Nembhard, Mathews, Jackson, Mathurin, and Walker played 2.5 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 1 point.
Siakam, Jackson, Mathurin, Furphy, and McConnell played 1.8 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.
Mathews, Jackson, Mathurin, Walker, and McConnell played 1.6 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 7 points.
Siakam, Nembhard, Jackson, Walker, and McConnell played 1.5 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 3 points.

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The lineups come from the NBA's official rotation: who was on the floor and when. Each lineup's plus-minus is worked out from every player's stints and is only shown when they all add up with each other and with the final score.

Mikal Bridges covered 4.89 km, more than anyone in the game.

Jalen Brunson touched the ball 98 times, a game high.
Jalen Brunson made 68 passes, a game high.
Ariel Hukporti defended 6 shots at the rim, a game high, and opponents made 1.
Isaiah Jackson had 22 rebound chances, a game high.

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New York Knicks

Player	km	km/h	Touches	Passes
Mikal Bridges	4.89	7.4	67	47

Who guarded whom

Andrew Nembhard guarded Jalen Brunson for 9.8 minutes, over 45 possessions.
In that time, Jalen Brunson scored 10 points and made 4 of 11 shots.
Mikal Bridges guarded Bennedict Mathurin for 6.1 minutes, over 28 possessions.
In that time, Bennedict Mathurin scored 2 points and made 1 of 3 shots.
Pascal Siakam guarded OG Anunoby for 5.3 minutes, over 26 possessions.
In that time, OG Anunoby scored 2 points and made 1 of 3 shots.

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New York Knicks defending

Defender	Attacker	Min	Poss	Pts (FG)
Bridges	Mathurin	6.1	28	2 (1/3)
Anunoby	Siakam	4.7	22	4 (0/4)
Jemison	Jackson	4.1	22	0 (0/0)
Brunson	Jackson	4.1	20	3 (1/2)
Brunson	Nembhard	3.2	18	14 (5/9)
Hukporti	Jackson	2.6	10	0 (0/0)
Hukporti	Siakam	2.5	11	5 (2/7)
Kolek	Nembhard	2.5	13	2 (1/1)
Kolek	McConnell	2.3	12	2 (1/2)

Indiana Pacers defending

Defender	Attacker	Min	Poss	Pts (FG)
Nembhard	Brunson	9.8	45	10 (4/11)
Siakam	Anunoby	5.3	26	2 (1/3)
Jackson	Jemison	4.5	28	3 (1/1)
Huff	Hukporti	4.3	21	1 (0/2)
Mathurin	Bridges	3.9	24	5 (2/3)

Matchups come from the NBA's tracking (NBA.com) for this game: how long each defender guarded each attacker and what the attacker produced in that time. Only matchups of two minutes or more are shown.

Who stood out on defense during the season

These figures cover the whole 2025-26 regular season, not this game.

New York Knicks

Jalen Brunson drew 0.39 charges per game over his 74 games.
He ranks 1 of 399 in the league.
OG Anunoby contested 6.9 shots per game over his 67 games.
He ranks 35 of 399 in the league.
Mikal Bridges deflected 2.3 passes per game over his 81 games.
He ranks 78 of 399 in the league.

Indiana Pacers

Jay Huff contested 8.7 shots per game over his 81 games.
He ranks 14 of 399 in the league.
T.J. McConnell recovered 0.6 loose balls per game over his 54 games.
He ranks 46 of 399 in the league.
Pascal Siakam contested 5.8 shots per game over his 62 games.
He ranks 65 of 399 in the league.

Hustle figures come from the hustle stats the NBA publishes (NBA.com) and rim defense comes from its tracking; both cover the regular season. For each player in this game we show the figure that ranks him highest in the league, and for each team, the three best ranked. Ranks count players with at least 30 games and, at the rim, at least 4 defended shots per game.

The Indiana Pacers have won 128 of their 256 games against the New York Knicks.

128-128record of the Indiana Pacers · NBA 1976-77 – 2025-26, regular season and playoffs

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Official NBA box scores, regular season and playoffs, 1976-77 – 2025-26. It counts every game between the two teams that the house holds, this one included.

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Game context

Attendance

15.660

87.4% of capacity

Gainbridge Fieldhouse · Indianapolis

Scoring

227

combined points

4.2 below the season average (231.2)

Player	km	km/h	Touches	Passes
Bennedict Mathurin	4.73	7.0	58	37
Pascal Siakam	4.70	7.0	69	39
Andrew Nembhard	4.38	6.6	78	55
Quenton Jackson	3.67	7.6	37	28
Isaiah Jackson	3.31	7.1	36	32
T.J. McConnell	2.43	7.7	52	41
Jay Huff	2.22	7.0	32	21
Jarace Walker	2.19	7.5	21	13
Garrison Mathews	1.19	8.5	10	6
Johnny Furphy	0.82	8.3	5	4
Ethan Thompson	0.51	8.1	1	1
Tony Bradley	0.50	7.7	4	1