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INDIANAPOLIS -- Tyrese Haliburton had 32 points, 15 assists and 12 rebounds without a turnover in a sensational postseason performance to lead the Indiana Pacers past the New York Knicks 130-121 on Tuesday night for a 3-1 lead in the NBA Eastern Conference finals.
With his father, John, back at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Haliburton carried the Pacers to within a victory of their second trip to the NBA Finals. Game 5 is Thursday in New York.
"We're going back home. I've never know this team to quit," Knicks forward Josh Hart said. "That's not the character of the guys we have in the locker room. Obviously our backs are against the wall, but we're still competitors, and we're going to bring it until this series is over.
"We're disappointed in the position we're in right now, but we don't quit."
Pascal Siakam added 30 points while Tyrese Haliburton had four steals in his second career postseason triple-double. Obi Toppin's three-pointer with 46 seconds left sealed it.
The Pacers have not lost consecutive games since March 10.
Jalen Brunson scored 31 points. Karl-Anthony Towns had 24 points and 12 rebounds, while OG Anunoby finished with 22 points. But the Knicks couldn't rally from another double-digit deficit.
"It was a very, very tough game, very competitive game," Pacers Coach Rick Carlisle said. "Some of the shotmaking in this series has been really beyond belief. ... At these high levels, these guys do amazing things. When you can get a stop and a rebound, it almost feels like an anomaly sometimes."
The Knicks outrebounded the Pacers 44-33, including 13-5 on the offensive glass, but they also conceded 20 points on 17 turnovers. Indiana's 11 turnovers led to nine points for New York.
"It's tough to win against a team like that who turns those turnovers to points," said Hart, who had 12 points and 11 rebounds but 5 turnovers. "I had four or five, just bad, stupid turnovers. ... We have to be more careful with the ball, starting with myself."
Knicks forward Mikal Bridges, who finished with 17 points, added, "I think I had three of them, just bad turnovers. A team that plays that fast, you can't give them transition looks like that."
It marked the first time in the series the home team won.
Nearly a dozen former Pacers players, including Jermaine O'Neal and Lance Stephenson, joined Haliburton's father in the heavily gold-clad crowd. So did WWE Hall of Famer Triple H, rappers Rob 49 and 50 Cent and singers John Mellencamp and Jelly Roll.
John Haliburton had been forced to watch Indiana's previous eight postseason games from afar after he ran onto the court and confronted Milwaukee star Giannis Antetokounmpo following his son's last-second shot to eliminate the Bucks in the first round. The Pacers allowed him to return for Game 4 and he sat in a suite.
"I'm glad Pop's in the building. It makes it that much more sweet," Tyrese Haliburton said in his postgame interview on the court.
The Knicks had their own fan section featuring film director Spike Lee along with actors Timothee Chalamet and Ben Stiller.
What they witnessed was one of the most entertaining games of the NBA's 2025 postseason. Both teams were shooting at a clip of 70% long into the first quarter as the Pacers raced to a 43-35 lead. New York stormed back in the second quarter to reclaim the lead three times, the last at 64-63.
"We knew it was going to be a fast game," Knicks Coach Tom Thibodeau said. "The priority was defensive transition, to get set, but we hurt ourselves with our turnovers, putting them in the open floor."
But Tyrese Haliburton helped Indiana close the half on a 6-0 run to make it 69-64 as he finished the half just two rebounds short of a triple-double.
Indiana then opened the second half with an even more aggressive style that spurred a 9-2 run and closed the quarter on a 9-4 spurt to extend the margin to 102-91. Siakam scored the final five points of a 9-3 run early in the fourth to give Indiana a 1110-96 lead.
New York got as close as six three times in the closing minutes, but Towns limped to the bench after hurting his left knee with 2:11 to play and finished the game.
"He was able to go back in, so that's a good sign," Thibodeau said. "We'll see where he is after he gets evaluated."
Indiana Pacers forward Aaron Nesmith, left shoots the ball over New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson, right, during the first half of Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals of the NBA basketball playoffs in Indianapolis, Tuesday, May 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Indiana Pacers forward Aaron Nesmith, left shoots the ball over New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson, right, during the first half of Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals of the NBA basketball playoffs in Indianapolis, Tuesday, May 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) tries to get past Indiana Pacers forward Pascal Siakam (43) and Indiana Pacers guard Bennedict Mathurin, left, during the first half of Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals of the NBA basketball playoffs in Indianapolis, Tuesday, May 27, 2025. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)
New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) tries to get past Indiana Pacers forward Pascal Siakam (43) and Indiana Pacers guard Bennedict Mathurin, left, during the first half of Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals of the NBA basketball playoffs in Indianapolis, Tuesday, May 27, 2025. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)
Indiana Pacers forward Obi Toppin (1) dunks the ball over New York Knicks guard Miles McBride (2) during the first half of Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals of the NBA basketball playoffs in Indianapolis, Tuesday, May 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Indiana Pacers forward Obi Toppin (1) dunks the ball over New York Knicks guard Miles McBride (2) during the first half of Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals of the NBA basketball playoffs in Indianapolis, Tuesday, May 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)