Pascal Siakam scored 19 points and Indiana outscored New York 50-30 in the paint to secure a tight victory without Tyrese Haliburton. The result leaves the Knicks winless in East Group B after Karl-Anthony Towns missed a potential game-tying shot with less than a second left. Elsewhere, Miami improved to 2-0 behind 37-point performances from Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bam Adebayo, while San Antonio and the Los Angeles Clippers picked up key tournament victories.
Key points
New York faces an unlikely path to the knockout rounds after dropping to 0-2 in East Grou…: New York faces an unlikely path to the knockout rounds after dropping to 0-2 in East Group B.
San Antonio maintained dominant form by extending its overall winning streak to 11 consec…: San Antonio maintained dominant form by extending its overall winning streak to 11 consecutive games.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander poured in 40 points but missed two late potential game-winners fo…: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander poured in 40 points but missed two late potential game-winners for Oklahoma City.
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The New York Knicks look unlikely to advance to the NBA Cup knockout rounds after falling to the Indiana Pacers.
The shorthanded Indiana Pacers held off New York 106-104 on Friday to leave the Knicks’ bid for an NBA Cup repeat in tatters.
The Knicks won last year’s in-season tournament in what proved a curtain-raiser to their run to a first NBA championship since 1973.
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But after coming up short in their bid to erase a 14-point third-quarter deficit, the Knicks fell to 0-2 in Cup play.
They are not mathematically eliminated, but in three prior editions of the Cup, no team with two group-stage defeats has reached the knockout rounds.
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