Knicks react to demoralizing loss to Pacers / News - Basketnews.com

The New York Knicks suffered a humiliating 89-121 beatdown to the Indiana Pacers in Game 4.

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The Indiana Pacers gave the New York Knicks a 32-point beatdown in Game 5, winning 121-89 to tie the series 2-2

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The Pacers came out of the gates swinging, establishing a huge 23-point lead at the end of the first quarter and never looked back.

The Knicks, who were missing several key players, couldn't get their offense going, only shooting 34% from the field the entire game. But Jalen Brunson didn't offer any excuses for the huge loss.

“Yeah, we’re short-handed but that doesn’t matter right now. We have what we have and we need to go forward with that. There is no ‘we’re short-handed.’ There’s no excuse. There’s no excuse whatsoever,” Brunson said.

Brunson's teammate, Josh Hart, also acknowledged that he should've brought more energy which could have prevented the game to slip away from them.

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“As someone who brings energy, brings hustle, the kinda things I didn’t do today. It’s time to get better,” said Hart.

Head coach Tom Thibodeau was also disappointed with their performance and had little words to say about the Game 4 loss.

“Fell behind early. Didn't respond well. Gotta fix it,” Thibodeau said.The Knicks hope to bounce back strong in Game 5, which will be held in New York.

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