Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns delivered ... and then some. Brunson scored 32 points while adding five rebounds and five assists, responding after a quiet second half of Game 4. Towns, meanwhile,

The New York Knicks defeated the Indiana Pacers in Game 5. Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns matched a mark not seen since the days of Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal.

At halftime, NBA on TNT analyst Charles Barkley shared his unfiltered thoughts on the Knicks' team and how they play around Jalen Brunson. Jalen Brunson gestures during the May 29 game at Madison Square Garden vs. Indiana. Barkley said that the Knicks need to do a better job of being aggressive when Brunson is on the floor.

In a 2025 Eastern Conference finals that has seen both teams choke away big leads, the Knicks found a Game 5 advantage and kept it against their fellow comeback artists in a 111-94 win. Game 6 is scheduled for Saturday in Indiana (8 p.m. ET, TNT).

The New York Knicks have had a very good season where they reached the Eastern Conference finals for the first time in 25 years. On Thursday, ESPN's Mike Greenberg made a bold statement about the team.

Kendrick Perkins used an old defensive clip of Draymond Green to show how the Knicks can avoid Jalen Brunson from getting into mismatches.

ESPN's Mike Greenberg goes off on Jalen Brunson haters and praises the point guard for "carrying" Knicks to playoffs, ECF

Designer Alex Ruffin, who is a big Knicks fan, describes how he felt when Jalen Brunson wore his popular "Madison Square Guardian" jacket