NEW YORK (AP) – Kristaps Porzingis scored a career-high 40 points, carrying the New York Knicks back from a 19-point deficit to a 108-101 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Sunday night.
Porzingis added eight rebounds and six blocked shots in his seventh 30-point performance in nine games this season.
Rookie Frank Ntilikina made the tiebreaking 3-pointer with 1:34 remaining as the Knicks won for the fifth time in six games after an 0-3 start. He had 10 points and seven assists off the bench.
New York Knicks’ Kristaps Porzingis, left, competes for the ball with Indiana Pacers’ Darren Collison, centre, during the first half of a NBA basketball game at Madison Square Garden in New York, Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
Thaddeus Young scored 18 points and Victor Oladipo had 17 for the Pacers, who led 84-65 with under 2 minutes remaining in the third quarter.
Indiana Pacers’ Victor Oladipo, center, drives to the basket against New York Knicks’ Courtney Lee, right, during the first half of an NBA basketball game in New York, Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
Indiana Pacers’ Domantas Sabonis, front, drives to the basket against New York Knicks’ Kristaps Porzingis, right, and Enes Kanter, top center, during the first half of a NBA basketball game at Madison Square Garden in New York, Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
Indiana Pacers’ Darren Collison, left, drives to the basket against New York Knicks’ Enes Kanter during the first half of an NBA basketball game in New York, Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
New York Knicks’ Jarrett Jack, reacts, during the first half of an NBA basketball game against Indiana Pacers in New York, Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
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