Jalen Brunson made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 4.4 seconds left and scored 25 points, OG Anunoby stole the ensuing inbounds pass and the New York Knicks rallied for a 114-113 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Thursday night.

The NBA Cup-winning Knicks will stay hot in Indiana tonight, per our Knicks vs. Pacers predictions for Thursday, December 18.

In Tuesday’s victory over the Spurs, OG Anunoby led the way for the Knicks as he recorded 28 points and nine rebounds while Jalen Brunson added 25 points, four rebounds and eight assists of his own. Now New York will try to grab another victory on Thursday night in a road matchup against a struggling Pacers team.

INDIANAPOLIS — It took a while, but the Knicks recovered from their NBA Cup hangover. The cure was — who else? — Captain Clutch. After struggling for much of the fourth quarter with his shots falling short, Brunson hit the biggest one of Thursday’s 114-113 victory over Pacers, when he nailed a trey over Andrew Nembhard.

However, during the 2025 Eastern Conference Finals back in May, Stewart was among the star-studded crowd who witnessed the thrilling showdown as the Knicks faced off against the Indiana Pacers. Behind her poised appearance, little did the public know that something unexpected had occurred.

The veteran big man described the communication with the Knicks coaching staff as “difficult”, and that includes head coach Mike Brown. The first-year leader on the sidelines for New York has said that he would be “patient” with Yabusele, but at the quarter point of the season, patience could be running thin.