-The Pacers punched back to secure their first win of the series, 111-106, over the Knicks in Game 3 on Friday night.

Here are the takeaways

-Tyrese Haliburton led Indiana with 35 points and seven assists on 26 shots, while Pascal Siakam added 26 points and seven rebounds on 9-of-14 shooting.

-Donte DiVincenzo had a career night with 35 points on 7-of-11 shooting from three, tying a Knicks playoff record for made threes. Jalen Brunson scored 26 points and dished out six assists while playing on a sore right foot that had him questionable for Friday's game.

-With their backs against the wall, the Pacers struck first, jumping out to a 20-8 lead just past the midway mark of the first. Haliburton picked up where he left off in the first half of Game 2, scoring 10 points, including a couple of threes, in the opening frame.

-Indiana put Aaron Nesmith on Brunson, who started 0-for-3 and sat early in the first after hobbling on his injured right foot a bit. He would return minutes later, but the Knicks failed to retake control due to their five first-quarter turnovers, trailing the Pacers 28-20 after one.

-Alec Burks and Jericho Sims saw real action off the bench for the first time these playoffs due to the injuries to OG Anunoby and Mitchell Robinson. Burks had a massive second quarter, putting up 13 points on 4-of-4 shooting in a comeback effort.

-Despite having to go deeper into their bench, the Knicks retook the lead early in the second quarter behind a flurry of DiVincenzo threes. He finished with 15 points in the half, but Indiana fought back to lead 63-58 at the half.

-The game of runs continued in the second half. An 8-0 Indiana run gave them a 77-66 lead, and New York immediately responded with a 7-0 run of their own. DiVincenzo exploded in the third with 17 points as the Knicks stormed to a 90-85 lead at the end of the third quarter thanks to a late 10-0 run.

-New York took as much as a nine-point lead early in the final period, but Indiana fought back, eventually retaking the lead at the midway point of the fourth quarter.

-Down one with a minute to play, Brunson missed a post-scoop shot, leading to a Siakam transition bucket on a goaltending violation. Brunson walked it down and buried a size-up three to tie it back up at 106 apiece.

-With the shot clock running down after multiple chances, Andrew Nembhard hit a 35-foot stepback from the wing at the buzzer to go back up three.

-Brunson got swarmed off a double screen, but felt enough contact to force up a three, but he didn’t get the whistle. The Pacers put the game away at the free-throw line.

Game MVP: Tyrese Haliburton

After a rough Game 1, Haliburton has looked comfortable in this series, now recording back-to-back 30-point games. He was lethal from deep range and found his touch slithering into the paint, constantly keeping the Knicks' defense guessing.

Here are the takeaways

Game MVP: Tyrese Haliburton

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