Donte DiVincenzo got Knicks fans fired up with Myles Turner flap

Highlights from the Knicks’ 121-91 Game 5 win to the Pacers on Tuesday night:

Hero 

Jalen Brunson scored a game-high 44 points after dealing with a foot injury the previous two games as the Knicks grabbed a 3-2 series lead with a 121-91 win over the Pacers. 


New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson #11 reacts after he hits a three point shot during the second quarter.
New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson reacts after he hits a 3-point shot during the second quarter. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post

Zero 

T.J. McConnell had his lowest-impact game with seven points and a minus-19 rating in 19 minutes for the Pacers 

Unsung hero

Donte DiVincenzo had the Garden crowd chanting his name after getting into a shouting match with Pacers center Myles Turner following the guard’s dunk in the third quarter. 


Indiana Pacers' Myles Turner (33) is restrained by officials while exchanging words with New York Knicks' Donte DiVincenzo (0) during the second half of Game 5 in an NBA basketball second-round playoff series
Indiana Pacers’ Myles Turner (33) is restrained by officials while exchanging words with New York Knicks’ Donte DiVincenzo (0) during the second half of Game 5 in an NBA basketball second-round playoff series. AP

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Stat 

20-5 The Knicks’ edge in offensive rebounds, led by a dozen from Isaiah Hartenstein. 

Quote

“He’s like a machine. He’s locked in. He’s going to be ready for the next game, ready
for the next game.”

— Tom Thibodeau on Jalen Brunson

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