In the ongoing NBA playoff series, the New York Knicks, currently leading 2-1 against the Indiana Pacers, were just 6 minutes away from clinching the series before the Pacers rallied. Despite key player injuries, Jalen Brunson, who has been dealing with a foot injury, confirmed his readiness by stating, 'If I'm out there, I'm playing. There's no excuse.' However, the Knicks will be without OG Anunoby for Game 4 and likely Game 5, as he has been ruled out. The Pacers also face challenges with Tyrese Haliburton listed as questionable due to multiple injuries. The series, now highly competitive, could extend to seven games.
Jalen Brunson isn't making any excuses for the Knicks' blowout loss in Indy. 😰 https://t.co/crsAPYKMtq
Jalen Brunson didn’t want to make any excuses following the Knicks blowout loss to the Pacers: "There is no 'we're short-handed.' There is no excuse. There's no excuse whatsoever. If we lose, we lose." https://t.co/AuFgG9UGX1
Jalen Brunson said there is "no excuse" for the Knicks' Game 4 loss to the Pacers. https://t.co/y3f15ymMQH
“There is no ‘we’re short-handed.’ There is so excuse whatsoever… If we lose, we lose.” Jalen Brunson after the Knicks’ blowout loss against the Pacers 🗣️ (via @sny_knicks) https://t.co/z1iW5khqCT
Jalen Brunson: “Yeah, we’re short-handed but that doesn’t matter right now. We have what we have and we need to go forward with that. There is no ‘we’re short-handed.’ There’s no excuse. There’s no excuse whatsoever.” Full quote: https://t.co/1L1czTiQuL
Jalen Brunson: “We can talk about the fresh legs and we can give ourselves all the pity we want but that doesn’t matter…We lose, we lose.”
I don’t think OG is playing again this series. Knicks going to need to win Game 5 and Game 7 at home without him. Which I think they can do but the injuries to this team are just so unfortunate and you can see Brunson is not 100% himself since the foot injury.
SNY NBA Insider @IanBegley on Jalen Brunson's and OG Anunoby's status for #Knicks vs Pacers game 4 https://t.co/ECENUwud7D
Knicks rule OG Anunoby out for Game 4 as Pacers are favored, unlikely for Game 5, too https://t.co/mLp3uI5lSH
Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton is questionable for Game 4 vs. the Knicks with: ◽️Lower back spasms ◽️A sacral contusion ◽️A right ankle sprain OG Anonoby is out for the Knicks. https://t.co/3i6uc3qgCt
As expected, the Knicks have ruled OG out for Game 4 tomorrow. Encouragingly, Jalen Brunson has been removed from the injury report.
Jalen Brunson is not playing around -- not on the injury report for Game 4. As you'd expect OG is out. https://t.co/APJSvlutQ7
Knicks’ OG Anunony won’t be ready for Game 4 as status remains murky https://t.co/mk82mUy1qO https://t.co/H4UBDjLcJW
Jalen Brunson: "If I'm out there, I'm playing, and there's no excuse whether I'm hurting or not. If I'm hurting, I'll come out."
Jalen Brunson says his foot injury did not impact him tonight: "If I'm out there, I'm playing. There's no excuse whether I'm hurting or not. If I'm hurting, I'll come out." https://t.co/y2lAH98RY8
Knicks HAD that game and the series would have been essentially over Now we gotta sweat it out. But we're still up 2-1 with home court. Getting OG back would be huge but even without him we can and should win this
#Knicks were 6 minutes away for finishing the series. Pacers were dead in the water. Now this series could go 7. They got away from Brunson late.