The weight of the road trip came bearing down on the Indiana Pacers in the second half against the New York Knicks, but though the shots quit falling, the Pacers scrapped their way to a win on a missed Julius Randle free throw to end the road trip 3-2. Indiana entered in one of the most “schedule loss” games of the year: second night of a back-to-back, third game in four night, both on the last night of a five-game road trip.
However, their offensive workload in the first half managed to carry them through to the end.