Overview

• Indiana surrendered a 3-1 series lead with a 111-94 defeat to the Knicks in Thursday’s Game 5 at Madison Square Garden.
• Siakam challenged Indianapolis Star columnist Gregg Doyel over repeated questions about Indiana’s effort, asking “What’s your point?” and “You good, bro?” during the postgame press conference.
• Doyel had been suspended for two weeks by his outlet and banned from Fever games in 2024 following a controversial remark directed at Caitlin Clark.
• Despite Siakam’s previous 39-point and 30-point performances in Games 2 and 4, the Pacers struggled to generate consistent offense in Friday’s loss.
• Indiana will host Game 6 on Saturday with an opportunity to close out the Eastern Conference Finals and advance to the NBA Finals.