The Knicks’ common Huge 3 was unavailable and a brand new one crammed in exceptionally.
Immanuel Quickley, Obi Toppin and Quentin Grimes grew to become the primary Knicks trio to every rating a minimum of 30 factors in a recreation since 1979, lifting their workforce to a 138-129 victory Wednesday over the Pacers.
Grimes dropped a career-high 36 factors within the frantically-paced recreation. Quickley added 39 and Toppin dropped 32.
The Knicks (47-33) gained their fifth consecutive.
With the fifth seed locked up, the Knicks pivoted to the playoffs by resting Jalen Brunson (proper hand upkeep) and RJ Barrett (sickness). They had been joined on the DNP record by Julius Randle, who stays out with a sprained ankle.
The Pacers (34-46) are out of the playoffs and sat their two greatest gamers, Myles Turner and Tyrese Haliburton.
The earlier Knicks trio to attain a minimum of 30 factors in a recreation was Earl Monroe, Ray Williams and Toby Knight.
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