Facing elimination, the Knicks look to stay alive in the Eastern Conference finals against the Pacers. Follow all the action here.

INDIANAPOLIS — Jalen Brunson heard the reputation when Karl-Anthony Towns was with the Timberwolves. Now teammates on the Knicks, Brunson believes he’s seeing the reality. Rather than a player who is soft, he has seen one who constantly has fought through injuries.

The Pacers head into halftime trailing the Knicks, 56-45. The Pacers never led in the first half. They shot just 37.5% from the floor. The Pacers struggled containing Jalen Brunson out of the gates. Brunson had 14 points himself when the Pacers only had 15 points,

With the Knicks on the verge of the ECF exit, Rachel Nichols wonders if they can win an NBA championship with Jalen Brunson as their No.1 player.