In the fifth round of the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2024/25 NBA Playoffs, the New York Knicks defeated the Indiana Pacers 111-94 at home after goals from Jaylen Brunson, Anthony Towns and Josh Hart, and the total score became 2-3. Towns said that in order to avoid being eliminated, the team has no room for error in the next game.

According to the data, Jalen Brunson contributed 32 points and 5 assists for the New York Knicks in this campaign, Anthony Towns scored 24 points and 3 assists, and Josh Hart contributed 12 points and 4 assists.

"We thought we never lacked points offensively in the series, but the key was that we couldn't stop them from scoring," said 29-year-old New York Knicks center Anthony Towns.

"We did a good job of pressing in this game and preventing them from getting easy shots, and those were easy shots for them to take. It's a testament to our team that we responded, and we did. But we have to do a better job in the next game if we want to continue this season."

In addition, the New York Knicks will travel to the away game to challenge the Indiana Pacers again in the next round of the focus game, and the New York Knicks must win to keep the chance to advance to the finals.

"We have to keep performing like this. We have no room for error. Now every game is a life-and-death battle. If we can't show the same energy and execution, then our season will end like this."

In addition, New York Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau said, "The players play to their strengths, make up for their weaknesses and unite, and the whole team must operate as a whole. I think this is the result of our team's efforts. The Indiana Pacers is an extremely strong team, so we must all keep the same pace to deal with the opponent."