Stefan Bondy

INDIANAPOLIS – Just before Rick Carlisle was fined by the NBA for “questioning the integrity of the league,” Josh Hart said the Pacers coach was “disrespectful” to the Knicks and their Game 2 victory.

“Hell no, you can stop there,” the Knicks starting shooting guard said. “We ain't punting nothing. We're coming in here to win the game.”

The point guard is warming up with the intention of playing in Friday's Game 3, Tom Thibodeau said about 90 minutes before tipoff.

OG Anunoby indeed missed Friday night’s 111-106 Game 3 loss to the Pacers with his strained hamstring — and he’s likely out the next game, as well — but traveled with the Knicks to Indy, according …

INDIANAPOLIS — The war of attrition was present in the postgame press conference from Tyrese Haliburton , who grabbed both rails to get himself down the steps and hobble away after the interview, stage left.

INDIANAPOLIS — Jalen Brunson wasn’t fouled, after all. But there will be no review of the controversial no-call on a probable goaltend. The league determined the referees only flubbed one call in i…

He missed Games 3 and 4 and the update from Thibodeau didn’t bode well for his status ahead of Tuesday night’s Game 5.

The Knicks absorbed a knockdown blow quickly and never got up.

The center returned in late March but suffered a setback in the playoffs and was pulled after the first half of Game 1 in the Eastern Conference semis.

They require a role player to step up the scoring, especially if Brunson‘s jumpers and drives aren’t at the MVP level of the previous series.