Knicks vs. Pacers score: Jalen Brunson’s return from injury sparks second-half rally in Game 2 win

The New York Knicks have a 2-0 series lead against the Indiana Pacers after yet another thrilling playoff game at Madison Square Garden. The Knicks won Wednesday’s Game 2, 130-121, in a game that saw their star player miss more than a quarter with an injury. Jalen Brunson missed the final 15 minutes of the first half with a sore right foot, but he returned at the start of the third quarter and helped spark a rally that put the Knicks ahead.

Brunson ended with 29 points, and 24 of them came after he returned from the injury. His layup with 41.7 seconds left served as a knockout blow to the Pacers. The Knicks were outscored by 17 points as he spent the end of the first quarter and the entire second quarter in the locker room. But New York won the third quarter, 36-18, and hung on for the victory in another nail-biting fourth quarter.

OG Anunoby had 28 points for the Knicks, but he left the game in the third quarter with a hamstring injury and did not return. Donte DiVincenzo added 28 points and hit half of his 12 3-pointers.

The Pacers led by 10 points at halftime, but struggled in the third quarter. Tyrese Haliburton was much more assertive after scoring just six points in Game 1. He had 34 points, but 22 of them came in the first half and he scored just two points in the third quarter.

CBS Sports will have more on this game soon.