After each game, whether you win or lose, you have to re-set and have to be ready for the task at hand, which is your next game,” Thibodeau said. “So it’s how you respond to the next

Jalen Brunson has tied Hall of Famer Patrick Ewing’s franchise record by scoring at least 30 points in the playoffs for the 18th time with the New York Knicks.

Five years since the Carlisle and the Mavericks' failed attempt to trade Jalen Brunson for Tyrese Haliburton, the story between the coach and the players has absorbed the spotlight in the playoffs as the Haliburton-led Pacers and Brunson-led Knicks locked horns for the East finals.

Pascal Siakam scored 39 points to lead the Pacers to a 114-109 win over the Knicks in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals.

The Celtics’ superstar was carried from the floor in the fourth quarter, with New York now leading the Eastern Conference semifinals series 3-1