As WNBA star Caitlin Clark watched from the stands, she watched her new city of Indianapolis celebrate as the Indiana Pacers pulled off a resounding come-from-behind victory to earn their first win of the series against the New York Knicks.
Clark, who was selected first overall in the WNBA Draft by the Indiana Fever, hoped to be a good luck charm as she watched with her boyfriend and Pacers employee Connor McCaffery.
After trailing to start the fourth quarter, Indiana was able to stage a comeback to win 111-106 and make it a 2-1 series.
Tyrese Haliburton led the way for Indiana with 35 points, while Myles Turner, Aaron Nesmith and Pascal Siakam also posted double figures.
As for the Knicks, guard Donte DiVincenzo dropped an astonishing 35 points as a hobbled Jalen Brunson shot 10-26 for 26 points.
With 17.8 seconds left in the match, Andrew Nembhard hit a dagger triple to move up to 109-106. Brunson missed a wild shot from three-point range to turn the ball over and two free throws secured the win for Indiana.
Caitlin Clark proved to be a good luck charm as the Indiana Pacers defeated the New York Knicks
Tyrese Haliburton led with 35 points as the Pacers avoided a 3-0 series defeat
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