Knicks center Mitchell Robinson is taking the blame for the team's poor defensive effort in Game 4 of the ECF against the Pacers.

Game 5 was the Pacers' least efficient game of the playoffs. They turned the ball over 20 times -- their most this postseason and six more than their total in any of the previous games in this series -- and rarely looked like the fun, free-flowing team that had piled up 130 points against the Knicks two days earlier.

The star guard came through in the face of mounting criticism, and New York fought off elimination with a 111-94 win over Indiana in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals.

With his team facing a 3-1 deficit headed into Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Thursday, Thawani was desperate enough for a win that he made an impulse purchase — a spell from a witch to help the Knicks play well.

Some have been on the fence about Jalen Brunson's defense, but the New York Knicks captain did his part and then some in the team's latest postseason triumph, a

Pacers led by 20 with 3:20 to go in first half and the roof was coming off Gainbridge Fieldhouse but they scored just 42 points in the second half.

Julius Randle's struggles in the postseason came back to haunt him as the Minnesota Timberwolves star forward fell victim to the Oklahoma City Thunder's stifling defense

Julius Randle admitted that he needed to find a way to get involved after a down performance in Game 4 against the Thunder.