In a stroke of luck beneficial to the banged-up Knicks, Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever got them an extra day of rest. New York's Game Six would have been played on Thursday in Indianapolis, but the WNBA 's Fever share the Gainbridge Fieldhouse with the Pacers, and the much ballyhooed rookie Clark will make her homecourt debut there on May 16. Hence, the Knicks will square off with the Hoosiers on Friday, which gives them their longest break between games in the semis. That means an extra day of preparation and rest-the latter being especially important for the health of Jalen Brunson's foot and Isaiah Hartenstein's Achilles.
In Game Two, a sore right foot kept Brunson out of the second quarter, but he played through pain in the second half to deliver a 130-121 victory at Madison Square Garden. By Tuesday, he was well enough to score 44 points in 43 minutes, his fifth 40-point game in the playoffs, scoring at will from all over the floor, but especially in the paint.
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