New York stumbled out of the gate Tuesday night, surrendering 43 points in the first quarter, and couldn't recover from there, as the Indiana Pacers raced to a 130-121 victory over the Knicks at Gainbridge Fieldhouse that gave the home team a 3-1 lead.

INDIANAPOLIS — Josh Hart watched the tape and did not recognize himself. He despised what he saw. Hart produced likely his worst performance of the postseason in the Knicks’ Game 4 loss to the Pacers on Tuesday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. He committed five turnovers. He had just one assist.

A brutal beginning set an ominous tone to the New York Knicks' Game 4 effort in the Eastern Conference Finals.

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Karl-Anthony Towns is starting despite a bruised left knee and the New York Knicks are keeping fellow center Mitchell Robinson in the lineup with him in their must-win Game 5 of the Eastern Conference