The CBS show aired for 11 years from 1972 to 1983, revolving around life at the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital, which gave the show its name. The two-and-a-half-hour finale on Feb. 28, 1983, lured over 100 million viewers, the most-watched episode of any scripted series ever.
New York’s defense responded by limiting Haliburton to eight points and six assists in Game 5, and while Towns realizes duplicating such a performance in front of a hostile crowd eager to celebrate will be tough, he also understands the Knicks don’t have a choice.“We have to,” he said. “We have no more room for error. Our backs are against the wall and every game is do or die so if we don’t bring that energy, we don’t bring that execution, our season will be over.”
The good news for New York is it has been equally resilient throughout the season and playoffs, demonstrating it again by rallying from losing the first two games of this series at home just to force Game 6.But both teams face pressure.New York heads home Saturday night win or lose — either for a second straight Game 7 against the Pacers at Madison Square Garden or the start of a long offseason.
“Very proud of what we did, and we just have to replicate it in the first quarter of the next game and then continue to build on that,” All-Star guard Jalen Brunson said.Indiana, meanwhile, would rather earn perhaps the biggest win in the franchise’s NBA history on its home court than give the Knicks a third chance.
“We understand what the stakes are,” Haliburton said. “We understand the conversation that will be around our group. But we’re fine. There’s no need to panic. It’s a tough loss. But I think the great, great part of this group and our staff is everybody’s addicted to film study and (seeing) where we can get better. The proof will be in Game 6.”
CINCINNATI (AP) — Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase said that while he doesn’t want to play in the preseason, he understands that may be what’s best for a Cincinnati team that has lost its first two games the past three seasons.“There were stretches where we played very good defense and stretches where we didn’t,” Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau said. “I think once you dig into it and you look at is, was it our defense? Or was it our turnovers? I think it was probably a combination of both.”
Whatever the explanation, the Knicks are headed home again courtesy of the Pacers. New York still hasn’t played in the finals since 1999.It was a magical night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse — from the festive pregame atmosphere through the roaring ovation for the starters as they departed with 47.2 seconds to go to Reggie Miller’s presentation of the Eastern Conference’s Bob Cousy Trophy to Pacers owner Herb Simon on
Miller was one of the telecast’s color analysts.And yet, it was a tough, physical game that didn’t always follow the Pacers’ preferred style.