Decisive Surge Gets a Spark From Prigioni, of All People Pablo Prigioni (9) helping put pressure on Pacers point guard D.J. Augustin. The booming chants inside Madison Square Garden during the fourth quarter were for Pablo Prigioni, the 35-year-old Argentine rookie point guard who was implored to shoot whenever he was open. Prigioni has been reluctant to shoot this season. Instead, he has focused on passing the ball, to have the proper ball movement on offense. In Tuesday's 105-79 win over the Indiana Pacers, Prigioni was given the chance to play most of the fourth because Raymond Felton sustained a left ankle injury near the end of the third. Prigioni, to the surprise of many fans, scored and created for teammates to help the Knicks blow out the Pacers. Prigioni started the fourth by making a 3-pointer on a pick-and-roll to extend the Knicks" lead to 75-66. On the next possession, Prigioni scored again with a floater in the lane, which prompted Pacers Coach Frank Vogel to call a timeout. "I think that was the moment when we broke the game," Prigioni said. When play resumed, the capacity crowd chanted "PAB-LO! The crowd's emotion toward Prigioni seemed to surprise him. "It was amazing for me," he said. I'm really happy, but for me, it's only about the team. It's not about one or two guys. You can't believe how happy I am, but I'm really happy because the team played good. In the first three quarters, Prigioni scored only 2 points, with a rebound and an assist. He had 8 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists in the fourth quarter. When he left the game late in the fourth quarter, he received a standing ovation. "Pablo was spectacular on both ends of the court," Carmelo Anthony said. He controlled the game, controlled the ball, and on the defensive end, he pressured the ball. Prigioni said: "I love to be on the court in important moments. It was fun to win the game and to play better. After the first game, that's what we needed.