On May 18, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs Eastern Conference semifinals staged a G6 battle, the Pacers played against the Knicks at home, and finally the Pacers won 116-103 to rewrite the score to 3-3, and the two sides will have a tie-break.
The Pacers, who returned to the home court, broke up the Knicks' defensive formation by frequently attacking the interior, and the Pacers scored a whopping 62 points inside, while the Knicks scored 38 points inside.
In this game, Siakam repeatedly scored at key moments and became the leader of the team, playing 31 minutes in the game, scoring a team-high 25 points on 11-of-21 shooting, and 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals, with a ty-high +20 plus/minus.
Since entering the playoffs, the Pacers have won all six consecutive home games, and other players of the Pacers other than Siakam have also performed well, Haliburton and Nembhard also made three three-pointers and contributed 15 points, Turner contributed 17 points and eight rebounds, Toppin scored 11 points, and McConnell scored 15 points.
The main reason for the Knicks' loss in this game was the sudden power outage in the middle of the second quarter and the Pacers played a wave of 17-2, which directly led to the lack of follow-up points.
Brunson scored 44 points in the G5 game, and also scored 30+ points in this game, but his performance in the second half of the first half was very poor, hitting all 11 consecutive shots after shooting all 2 in the opening game, and only scored 5 points on 2-of-13 shooting in the entire first half, and 1-of-4 free throws.
In the third quarter, Brunson contributed 14 points in a single quarter, but the other teammates only scored 10 points in total, and lost another 3 points in a single quarter to continue to widen the difference, and the Knicks fell behind by up to 23 points in the fourth quarter.
Brunson finished the game with 31 points, 1 rebound, 5 assists on 11-of-26 shooting, 3-of-8 three-pointers, 6-of-9 free throws, and a plus/minus of -11.