At 7:30 on May 7, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs Eastern Conference semifinals G1 Pacers VS Knicks were held at the Knicks' home court, and finally with the strong performance of Brunson and DiVincenzo, the Knicks narrowly defeated the Pacers 121-117 and held the home victory, with a total score of 1-0 Pacers in the series, and won a good start to the Eastern Conference semifinals.
NBA Playoffs: Knicks narrowly beat Pacers 121-117, Brunson dominated the game with 21 points in the final quarter
In this game, the Knicks' starting firepower was full of firepower, Brunson shot 14 of 26, 14 of 14 free throws, scored 21 points in the final quarter, and scored 43 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists in the game, and was the first contributor to the win, Brunson dominated the game;
Anunoby finished with 13 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals on 5-of-14 shooting;
The Harbin center is invincible, and the second contributor to the win of this game, Hart shot 9 of 13 in the whole game, and got 24 points, 13 rebounds and 8 assists;
NBA Playoffs: Knicks narrowly beat Pacers 121-117, Brunson dominated the game with 21 points in the final quarter
Hato had 13 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists;
DiVincenzo guarded with a knife, the key to the win, 10-of-17 shooting, 5-of-9 3-pointers, and scored 25 points;
NBA Playoffs: Knicks narrowly beat Pacers 121-117, Brunson dominated the game with 21 points in the final quarter
The Knicks' starting three scored 20+, and all five scored in double figures, but the bench accumulated 3 points.
And the Pacers happen to be the opposite of the Knicks, starting with a hip pull and a great bench performance.
Only Turner, who started the game, scored 23 points on 8-of-16 shooting.
Other players Nesmith scored 12 points, Siakam scored only 19 points on 8-of-16 shooting, and Haliburton only made 6 shots, hitting 2 3-pointers, scoring 6 points, 8 assists and 4 steals. Nembhard scored 11 points on 4-of-10 shooting.
NBA Playoffs: Knicks narrowly beat Pacers 121-117, Brunson dominated the game with 21 points in the final quarter
On the other hand, the Pacers bench scored a total of 27 points in the first half, including 10 points for McConaughey, 8 points for Shepard, 6 points for Isaiah Jackson, and 3 points for Toppin, while the Knicks only had 1 point from Achiuwa's free throws.
The bench combined for 46 points in the game, McConaughey scored 18 points on 9-of-16 shooting, Toppin scored 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting and 2-of-3 from three-point range, Shepard scored 8 points on 3-of-5 shooting and I-Jackson scored 8 points on 4-of-6 shooting.
To sum up, the main reason for the Pacers' loss was the performance of the starters. What do you think of the fans?