On May 11, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued, and today the Pacers sat at home to welcome the challenge of the Knicks, this game is the third game of the series between the two sides, after the Pacers lost both games at the home of the Knicks, but too many controversial penalties also caused the Pacers to be dissatisfied, after the game returned to the home court, they also wanted to take revenge, and then we will talk about the game process first, and then talk about the players' play.
Contest Recap:
At the beginning of the first quarter, Hart hit a three-pointer for the Knicks to take the lead, Sika and Turner combined for a three-point response, Nesmith hit a three-pointer, Achiuwa made a free throw to stop the bleeding, and then the game entered the time of the Pacers, Haliburton and Nesmith combined for 5 points, Haliburton and Turner combined for 4 points, and the Pacers once established a double-digit lead, but at the end of the quarter, led by Brunson and DiVincenzo, the Knicks chased down to 9 points to end the first quarter.
In the second quarter, McBride hit a three-pointer to help the Knicks narrow the gap, Sika and McConnell responded with 4 points, Brunson and DiVincenzo combined to score 5 points, DiVincenzo and Burks combined to score 5 points, the Knicks caught up with the difference, Turner and Haliburton hit three points to stop the bleeding, Burks scored 5 points in a row to respond, and then the two sides fell into a stalemate, and at the end of the quarter, Siakam hit two free throws to help the Pacers lead by 6 points to end the first half.
Yibian replayed Turner with consecutive inside kills to help the Pacers extend their lead, DiVincenzo responded with five consecutive points, Haliburton and Sika combined for five points, DiVincenzo scored three points to stop the bleeding, Haliburton and McConnell combined for four points, Brunson scored four points in a row, DiVincenzo scored six points in a row, and the Knicks took advantage of the situation to overtake the score, and then Hart and Burks scored six points in a row to help the team lead the opponent by five points at the end of the third quarter.
DiVincenzo hit another three-pointer in the final quarter to help the team extend the lead to 8 points, Sika broke through and responded with a kill, McBride and Turner exchanged three points, Sika made consecutive break-through kills to help the team overtake the score, Brunson responded from mid-range, Sika made a free throw, Nembhard broke through to help the Pacers establish the lead, Brunson was a three-pointer tie, Nembhard overtook the game with 16 seconds left, and then Brunson missed a three-pointer, and finally the Pacers defeated the Knicks 111-106.
Haliburton was on fire
After Haliburton found confidence in the last game, he continued his previous feeling in this game, Haliburton shot 14 of 26 from the field, 6 of 14 from three-point range, and got 35 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists. Because of Anunoby's injury, Sika also got an easier shot, and he finished with 26 points and 6 rebounds on 9-of-14 shooting.
Turner didn't play well in the first half, and he adjusted his state in time, he shot 7 of 13 from the field, 2 of 5 from three-point range and got 21 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist, the Pacers' offensive system is very good, even if the 1-2 core does not play well, their other players can also stand up to help the team, Carlisle's cultivation of the Pacers is commendable, without him, the Pacers would not have such an excellent offensive system.
However, the problem of the Pacers is still very obvious, we have also talked about it before, that is, their defense, their defensive configuration is very poor, Haliburton, Nesmith will be played by the opponent's DiVincenzo and Brunson on various point lists, today the core played so well, but the main reason why the Pacers could not open up the point difference is that the team's defense is not strong, and some excellent defensive players should be introduced in the future to make up for the team's shortcomings.
DiVincenzo was firing on fire
Brunson was still affected by injuries in this game, and his performance was not as stable as in the past few games, but fortunately, DiVincenzo stood up, and DiVincenzo has scored 20+ in a row in 4 consecutive games, looking at him now, I don't know if the Warriors will not renew his contract in the backcourt, DiVincenzo shot 12 of 26 in this game, and 7 of 11 three-pointers got 35 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal.
Brunson shot 10 of 25 from the field, 2 of 5 three-pointers got 26 points and 6 assists, to be honest, looking at the current state of the Knicks, I don't know how long their core can last, Brunson has been unstable because of injuries, and the other cores are also showing fatigue, they are competing with perseverance and the desire to win, and the team is commendable for playing to the current height in such a residual situation.
Hart got 10 points, 18 rebounds and 4 assists on 4-of-7 shooting in this game, the highest rebound in the game, and Berks became a wonder soldier in this game, with 14 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist on 4-of-6 shooting, he didn't get a chance before, Berks also proved that he can play his value in the playoffs, I hope Thibodeau can understand it, he should give other players a chance, so that the core can get a rest, and can no longer blindly rely on the core.
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