On May 11, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued, and the Eastern Conference semifinals Pacers played at home against the Knicks. The Pacers fell behind 0-2 after the first 2 games, and there was no way back this time, and they once took the initiative, but the Knicks were very tenacious, and they overtook the score after the third quarter, and the two teams fell into a tug-of-war in the final quarter, and Nembhard hit a super long three-point shot at the critical moment, and the Pacers won 111-106, and the score came to 1-2.
There is no way back for the Pacers in this game, and only a win can keep the series in suspense. This time, the Pacers got into the groove early and built a 12-point lead at one point, but the Knicks quickly responded and kept the margin close. In the second quarter, Burks directly became a surprise soldier, scoring consecutive points to overtake the score, Haliburton was in a hot state, responded strongly, and re-helped the team take the initiative, so that the team still took the initiative in the first half, leading the Knicks 63-58.
In the second half, the Pacers still took the initiative and once opened the difference again, but then DiVincenzo stood up and scored consecutive points on the inside and outside shots, scoring 17 points in a single quarter, helping the team directly overtake the score, and established a 5-point lead after the third quarter of the game. In the final quarter, the Knicks took the initiative at the beginning, but Haliburton scored consecutive points to catch up with the score, and the Knicks fell into a scoring drought, playing more than 5 minutes before relying on Brunson to break the drought in the middle distance, Nembhard broke through, Siakam broke through, Brunson scored three points, and it was tied at 106. Nembhard hit a three-pointer from beyond the clock to help the Pacers beat the Knicks 111-106.
This time, the Pacers showed a strong will and showed the true colors of dark horses, three of them hit 20+, and together they scored 82 points, which was the key to the team to win the game. In this trio, Haliburton scored 35 points, Siakam scored 26 points, and Turner had 21 points and 10 rebounds. And Nembhard, who couldn't score a point in front, suddenly stood up at a critical moment, scored a breakthrough, and finally hit a super long three points, which directly helped the team to win the game.
The Knicks had some regrets, and suddenly lost fire in the final quarter, scoring only 8 points in the last 10 minutes, and their physical fitness really couldn't keep up. Brunson played 38 minutes with an injury, finishing with 26 points and six assists on 10-of-26 shooting; DiVincenzo scored 32 points in the third quarter, only 3 points on 1-of-5 shooting in the final quarter, and a playoff high 35 points on 7-of-11 three-pointers. Hart also had 10 points and 18 rebounds, but this time they couldn't lead the team to win the game.