The Pacers take on the Knicks at home
The NBA playoffs continue with the Eastern Conference semifinals Pacers vs. Knicks G3 being played at Indiana's home court. New York, which led 2-0, was aiming to win match points in this game. Randle, Mitchell Robinson, and Bogdanovic were reimbursed for the season due to injury, and OG Anunoby was also out due to injury (Woj recently said that Anunoby will continue to be sidelined due to a hamstring strain, and may be out for a longer period of time. ）。 Achiuwa came to the starting XI and was paired with Brunson, Hart, DiVincenzo and Hartenstein. The Pacers' starting five are still Haliburton, Nembhard, Siakam, Nesmith and Turner. Facing the understaffed Knicks, the Indiana generals had a good chance to win at home.
Haliburton 35+4+7, the Pacers quasi-kill the Knicks! Brunson 26+6, DiVincenzo 35 points!
Full game review
At the beginning of the first quarter, Hart scored from the outside, Siakam scored on the board, Turner and Achiuwa each hit 1 of 2 free throws, Nesmith hit a three-pointer, Haliburton hit 2 long shots, and Thibodeau asked for a timeout. Nesmith scored a strong layup, Turner blocked Achiuwa, and Achiuwa scored under the basket to get back face. DiVincenzo hit two free throws, Shepard and Haliburton scored layups one after another, and Turner scored on the board, and the Pacers played a perfect 20-8 start.
Haliburton took the lead from the outside
Hartenstein scored on a throw-in, Hart hit a board, and Carlisle called a timeout. Haliburton and Brunson each hit a single shot, DiVincenzo hit two three-pointers, Jackson scored in the air, and the Knicks responded with a 12-4 run. Siakam scored in the low post and Nesmith hit an outside jumper to give the Pacers a 29-20 lead and Haliburton 10 points in the first quarter.
In the second quarter, McBride hit a three-pointer, Siakam hit a basket, Burks scored from mid-range, Siakam made his third foul of the game, Brunson hit 1 of 2 free throws, DiVincenzo and McConnell each scored a layup, and DiVincenzo hit a long shot. McConnell and DiVincenzo battled in mid-range, and Carlisle called a timeout.
Turner defends Burks
Burks hit 2+1, the Knicks completed the comeback, Turner scored on a jumper, Haliburton hit an outside shot, and McBride hit a board. Haliburton continued to work from the outside, Thibodeau called a timeout, Turner hit a three-pointer, and Brunson scored six points on consecutive free throws. Burks hit 2 free throws, then scored from the outside, and the Knicks went on an 11-0 run to overtake the score again.
Turner hit two free throws, Haliburton scored on a throw, followed by a layup and an outside shot, and the Pacers responded with a 9-0 run and Thibodeau called a timeout. Achiuwa dunked, Brunson scored a layup after a steal, Burks fouled a malicious foul, Turner hit 2 free throws, and Siakam made a layup. Brunson scored on a strong single, Siakam hit two free throws, and Burks responded with a long shot. Siakam scored on a high jumper to give the Pacers a 63-58 lead at halftime. Haliburton and Burks each scored 13 points in a single quarter.
Haliburton
In the first half, Siakam had 12 points and 4 rebounds, Turner had 12 points and 3 rebounds, Nembhard had 3 assists, Haliburton had 23 points and 2 rebounds, Nesmith had 8 points and 2 rebounds, McConaughey had 4 points and 3 rebounds, Shepard had 2 points and 2 rebounds, and Isaiah Jackson had 2 points and 1 rebound. DiVincenzo had 15 points, Brunson had 13 points and two assists, McBride had five points, Burks had 13 points and three rebounds, Hart had five points, nine rebounds and three assists, Achiuwa had five points and four rebounds, and Hartenstein had two points and three assists.
In the rematch, Turner scored two goals in the penalty area and Thibodeau called a timeout. DiVincenzo scored five points on consecutive free throws, Turner blocked Hartenstein, DiVincenzo and Haliburton hit three-pointers, and Siakam scored five points from mid-range to give the Pacers an 11-point lead. Hartenstein scored on a hook shot, Achiuwa hated Haliburton, DiVincenzo hit a long shot, and Carlisle called a timeout.
DiVincenzo scored in succession
Brunson scored on a jumper, Haliburton scored on a difficult pull-up and colored, Hartenstein hit a layup, Brunson scored on a throw, and McConnell scored on a single. DiVincenzo continued to exert strength on the outside, Toppin scored on the inside, Brunson scored on a jumper, DiVincenzo scored 2+1, Hart hit the board, and Carlisle asked for a timeout. Burks made 1 of 2 free throws, Hartra made a layup, the Knicks went on a 24-6 run to take a seven-point lead, and Jackson scored in the low post to break the scoring drought for the Pacers. At the end of the third quarter, New York led 90-85, the Knicks led 32-22 in the first quarter, and DiVincenzo scored 17 points in the first quarter.
In the final quarter, DiVincenzo blocked Siakam, and then scored from the outside, Siakam made 1 of 2 free throws, McBride made 2 free throws, and Siakam was replaced for his fourth foul. Turner and McBride shot three-pointers, Haliburton hit 2+1, Haliburton scored another 4 points after a steal, Brunson hit 1 of 2 free throws, Siakam hit a board 2+1, and the Pacers tied the score. The game gradually entered the white-hot stage, the two teams hit iron and blocked in succession, Siakam hit 1 of 2 free throws, and Indiana blasted an 11-1 offensive to overtake the score. Burks hit back-to-back outside shots, and Nembhard and Brunson each made offensive fouls for their opponents.
DiVincenzo makes a layup
Nembhard missed, Brunson missed a single and Thibodeau failed to challenge the penalty. Brunson scored on a mid-range shot, Siakam hit two free throws, Hart grabbed a rebound and then made 1 of two free throws, and Nembhard scored on a layup. Brunson made 1 of 2 free throws, and the two teams failed to score consecutive singles, and Siakam scored on a layup. Brunson hit a three-pointer and the two teams were tied again.
Haliburton hit an iron from the outside, Nembhard grabbed the rebound, and then hit a step-back three-pointer to press the buzzer, and with just 16 seconds left in the game, Thibodeau called a timeout. Brunson made three missed shots from a distance, Nesmith hit two free throws, DiVincenzo and McBride missed jump shots one after another, and the game ran out. In the end, the Pacers narrowly outscored their opponent 111-106 and rejected a 12-point comeback. Indiana rewrote the score to 1-2, and the G4 matchup between the two sides was still played at the Pacers' home court.
Nembhard completes the quasi-lore
Achiuwa had 5 points, 6 rebounds and 3 blocks, Hartenstein had 6 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists, Hart played 43 minutes and had 10 points, 18 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals, McBride had 10 points and 2 rebounds, and Burks had 14 points and 4 rebounds (13 points in the second quarter).
Nembhard had 5 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists, and a 3-pointer shot at the decisive moment was a perfect 3-pointer to kill the opponent, Siakam scored 26 points and 7 rebounds on 9-of-14 shooting, Nesmith had 10 points and 6 rebounds, and Turner hit a double-double of 21 points, 10 rebounds and 3 blocks. Toppin had 2 points and 3 assists, Isaiah Jackson had 4 points and 2 rebounds, McConaughey had 6 points and 3 rebounds, and Shepard had 2 points and 4 rebounds.
The Pacers narrowly beat the Knicks
Haliburton 35+4+7
Haliburton, the Pacers' backcourt star, played 38 minutes, shooting 14-of-26 from the field, 6-of-16 from three-point range, 1-of-1 from the free-throw line, and slashed 35 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, with a plus/minus of +16. Haliburton scored a game-high 54 percent from the field and was the assist leader of the game. Under Haliburton's tandem, the Pacers scored four players in double figures (three of them scored 21+). Haliburton, who made the most long-range shots on the team, scored 23 points in the first half. In the final quarter, Haliburton scored 7 points alone to become the hero of the victory.
Haliburton erupted in all directions
At the same time, Haliburton is also the steal king of this battle. Haliburton, who has outstanding performances at both ends of the pitch and in tandem, has shown a strong ability to lead the team.
Brunson 26+6
Knicks superstar Jalen Brunson played 39 minutes, shooting 10-of-26 from the field, 2-of-6 from three-point range and 4-of-7 from the free-throw line, contributing 26 points, 6 assists and 1 steal, but had a game-high 5 turnovers. Brunson only shot 38 percent from the field, and playing with injuries clearly affected his form. Brunson's long-range shot in the decisive moment was too hasty, causing the Knicks to fail to complete the counter-lore.
Brunson and Haliburton on the court
It is worth mentioning that Brunson delivered the most assists on the team, helping the Knicks achieve five double-doubles, which is also the main reason why New York once erased the 12-point difference. Failing to complete the winning blow, Brunson could only drink and hate.
DiVincenzo 35 points
The Knicks' starting point guard, DiVincenzo, is on a hot streak in this game. As a veteran of the Warriors and a former backup to Curry and Klay Thompson, DiVincenzo showed excellent long-range shooting ability and excellent scoring ability in this game. DiVincenzo shot 12-of-26, 7-of-11 from three-point range, 4-of-4 from the free-throw line, and blasted 35 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 block in 44 minutes of playing time.
DiVincenzo
DiVincenzo scored the game's highest score and set a new personal playoff scoring high. DiVincenzo hit the most long-range shots of the game, contributing 15 points in the first half and getting into offensive mode early. In the third quarter, DiVincenzo went into scoring mode and scored 17 points alone. DiVincenzo broke out strongly, once leading the team to overtake the opponent by 9 points. Defeated by the Pacers, DiVincenzo could only accept defeat.