Live broadcast across the United States to witness the playoffs tragedy! Surrendered in the 2nd quarter of the East, trailing by 43 points at one point!

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2024-05-13 06:46Published in Hunan

At 3:30 a.m. Beijing time on May 13, a game broadcast live in the United States witnessed the birth of the playoffs! The second Knicks in the East in the regular season, once trailed the Pacers by as many as 43 points on the road, and even surrendered before the end of the third quarter, and finally lost to the Pacers 89-121. What's more, such a big rout has dealt a huge blow to the Knicks' confidence, and it is very likely that they will encounter a comeback and lose this round of the Eastern Conference semifinals.

The Knicks trailed by 43 points at one point!

In the regular season, the Knicks had an excellent record, finishing second in the East with 50 wins and 32 losses, and advanced to the playoffs strongly. The Pacers finished sixth in the East. In the first round of the playoffs, the Knicks eliminated the 76ers 4-2, and the Pacers also eliminated the Bucks 4-2. In the Eastern Conference semifinals, the Knicks met the Pacers, in the first two games of the series, the Knicks sat at home, and under the leadership of Brunson's outstanding performance, the Knicks won two games in a row, establishing a 2-0 lead, and the promotion situation was quite good! However, in the last G3 matchup, the Pacers, who returned to their home court, successfully rebounded and used tough defense to limit the Knicks' offense in the final quarter, and the Knicks only scored 8 points in the last ten minutes, and the Pacers pulled one back. In terms of momentum, the Pacers have overtaken the Knicks, and they are expected to knock out the No. 2 seed Knicks as the No. 6 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs.

In this game, the Pacers beat the Knicks in the first quarter, 34-14 in a single quarter, and have established a lead of up to 20 points after the end of the first quarter! Haliburton started hot, two consecutive three-pointers to stop the Knicks, although called a timeout, but the Knicks' adjustment effect was not good, the offensive end encountered Turner's big hat, only 6 of 23 shots in the first quarter, 1 of 8 three-point shots, 1 of 4 free throws, only 14 points in a single quarter, and the number one star Brunson was 0 of 5! On the defensive end, the Knicks are also completely unable to limit the Pacers' multi-point flowering. In the second quarter of the competition, Brunson finally scored a layup through a stop-and-go change, but the Pacers didn't give the Knicks a chance to chase the score at all, and with McConaughey's three-point shot, the Pacers played another wave of 11-0 climax! The Knicks struggled to support and finally managed to keep the margin within 30 points. At the end of the first half, the Pacers led the Knicks by 28 points at 69-41.

Coming back from halftime, Siakam's slam dunk after a steal ignited the Pacers' home court again, and the Knicks were forced to take a timeout. After the timeout, the game resumed, Haliburton received the ball and hit a three-point shot, and then used Turner's screen to shoot and score, and the Pacers always maintained their lead by more than 30 points! With 44 seconds left in the third quarter, Thibodeau replaced DiVincenzo, and with the exception of the Knicks' Achiuwa, the two sides used a bench lineup, almost announcing the early end of the game. Entering the final quarter, the Pacers scored 4 points in a row, the Knicks scored two points through free throws, and Smith hit a three-point shot from the outside, the score was 108-65, and the Pacers led by 43 points! In garbage time, the Knicks clawed back some points and ended up losing to the Pacers 89-121.

Full-court stats: Brunson scored 18 points on 6-of-17 and 0-of-5 from three-point range, and the remaining 4 starters of the Knicks all scored in single digits! On the Pacers' side, more points blossomed, the whole team of 6 scored double-doubles, 14 of 31 three-pointers, Haliburton played 20 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists very easily, and he clocked out in two and a half quarters.

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