On May 13, Beijing time, the Pacers played at home against the Knicks, and the Pacers successfully defeated the Knicks 121-89 at the end of the game. Although the Knicks were missing Anunoby in the G3 game, because of DiVincenzo's outbreak, the Knicks were still able to play inextricably with the Pacers, although the Knicks still lost the game in the end, but the Pacers really couldn't be careless. In the G3 game, Haliburton felt discomfort in his waist and ankle, so Haliburton walked out of the conference hall with his support on the wall after the press conference, but in the end, Haliburton was still able to play in the G4 game, but what kind of performance Haliburton can play in the game is crucial for the Pacers.
The Pacers opened the game with momentum, and the Knicks' poor offense allowed the Pacers to extend their lead, and the Knicks trailed the Pacers by 20 points at the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter of the game, although Brunson's offensive state improved, the offensive momentum of the Pacers did not decrease, so the Pacers still suppressed the Knicks steadily, and the Knicks were already behind by 28 points at the end of the half. In the second half of the game, the Pacers' lead was getting bigger and bigger, and the Pacers once led by 43 points in this game, and in the face of such a huge point difference, the Knicks gave up resistance early, so the game also entered garbage time early, and finally the Pacers beat the Knicks by 32 points.
The Pacers played quite well in this game, after all, the Pacers established an early lead in the first quarter of the game, Brunson and others made the Knicks very passive in the game, on the other hand, the Pacers are more flowering, especially Siakam's efficient play helped the Pacers a lot, the Pacers led by 28 points 69-41 in the first half, and the 28-point lead at halftime created the largest point difference in the halftime lead of the playoffs in the history of the Pacers, and the Knicks did not create a miracle in the second half, and gradually lost suspense in the third quarter of the game. In the end, the Pacers won by a big margin. At the end of the game, Haliburton had 20 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, Siakam had 14 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists on 7-of-9 shooting, and Turner had 13 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists on 5-of-5 shooting.
On the other hand, the Knicks played quite hard in this game, Brunson played quite badly against Nesmith's defense, and when Brunson was sluggish in the game, Hart did not perform well here, and the Warriors veteran DiVincenzo even had a crotch-pulling performance, so when these two performed badly, the Knicks really had no power to resist. At the end of the game, Brunson had 18 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists on 6-of-17 shooting, Hart had 2 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists on 1-of-6 shooting, DiVincenzo had 7 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists on 3-of-13 shooting, and Burks had 20 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.
After the Knicks lose the game, they should really recognize the reality, if the Knicks can stay healthy, then the Knicks really have an advantage in the face of the Pacers, after all, the Pacers are essentially an offensive team, and the Knicks can't play the tactical system they should have after the lack of Anunoby, if DiVincenzo and Hart can't play explosive performances in the game, then it is not enough to rely on Brunson, not to mention that the current Brunson is also fighting with injuries, Therefore, the Knicks, who lack soldiers and major generals, are already very passive in this round of the series, and at this time, Thibodeau was also complained about again, thinking that Thibodeau's employment strategy is very harmful to the Knicks, but in fact, this is also something that Thibodeau has no way to do, after all, the Knicks are full of injuries, and if the playing time of the main players is not full, then it is only a matter of time before the Knicks rout.