Early in the morning of May 13, the NBA division semifinals continued, and a high-profile G4 battle was played on the Pacers' home court, and the opponent was the Knicks. In the previous 3 games, the Knicks played bravely and got off to a good start, and then the Pacers rebounded strongly, chasing the score to 1-2! G4 is even more critical, and the Pacers are eager to go to the next city and continue the suspense of promotion. The Pacers are in 6th place in the East and eliminated the Bucks in 3rd place in the East in the last round of the playoffs. The Knicks are ranked second in the East, which shows that their strength is indeed outstanding.
In the first quarter of the first half, the Pacers played an unexpected effect and score, and in the first quarter, they unexpectedly hit an incredible 34-14 score to directly establish a big score advantage. In the second quarter, I thought that the Knicks would fight back, but I didn't expect the Pacers to continue to score points, playing 35-27 in a single quarter, and the advantage was increased to a terrifying 28 points.
Losing suspense in the second half in advance, the Knicks regretted that they failed to chase the points and lost to the Pacers with a score of 89-121, but they didn't expect such a gap of 32 points to come like this.
Fans have commented that as long as the Pacers stretch the line, the Knicks will not be able to play, because slowly there will be no players to play. Overall, in this series, the Knicks, who are second in the East, are likely to be eliminated in the end and be defeated by the Pacers.
The Knicks' main performance was average, Brunson scored 18 points on 6-of-17 shooting, and the rest of the starters scored in double figures. Haliburton shot 8-of-15 from the field and 4-of-10 from three-point range to finish with 20 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. McConaughey came off the bench to provide 15 points and 10 assists. It seems that the breath that the Knicks were holding on to is gone.