At 3 a.m. on May 13, Beijing time, the NBA lottery draw ceremony, the Hawks won the lottery with a 3% probability. The detailed order is as follows:
1. an eagle; 2. Wizards; 3. Rockets (from Nets); 4. a spur; 5. a piston; 6. a wasp; 7. Pioneers; 8. Spurs (from the Raptors); 9. a grizzly bear; 10, Jazz; 11. a bull; 12, Thunder (from Rocket); 13, the king; 14. Trailblazers (from the Warriors).
The Pistons finished at the bottom of the league, but they only picked the No. 5 pick, and for the third year in a row, they did so. The Trail Blazers are also quite miserable, and the bottom of the West only drew the No. 7 pick! The Eagles became the biggest winner, drawing the champion lottery with a 3% probability! Since the implementation of the current lotto rules in 2019, 3% has created the lowest probability of winning the lottery.
Next, let's talk about the NBA playoffs Eastern Conference semifinals G4: Pacers (1) home vs Knicks (2), which starts at 3:30 in the morning. Anunoby is out of action due to a hamstring injury, and he has not yet started running and jumping training. Knicks starts: Brunson, DiVincenzo, Hart, Achiuwa, Hartenstein.
Pacers starters: Haliburton, Nembhard, Nesmith, Siakam, Turner. In the last G3 game, Haliburton's back injury worsened, and he also injured his ankle, and left with a wall after the press conference. In addition, Nesmith also has a shoulder injury. Before today's game, they decided to play with injuries, and the Pacers really want to win G4!
The game started with a rare defensive intensity from the Pacers and a blistering rotation. Every time the Knicks make a shot, he almost always makes a strong shot against the defense, and there is no opportunity to shoot in the open space. The Knicks scored just two of their first 12 shots, and the Pacers went on a 24-8 run in the opening eight minutes. With 40 minutes left in the game, it collapsed?
The Pacers' offense went completely insane, and at the end of the first quarter, the Pacers led by a full 20 points at 34-14. The Knicks shot 27.3 percent from the field and just 12.5 percent from three-point range in the first quarter. What's even more poignant is that Brunson was a little stumbling when he landed on the shot, but fortunately it wasn't a big problem. There are only 6 main rotation players left for the Knicks, and they really can't afford to get hurt!
In the second quarter, the Knicks' offense improved slightly, scoring 27 points in a single quarter. The Pacers' offensive firepower continued unabated, scoring 35 points in the second quarter and leading by 28 points at halftime 69-41! The Pacers had five players in double figures in the half, shooting 59.6 percent from the field and 47.6 percent from three-point range. Haliburton had 13 points, while Siakam, Turner, Toppin and McConnell each had 10 points.
The Villanova Trident was really tired, shooting 7-of-27 from the field in the first half: Brunson was 4-of-11, DiVincenzo was 2-of-11 and Hart was 1-of-5. Yibian fought again, and the Pacers led by more than 30 points. There is a limit to human strength, and Hart was given a break in the first half and the third quarter, but he was still panting on the bench.
There is no suspense in the game itself, the Pacers simply played, topping the sea fishing moon, and the empty connection folding and buckling! At the end of the third quarter, the Pacers led by as many as 38 points, 101-63. The Knicks shot 3-of-25 from three-point range and shot a measly 12 percent from three-point range. The entire fourth quarter was garbage time, with both teams playing purely off the bench.
At the end of the game, the Pacers beat the Knicks 121-89 and tied the total score at 2-2. With 38 points trailing in the third quarter and trailing by as many as 43 points, the Knicks were miserable. Brunson had 18 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals, and was 0-of-5 from three-point range. DiVincenzo 7 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, plus/minus -40! Haliburton had 20 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, and McConnell had 15 points, 4 rebounds, 10 assists and 2 steals.
Finally, let's take a look at the player data, the battle of Tianwang Mountain is back at the Knicks' home court, and the game will start at 8 a.m. on May 15, Beijing time, who are you optimistic about?