On May 13, 2024, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs Eastern Conference semifinals ushered in the fourth game between the Pacers and the Knicks.
The Knicks are still plagued by injuries, Randle, Mitchell Robinson and Bogdanovic are out for the season, Anunoby continues to miss games, starting Brunson, DiVincenzo, Hart, Achiuwa and Hartenstein, and the Pacers starting Haliburton, Siakam, Nembhard, Nesmith and Turner unchanged.
The Knicks played to the rhythm of the Pacers and were directly beaten
In the first quarter of the game, the Pacers split the three very early, and Haliburton scored three points in the second attack, and DiVincenzo, who was hot in the Knicks' last game, missed consecutive games in this game, and Brunson did not feel good, relying on Harden and Achiuwa to score 4 points, Pacers Siakam and Nesmith also scored 4 points, Haliburton also hit a second three-point shot, and the Pacers played a 10-4 start, stopping the Knicks, close to 5 minutes, the Knicks only scored 4 points.
After the timeout, the two sides continued to play iron, the Pacers took the lead in opening the situation, Haliburton and McConnell scored 4 points in a row, the Knicks finally relied on Achiuwa to complete the dunk inside, Turner made a three-point shot, and then scored a rebound, Achiuwa completed the rebound, McConnell scored 5 points in a row, the Knicks were also defended for 8 seconds, DiVincenzo threw the Knicks' first three points of the game, but Shepard immediately returned the three-point, Toppin broke through to the inside to complete the layup, and then the three-point also hit, At the end of the first quarter, the Pacers led the Knicks by 20 points at 34-14!
The Knicks were faster than the Pacers at the beginning, which seemed to be arrangeable, and they wanted to hit the Pacers by surprise, but unfortunately, this is exactly what the Pacers wanted to see, and the Pacers were not afraid of anyone, and the score in the first quarter was enough to prove it. The Knicks' advantage is positional warfare, and if they push the Pacers into positional warfare, they will take the initiative.
Despite the chaos, the Pacers had a slight advantage on offense, with the Knicks relying on Burks to save the offense
In the second quarter, Brunson finally had an open score, breaking through to the basket and scoring a three-pointer, McBride hit a three-pointer, and the Pacers Jackson and Siakam scored six points. After Brunson went off the court for two minutes, the Knicks didn't score, Isaiah Jackson scored 2 points after being fouled and made a free throw, Siakam scored from mid-range, and McConnell threw the first three points of the series, and the difference was directly stretched to 28 points!
Then the Pacers rained three-pointers, Toppin, Nembhard and Turner scored three points, fortunately, Burks played the Knicks' surprise soldier, first scored two plus one, and then caused Haliburton to shoot foul free throws to score 2 points, Nembhard broke through to the inside to complete the layup, Siakam fouled Brunson to score 1 point, after the Pacers opened the gap too wide, they began to relax, the court was a little chaotic, Turner offensive foul, Burks hit a single shot, Haliburton had no chance in this quarter, the first three-point shot missed, Fortunately, Nesmith scored a layup, Siakam also scored a step-back jumper, Haliburton also made a single Burks layup, and then hit a three-pointer, which helped the Pacers stabilize the situation, and the Pacers led the Knicks 69-41 at halftime.
The Pacers pushed hard, blew the wither, and Brunson failed to save the team
In the second half, the Knicks changed lineup and replaced Achiuwa with McBride in an attempt to increase the team's offense, although McBride made a three-pointer, it was difficult to defend against the Pacers on the defensive end, allowing Nembhard and Siakam to score consecutive inside shots to stop the Knicks. After the timeout, the Knicks began to score in a row, Achiuwa, Brunson and DiVincenzo scored six points in a row, and Carlisle also called a timeout when he saw the momentum going to rise.
After the Pacers timeout, Haliburton completed a dunk, McConnell singled Brunson for a driving layup, McBride hit a mid-range shot, and Turner made a three-pointer! Brunson hit the inside line and caused Turner to foul and score free throws, and then McConnell also had three points, and the difference widened, Brunson caused a foul and free throw score was undoubtedly a drop in the bucket, and finally relied on Burks, first made a three-point shot, and then caused a three-point foul free throw, and the Pacers led the Knicks 101-63 at the end of the third quarter.
The difference in points in the final quarter was too large, and the game lost suspense in advance
In the final quarter of the game, both sides played with rotation lineups, entering garbage time early, and finally the Pacers defeated the Knicks 121-89, and the series score Pacers tied the Knicks 2-2. Previously, the Knicks lost by as many as 41 points in the playoffs.
Full-game player stats (starters all played only three quarters)
Pacers: Haliburton had 20 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists on 8-of-15 shooting and 4-of-10 three-pointers, Siakam 14 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, Turner 13 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 blocks, Nembhard 9 points, 1 rebound and 5 assists, Nesmith 8 points, 12 rebounds and 1 assist, McConnell 15 points, 4 rebounds, 10 assists and 2 steals, Toppin 14 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists, Shepard 6 points and 7 rebounds.
Knicks: Brunson had 18 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals on 6-of-17 shooting and 0-of-5 three-pointers, Achiuwa had 8 points and 6 rebounds, DiVincenzo had 7 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, Harten had 4 points and 5 rebounds, Hart had 2 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, and Berks shot 5-of-11 from the field and 2-of-6 from three-point range to finish with 20 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.
Full game summary
The Knicks didn't seem to have much patience at the beginning of this game, since the last game, after the Pacers replaced Nesmith to defend Brunson, the Knicks offense has had problems, and DiVincenzo scored in the first half of the last game, which allowed Brunson to slowly find the rhythm of the game, but the overall feeling of the Knicks in this game was poor, and the Pacers were given flowers in the first quarter, and there was not much opportunity to adjust at all.
The Pacers, on the other hand, played well overall, played at the pace they wanted, and although there was chaos on the court at some point, there were always players who could step up and score and end up with a big win.
The Pacers are 0-2 behind, facing a team like the Knicks to chase two games in a row, which is also a miracle for the Pacers this season, after the Pacers chase two games in a row, the Knicks should recognize the reality and play in the way they are best at, rather than following the offensive rhythm of the Pacers.
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