On May 15, 2024, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs Eastern Conference semifinals ushered in the fifth game between the Knicks and the Pacers.
The Knicks made a change of formation in this game, they had been replacing the injured Anunoby with Achiuwa, and in order to increase the team's offense, they started McBride in this game, and the starters were Brunson, Hart, DiVincenzo, McBride and Hartenstein. The Pacers' starting line-up remains unchanged, with Haliburton, Siakam, Nembhard, Nesmith and Turner.
The Knicks' home energy level is beyond the reach of the Pacers
In the first quarter of the game, the Pacers showed their wholeness, all players could score on the court, Haliburton hit his first three-point shot, Brunson started his individual performance in the first quarter, one person scored 4 points in a row, and the Knicks changed the lineup to have an effect, at least on the offensive end, McBride threw three points. After the first timeout, the two sides began a battle of offense, Knicks Hart scored three points, DiVincenzo and Brunson could score under the basket, Harden grabbed rebounds in a row to complete the rebound, helping the Knicks chase the difference to 2 points, and the Pacers scored 4 points on McConnell during this time, directly stopping the Pacers.
After the timeout, Shepard made a three-pointer, Brunson broke through to complete a layup, Turner missed, converted to attack McBride to complete a layup, and Carlisle called a timeout after just one minute. After another timeout, the Pacers made three consecutive turnovers, Hart scored five points in a row, and McBride scored on a throw-in to help the Pacers overtake the score! In the end, the Pacers relied on Toppin and Nesmith to score free throws, Siakam hit a three-pointer, Knicks Brunson hit a mid-range shot, Hart converted offense and scored a foul free throw, and Burks also hit a three-pointer, and the Knicks led the Pacers 38-32 at the end of the first quarter.
Brunson made a push to help the Knicks extend the score
In the second quarter of the game, Brunson and DiVincenzo scored 4 points in a row, after Isaiah Jackson broke the foul alone, there was physical contact with Harden, Burks went up and made a move, separated Jackson with his hand, but the hand was on Jackson's neck, and after the referee replayed, Jackson, Hatten and Burks each had a technical foul. Nesmith scored a technical foul and scored a free throw, Brunson broke through and scored, Pacers McConnell and Nesmith missed layups, the Pacers did not score in a sports battle for 3 minutes, and finally relied on Siakam to break the scoring drought by breaking through to the interior to complete a layup, and Nembhard scored three points.
But Brunson began to exert his strength, using the rhythm to break through and score a layup, which caused Nembhard to score 3 points on a three-point foul free throw, and a three-point shot was also hit, and one person scored 8 points in a row! Burks converted an offensive toss and scored, giving the Knicks a 14-point lead! After a timeout, Haliburton returned to the court, drew a foul and scored a free throw, Nembhard made a three-pointer, DiVincenzo blocked a layup, Achiuwa scored a layup, Siakam singled Hart to hit a mid-range shot, and the Pacers went on a 7-2 run to recover some of the difference.
Brunson returned to the court, the Knicks immediately stabilized the situation, scored from mid-range, Hart assisted Achiuwa to complete a layup, McBride made a three-point shot, Hart completed a layup, and the Knicks played a wave of 9-0! Carlisle called out the fifth timeout of the game and left the second half to play, leaving the Pacers with only two timeouts available. During this time, the Knicks sent blocks in a row! The Pacers then relied on Haliburton's mid-range shot and Toppin to score two and one points, and the Knicks led the Pacers 69-54 at halftime.
Turner's three three-pointers were short-lived, and the Knicks crushed their opponents offensively and defensively
In the second half of the game, Turner stepped up and made three three-pointers in a row, directly stopping the Knicks! After the timeout, Harden came out and didn't give Turner an open three-point opportunity, and after the two sides hit back-to-back irons, McBride and Brunson hit two consecutive three-pointers to break the deadlock and return the margin to 16 points. After the Pacers timeout, Turner missed a breakthrough layup, Brunson completed a layup alone, converted to attack McBride completed a dunk, Haliburton didn't have a three-point shot, Brunson missed a three-point shot, and DiVincenzo completed a dunk! There was also a clash between Turner and DiVincenzo, with each receiving a technical foul!
Then the Pacers hit consecutive irons, and Burks and Hart scored four points in a row, and the difference came directly to 25 points. In the end, he relied on Shepard's bottom corner three-pointer to break the scoring drought. But Brunson was unrelenting, single-handedly hitting McConnell on a throw-up, Haliburton scored four straight points, Burks hit a three-pointer, and Nesmith finally returned a three-pointer, and the Knicks led the Pacers 96-75 at the end of the third quarter.
Brunson continued to work hard to help the Knicks seal the win
In the final quarter of the game, the Pacers played a wave of 9-0, Siakam and McConnell scored two and one, Siakam scored three points, the Knicks relied on Burks to score three points, Siakam broke through to score a layup, and Brunson broke through a throw-up to score. Shepard missed a three-pointer in an open position, Brunson converted the offense to complete a layup, and then cut inside to score two plus one! The margin is back to 20 points!
With such a big point difference, the game also lost suspense, and in the end, the Knicks defeated the Pacers 121-91 and won the battle of Tianwang Mountain! Series Knicks lead the Pacers 3-2.
Player data throughout the game
Knicks: Brunson shot 18-of-35 from the field and 2-of-6 from three-point range to finish with 44 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists, Hart had 18 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists, Harden had 7 points, 17 rebounds and 5 assists, Burks shot 6-of-11 from the field and 5-of-8 from three-point range with 18 points and 5 rebounds, McBride had 17 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists, and DiVincenzo had 8 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals.
Pacers: Haliburton shot 5-of-9 from the field and 1-of-4 from three-point range to finish with 13 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists, Turner 16 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists, Siakam 22 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists, Nesmith 8 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, Toppin 7 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists, McConnell 7 points and 5 assists.
Full game summary
The energy of the Knicks' home court is incomparable to the Pacers, Brunson's outburst again is just one of them, and the Knicks' overall ability to fight has been shown again, especially the offensive rebounds in the frontcourt, the Knicks are 13 ahead of the Pacers! Knicks Hutten grabbed 12 offensive rebounds alone. The Pacers scored about 30 more points in the restricted area than the Pacers, and at the same time, the outside three-pointers were not far behind, so what did the Pacers use to win?
Haliburton felt affected by injuries in this game, and it was clear from his running that his feet were affected, and his offensive involvement was not high, and he seemed to be back in G1. Playoff games are like this, more ruthless than anyone! Obviously, the Knicks did better.
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