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In Game 5 of the NBA Eastern Conference playoffs semifinals, the Knicks hosted the Pacers. In the first quarter of the game, the two sides played inseparably in the opening stage, the Pacers played 7-0 in the middle to open up the difference, and the Knicks played a 15-3 offensive at the end of the game to overtake the score, and at the end of the first quarter, the Knicks led the Pacers 38-32. In the second quarter, the Knicks played 8-1 to extend the difference to double digits, the Pacers' shooting percentage dropped, and the Knicks played 9-0 at the end of the game, and at halftime, the Knicks led the Pacers 69-54.
In the rematch, Turner hit three three-pointers in a row to chase the difference to single digits, but then the Pacers fell into a scoring drought, and the Knicks hit a 19-1 run to extend the difference to more than 20, and at the end of the third quarter, the Knicks led the Pacers 96-75. In the final quarter of the game, the Pacers did not give up and scored 9 points in a row to narrow the difference, and the Knicks played a 10-0 offensive to reopen the difference, and there was not much time left, and the game completely lost suspense. In the end, the Knicks defeated the Pacers 121-91, and the Knicks won the battle of Tianwang Mountain.
Pacers stats: Siakam 22 points and 8 rebounds, Turner 16 points and 5 rebounds, Haliburton 13 points and 5 assists, Nembhard 11 points and 4 assists, Nesmith 8 points and 4 rebounds, Toppin 7 points and 5 rebounds, TJ McConnell 7 points and 5 assists.
Knicks player stats: Brunson 44 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists, Hart 18 points and 11 rebounds, Burks 18 points and 5 rebounds, McBride 17 points and 4 assists, DiVincenzo 8 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, Hatten 7 points, 17 rebounds and 5 assists.
Eight facts that have to be admitted:
1. Brunson, God of War in New York, played 43 minutes, shot 18 of 35, 2 of 6 three-pointers, and scored 44 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists. Brunson digested 1/3 of the team's shots alone, too ruthless, every time the Pacers got up, Thibodeau didn't call a timeout, he relied on Brunson to lead the team to turn the situation back, Brunson played indiscriminately singles, the Pacers really couldn't prevent it, and directly subdued the Pacers, Brunson is really fierce, there is no superstar like, but he has supergiant ability, he is the MVP of the playoffs so far, and the Mavericks let Brunson go is really the most wrong decision.
2. Hart played 38 minutes, shot 7-of-16 from the field, 2-of-7 from three-point range, and scored 18 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists. Hart is still infinitely physical, after shooting three points, he grabbed the rebound and scored twice, the rebounding awareness is too good, worthy of being a board guard, too positive, due to the early play of the game, Hart only played 38 minutes today, it can be said that he won the game without sweating, 48 minutes is the limit of the game, not Hart's limit, Hart is really the perfect role player, every penny he earns is hard-earned money.
3. DiVincenzo had a bad hand, played 30 minutes, shot 4 of 14, 0 of 6 three-pointers, and got 8 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals. DiVincenzo felt lost today, too iron, but he still played very hard, 3 steals and 1 block represent his posture on the defensive end, and he is also very good at grabbing rebounds, and he can get rebounds in both of the Pacers' card positions, and he feels that it is not good for two games in a row, and I hope to find the crosshairs in the next game.
4. Harden incarnated as a front-board maniac, played 31 minutes, shot 2 of 3, and scored 7 points, 17 rebounds and 5 assists. Hatten grabbed 12 offensive rebounds out of 17 rebounds, which is really outrageous, the Pacers only have 5 frontcourt rebounds in the whole team, Harden is really turning the river and the sea on the inside, his frontcourt rebounds allow teammates to shoot without worries, it is hard to imagine that he was still competing with Zhou Qi for position a few years ago, attitude determines success or failure, and Zhou Qi makes a judgment.
5. Haliburton was in no state, playing 33 minutes, shooting 5 of 9 from the field, 1 of 4 from three-point range, and scoring 13 points and 5 assists. Haliburton was invisible again, he played well in the first two games, he lacked the desire to attack in this game, said that he didn't attack, he could use the offensive C two games in a row, said that he had an offense, he started to be invisible again, the performance was too unstable, the battle of Tianwang Mountain had no attitude of wanting to win at all, no heart, no desire to win, no attack, even the most proud pass was always wrong, he still has a long way to go from the leader.
6. Siakam was decent, playing 33 minutes, shooting 7-of-15 from the field and 2-of-3 from three-point range, scoring 22 points and 8 rebounds. Sika's performance is decent, his problem is not stable enough, the play is too soft, the rebound was snatched up by the Knicks, and the free throw comes with 2 in 1 attribute, Sika is really only suitable as a second-in-command, his hard solution ability is still almost, but unfortunately the Pacers' big boss is still short.
7. Turner was too soft, played 30 minutes, shot 6-of-12 from the field, 4-of-7 from three-point range, and scored 16 points and 5 rebounds. Although Turner is accurate in three points, three consecutive three-pointers led the team to close the score, but his biggest problem is that a big center does not protect the frame and does not get stuck in the position, so he floats on the outside to shoot three-pointers, and his style of play is becoming more and more Embiid-like, only grabbing 5 rebounds in the whole game, and he was robbed by Hatten, who doesn't know that he thinks he is a backcourt player, and the data does not reflect his damage to the team.
8. The Knicks defeated the Pacers and won the battle of Tianwang Mountain. The Knicks were able to win today mainly in rebounding, the rebounding ratio of the two teams was 53:29, the rebounding ratio in the front court was 20:5, the number of rebounds of Harten and Hart was equal to the number of rebounds of the Pacers' entire team, which created more offensive opportunities for the Knicks, in such a key game, the Knicks are obviously the team that fought harder, and they also deserved this victory, of course, the Pacers still have a chance, it is expected that this round of the series will still hit a tie-break, and finally the Knicks will reach the Eastern Conference finals.