On May 15, Beijing time, the Eastern Conference semifinals continued to be hot, and the Knicks ushered in the battle with the Pacers at home.
The game begins. The Pacers were mainly anti-visitors, and directly blasted out a wave of 7-0 offensive mini-climax to seize the opportunity, and the Knicks, under the leadership of Brunson, also responded to a wave of 11-0 offensive mini-climax, and the two teams began to attack each other, and the first quarter ended. The Knicks led the Pacers by six points at 38-32. In the second quarter, Brunson continued the fiery state of the first quarter, shooting 18 points in a single quarter, and under his outburst, the Knicks directly extended the score advantage to double digits, while the Pacers were dumb offensively, they only scored 22 in a single quarter, so at halftime, the Knicks led the Pacers by 15 points at 69-54.
At the beginning of the second half, the Pacers began to set off a counterattack, Turner suddenly broke out, and directly scored three three-pointers from the outside, leading the team to quickly narrow the gap at the beginning of the 9-1 game, and at this time, it was Brunson who stood up and led the team to respond to a wave of 19-1 offensive climax that directly pulled the score away by more than 20 points, and this wave of offense also directly collapsed the Pacers, and in the final quarter, the Pacers were powerless to resist, and in the end, the Knicks beat the Pacers by 30 points at home 121-91, and also rewrote the series score to 3-2.
Eight facts that have to be admitted
1. In this game, Knicks star Brunson played well, playing 42 minutes, shooting 18 of 35, 2 of 6 three-pointers, 6 of 7 free throws, 44 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists, statistics, this is Brunson's 5th time that he has cut at least 40 points and 5 assists in a single game, ranking 4th most in NBA history.
2. Hart played well today, playing 39 minutes, he shot 7 of 16, 2 of 7 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, and scored 18 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 block. The plus/minus is +21, which is not easy, Hart finally didn't finish the game, and I have to thank the Pacers for sending warmth.
3. Pacers star Haliburton played abnormally, playing 34 minutes, shooting 5 of 9, 1 of 4 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, and got 13 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks.
4. Siakam played 33 minutes today, shooting 7-of-15, 2-of-3 three-pointers, 6-of-7 free throws, and got 22 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal.
5. In this game, the Knicks grabbed 53 rebounds as a team, including 20 frontcourt boards, while the Pacers only grabbed 29 rebounds as a team, including only 5 frontcourt boards.
6. Knicks player Harden rebounded like crazy, playing 31 minutes, shooting 2 of 3, getting 7 points, 17 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 block, especially grabbing 12 frontcourt rebounds, directly more than twice the Pacers' 5 frontcourt rebounds, it turns out that Hatten, who was a teammate with Zhou Qi, seized the opportunity. And staying in the NBA, relying on the spirit of hard work. And Zhou Qi is unremarkable.
7. After the Knicks' bench Burks stabilized into the rotation, he performed very well, playing 23 minutes, shooting 6 of 11, 5 of 8 three-pointers, and 1 of 2 free throws to get 18 points and 5 rebounds.
8. After the Knicks beat the Pacers today, they won the battle of Tianwang Mountain, and there is a very high probability of advancing to the next round, however, the Pacers should not be too discouraged, after all, it is the first time to enter the playoffs after Haliburton as the core, and the lack of experience is understandable, you can prepare well for the next game, and only by winning the next game can you have a chance to stand out in the 7-game battle.