On May 15, in the Eastern Conference semifinals of the NBA playoffs, the Knicks defeated the Pacers with a score of 121-91 at home, rewriting the series to 3-2. In this game, Brunson, the leader of the Knicks team, performed well, scoring 44 points and becoming the biggest contributor to the team's victory, and Hartenstein grabbed 17 rebounds; Haliburton, the core player of the Pacers, had no desire to attack, and only made 9 shots in the game, scoring 13 points.
Knicks, Brunson
Let's take a look at the highlights of each quarter of the game between the two teams: In the first quarter, the Pacers took the lead shortly after the game began, and with the inside and outside cooperation of Nesmith and Turner, they played a wave of 16-9 offense. However, the Knicks did not panic, and they quickly adjusted their form under Brunson's leadership, and played a small wave of 19-5 to overtake the score. At the end of the first quarter, the Knicks led the Pacers by six points, 38-32;
In the second quarter, Brunson continued to play well, scoring 18 points in the quarter, and he used his personal ability and teammates to gradually widen the difference, and the Knicks led the Pacers by 15 points at halftime, 69-54;
In the third quarter, Brunson was still unstoppable, he hit key shots in a row to help the Knicks expand the difference to more than 20 points, and in the third quarter, the Knicks were 27-21 in a single quarter, and the Knicks had a 21-point lead over the Pacers;
In the fourth quarter of the game, the Knicks continued to strengthen their offense under the good defense, 25-16 in the fourth quarter, 121-91, 30 points defeated the Pacers, and rewrote the series score to 3-2.
Brunson's eyes were focused
Next, let's take a look at the stats of the core players of both teams:
On the Knicks' side, 4 players scored double-doubles, Brunson slashed 44 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists, Hart got 18 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists, Burks got 18 points and 5 rebounds, and McBrighton got 17 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists; Hartenstein had seven points, 17 rebounds and five assists;
On the Pacers' side, four players scored in double figures, Siakam with 22 points, Turner with 16 points, Haliburton with 13 points, and Nembhard with 11 points.
The Knicks are the rebounding champion
Also, let's take a look at the reasons why the Pacers lost the game:
The Knicks hit 47 of 101 shots, 12 of 35 three-point shooting, 15-of-19 free throws, 53 rebounds, 26 assists, 7 steals, 5 blocks and 9 turnovers.
The Pacers shot 31-of-72 from the field, 12-of-27 from three-point range, 17-of-22 from the free throw line, 29 rebounds, 24 assists, 5 steals, 6 blocks and 18 turnovers.
Compared to the shots, the Knicks had 29 more shots than the Pacers; Compared with rebounds, the Knicks have 24 more than the Pacers; In turnovers, the Pacers had 9 more turnovers than the Knicks; So the Pacers' rebounding conceded and excessive turnovers were the main reasons for the team's failure.
Pacers, Haliburton
Finally, I really want to tell everyone, don't underestimate the heart of a championship, the Knicks have played so far, there is nothing impossible, if they really win the championship, the three brothers under the dog will be the first in history,
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