On May 15, Beijing time, in the NBA Eastern Conference semifinals G5, the Knicks played at home against the Pacers. The Knicks, who had bottomed out in the last game, swallowed a heavy defeat on the Pacers' home court, and finally played hard again when they returned to their home court today. In addition to a short gap at the beginning of the quarter, the New York team maintained the lead, and the third quarter was stretched to 21 points, and the Knicks defeated the Pacers 121-91 in the whole game, with a big score of 3-2 and a match point
Injuries and illnesses
Knicks: Bo Yang, Randle are out for the season, OG Anunoby is out due to injury
Pacers: Mathurin season reimbursement
Starting lineup
Knicks: Brunson, McBride, DiVincenzo, Hart, Hutten
Pacers: Halliburton, Nembuhard, Siakam, Nesmith, Turner
Player data
Pacers stats (2-3): Pascal Siakam 22 points, 8 rebounds; Myles Turner 16 points, 5 rebounds, 2 steals and 2 blocks; Tyrese Haliburton 13 points, 5 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks; Andrew Nembhard 11 points and 4 assists; Aaron Nesmith 8 points and 4 rebounds; Obi Toppin 7 points and 5 rebounds; T.J. McConnell 7 points and 5 assists; Ben Shepard 6 points.
Knicks stats (3-2): Jalen Brunson 44 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists; Josh Hart 18 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists; Alec Burks 18 points and 5 rebounds; Myles McBride 17 points and 4 assists; Donte DiVincenzo 8 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals; Isaiah Hartenstein had 7 points, 17 rebounds and 5 assists.
Highlights of the game
1. Superstar returns. New York newcomer Brunson found his form and scored 44 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists.
2. The youngster will be powerful. Today's new starter McBride scored 17 points.
3. Guard center. Hart had 18 points and 11 rebounds in the game, and once again played center statistics.
4. Full field stealth. Haliburton, the leader of the Pacers, was invisible all over the court, scoring only 13 points and five assists.
5. It's hard to stand alone. Sika had 22 points and eight rebounds.
6. Dominate rebounding. New York rebounded 49-28 and outscored the Pacers by 21.
Tournament recap
In the first quarter, Nesmith took the lead, and the Pacers took a 16-9 lead at the beginning of the game. The Knicks will all work together, a wave of 13-6 to quickly chase the score, today's starter McBride performed well, scoring consecutive points to help New York overtake, with Burks three-pointer, the Knicks 38-32 lead the Pacers by six points.
Coming back in the second quarter, the home team didn't give the visitors a chance, and came up to send another 6-1 attack wave, and the difference quickly reached double digits. After that, Brunson was even more energetic, a three-point foul + a three-point shot, and he quickly scored 8 points, and the Knicks led to 14 points. At the end, although the Pacers made consecutive fouls to the free throw line, the Knicks firmly held a lead of about 15 points, and the Knicks led the Pacers 69-54 at halftime.
In the rematch, Turner made three consecutive three-pointers to chase the difference to seven points. The Knicks also set off a three-point rain and returned a wave of 10-1. After that, the Pacers missed the iron many times on offense, and the Knicks hit the back group while the iron was hot and quickly opened up the difference. At the end of the third quarter, the Knicks led the Pacers by 21 points at 96-75.
In the final quarter, Sika turned on his personal scoring mode, scoring 8 points in a row and chasing the difference to 13 points. But Brunson was still in superstar mode in the fourth quarter, and he returned a wave of 7-0 to return the difference to 20 points. With Burks hitting two three-pointers, the game completely lost suspense, and the Knicks defeated the Pacers 121-91 to win the match point 3-2.