Knicks vs Pacers semifinals battle for the Kings Mountain
The NBA playoffs continue with the Knicks and Pacers in the Eastern Conference semifinals. The 32-point rout in the G4 game in New York is determined to rebound strongly. However, six Knicks players on the inside, including Randle, Mitchell Robinson, Bogdanovic and OG Anunoby, continue to miss the game due to injury. Thibodeau's personnel rotation and line-up will continue to face severe tests. McBride came to the starting line-up, alongside Brunson, DiVincenzo, Hart and Hartenstein. The two strong teams staged a fierce battle in this battle.
Brunson broke out 28+4, and the remnants of the Knicks collapsed and the Pacers led by 15 points! Haliburton 7 points!
Review of the first half of the game
At the beginning of the first quarter, Nesmith and Siakam hit the basket one after another, Brunson scored from the middle distance, and Nembhard scored points with a rebound. McBride and Haliburton shot long-range shots, Brunson hit 2+0, Hartenstein made a dunk, and Turner responded with a three-pointer. Nembhard scored on the board, Haliburton blocked McBride, Siakam hit 2 free throws, and Hart responded with a long shot. McConnell scored on a jumper, Turner blocked DiVincenzo, Toppin blocked Hartenstein, and Hart responded with a throw-in.
Brunson slammed into the basket
Toppin, McConnell and Brunson and McBride each scored points on the basket, Hartenstein scored with a throw, and Shepard responded with a long shot. Brunson and McBride scored on a layup, and Carlisle called a timeout. Hartra scored a layup and then a three-pointer, McBride scored from mid-range, the Knicks went on an 11-0 run and Carlisle called a timeout again. Toppin made two free throws to stop the bleeding for the Pacers, Brunson scored on a jumper, Nesmith and Hart each made two free throws, and Siakam hit a long shot. Burks scored from the outside, and at the end of the first quarter, the Knicks led 38-32, and Brunson and Hartenstein each scored 10 points in a single quarter.
In the second quarter, Brunson threw and scored, Achiuwa sent a big hat, DiVincenzo countered and dunked, Nesmith hit a free throw, Brunson scored a single shot, and Hartenstein continued to scramble for rebounds in the frontcourt. Brunson scored on a throw-in, Siakam scored on a layup, and Nembhard hit a long-range shot. Turner scored on a mid-range shot, and Brunson scored six more points on consecutive free throws. Burks scored with a throw, and Carlisle called a timeout.
Achiuwa singles Siakam
Haliburton hit two free throws, Nembhard blasted in a long shot, Achiuwa and Siakam battled in the box, and Thibodeau called a timeout. Brunson scored from mid-range, Achiuwa scored in the low post, McBride hit a long shot, Achiuwa sent a big hat, Hart countered and scored a layup, and the Knicks went on a 9-0 run to extend the margin to 18 points.
Carlisle asked for a timeout, Haliburton scored on a layup, DiVincenzo blocked Siakam, Toppin hit a 2+1, and Brunson threw a shot to score. Toppin made two free throws and Nembhard hit a jumper. At halftime, the Knicks led 69-54.
The Knicks crushed the Pacers to a 15-point lead
Under the leadership of Brunson, the New York generals once expanded the difference to 18 points, which can be described as a collapse of the opponent.
The Knicks led the Pacers by 15 points at halftime
In terms of rebounding statistics, the remnants of the Knicks defeated their opponents 27-11, and the frontcourt rebounds were crushed 12-2. In terms of interior scoring, New York outscored the opponent 38-22. The Knicks, who had an advantage on the inside, were able to take a 15-point lead in the first half.
Brunson 28+4 exploded
Knicks backcourt giant Jalen Brunson broke out strongly in the first half. Brunson played 22 minutes, 12-of-18, 1-of-3 three-pointers, 3-of-4 free throws, and scored 28 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists, with a plus/minus of +20. Brunson shot a team-high 67 percent from the field and was on fire on the offensive end. Brunson, who contributed 10 points in the first quarter, scored 18 points on 7-of-9 shooting in the second quarter, helping the Knicks extend the margin to 18 points at one point.
Brunson & Hart
Brunson was unstoppable on the offensive end, and he was also the assist leader in the first half. Under Brunson's leadership, the Knicks blossomed and were able to take a 15-point lead at halftime.
Haliburton 7 points
Pacers star Haliburton, who had a poor first half. Haliburton played 20 minutes, shooting 2-of-4, 1-of-2 from three-point range, 2-of-2 from the free-throw line, finishing with 7 points, 1 rebound, 4 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, with a plus/minus of -10. Haliburton lacked aggression on the offensive end and was blown up by Brunson on the defensive end.
Haliburton defends Brunson
On both ends of the floor, Haliburton needs to bottom out. With 15 points trailing at halftime, Haliburton was under tremendous pressure to chase the points in the second two quarters.