On May 15, in the NBA Eastern Conference semifinals G5 Battle of Kings Mountain, the Knicks returned to their home court to play against the Pacers. In terms of the previous rankings, the Knicks ranked 2nd in the East, and the Pacers ranked 6th in the East, completing a counterattack in the first round! In the previous 4 games, the two sides fought fiercely to 2-2, and the suspense increased sharply!
In the first half, Brunson exploded directly, scoring 28 points to lead the team to build a 15-point advantage.
In the third quarter, Nembhard missed a three-point attempt, and Hatten made a foul and made 1 of 2 free throws. Turner followed up with a three-pointer and McBride missed a three-pointer at the top of the arc. Turner hit a three-point shot, Brunson missed a shot, and Turner continued to chase down the three-pointer and continued to hit, greatly narrowing the difference. The Knicks went high and the advantage gradually increased, ending the third quarter with a score of 96-75. Walkers have no way back!
In the final quarter, Nesmith failed to score three points, and Siakam completed 2+1. McConaughey completed 2+1, and Siakam followed up with a three-point shot. Burks responded with a three-pointer from the ball, and in the last few minutes, the Pacers were unable to chase the points, but they still didn't pull off the main force. The Knicks pulled their main force early and went into garbage time.
The score is 91-121! The Knicks got the match point, and the overall difficulty of this round of the series will not be too great. Burks played well off the bench, scoring 18 points on 6-of-11 shooting, including 5-of-8 three-point shooting.
A role player who used to play in the Rockets, a second-round pick in 2017, Hartenstein, shot 2 of 3 and 3 of 4 free throws, and scored 7 points and 17 assists, including 12 rebounds in the front court! sat firmly in the starting line and contributed a lot of energy. I didn't expect this young man to be very resolute and play a good game on the inside, which is worthy of praise, and the opportunity is left to those who are prepared.