NBA playoffs Eastern Conference semifinals G5, the Knicks played against the Pacers, and in the end, the Knicks easily defeated the Pacers, captured Tianwang Mountain, and got the match point with a big score of 3-2 in the series! In this game, Brunson, the star of the Knicks, scored 44 points and was really crazy, while the Pacers began to gradually withdraw their starters with more than 4 minutes left in the fourth quarter and surrendered early.
In the first four games, the two teams played 2-2, winning two home games each, and the fifth game became the crucial battle of Tianwang Mountain: whoever wins gets the match point. In the first quarter, the Pacers were 4-0, Brunson opened with a shot, Nembhard made a basket, McBride hit a three-pointer, Haliburton also colored, the Pacers played a 7-0 mini-climax, Hart scored 5 points in a row, and then the Knicks overtook the score, and the Pacers called a timeout in a row. Toppin made a free throw to stop the bleeding, Brunson hit a quick stop, and the Knicks maintained their lead in the first quarter, and the Knicks led the Pacers by six points at 38-32 in the first quarter.
In the second quarter, the Knicks quickly took a double-digit lead, with Nembhard scoring five straight points to stop the bleeding, and Brunson and Burks scoring eight straight points to stop the Pacers. The Pacers scored five straight points, and then the Knicks took another offensive run to take an 18-point lead. Haliburton stopped the bleeding just in time, but after halftime, the Knicks led by 15 points.
In the third quarter, the Pacers scored consecutive three-pointers to tie in single digits. The Knicks quickly adjusted their lead to 16 points to stop the Pacers again. After the pause, the margin exceeded 20 points! Shepard made a three-point struggle to stop the decline, and Brunson turned and threw it up, firmly suppressed, and after three quarters, the difference was 21 points.
In the fourth quarter, Siakam and McConaughey continued to play 2+1, and the difference gradually narrowed to 12 points. Burks added a three-pointer, Siakam made a left-handed layup, and the Knicks went on a 7-0 run to lead to 20 points, and not long after, the Pacers began to whistle to close the lineup, and the Knicks still won a big victory easily.