The Pacers faced off against the Knicks G6, and the Pacers defeated the Knicks 116-103 at home, bringing the series to 3-3. According to statistics, the Pacers are still undefeated at home in this year's playoffs, the only one in the league! At the final whistle, Haliburton hugged his family to celebrate, Brunson bit his towel and left the game with a black face, and the Knicks were also in big trouble for the seven-tiebreaker, and Hart was afraid that he would be sidelined due to injury.
Back at home, in a do-or-die battle, the Pacers have no way back. At the end of the first quarter, the Pacers trailed 29-30 and fell into a desperate situation. Haliburton, the team's number one star, stepped up, and he scored five straight points at the beginning of the second quarter.
After that, the Pacers went on a 17-5 run in six minutes to complete the comeback, and at halftime, the Pacers led the Knicks 61-51. Brunson hit 11 irons in a row, and on the Pacers' side, Siakam scored 15 points, Turner scored 11 points, and Haliburton had 8 points and 6 assists.
After the game took a turn in the second quarter, the Pacers were firmly in control of the game in the second half. At the end of the third quarter, Haliburton blasted 15 points, 8 assists and 6 rebounds, completely revitalizing the whole team.
At the end of the third quarter, the Pacers led by 13 points at 88-75, and in the fourth quarter, the Pacers blasted a wave of 14-4 and completely left the point difference. Although Brunson scored 12 points in a single quarter and struggled to hold on, the game still went into garbage time early.
It is worth mentioning that in this battle, Hart suffered an abdominal strain. According to a report by Evan Sidery of the United States, the NBA's recent minor abdominal injury has also missed one to two weeks, less than 48 hours away from the tie-break, and Hart's playing status is quite doubtful.