On May 18th, Beijing time, the NBA Eastern Conference semifinals were hot, and today the Pacers sat at home to welcome the challenge of the Knicks, after the Pacers fell behind the Knicks 2-3 in the series between the two sides, and the Pacers have reached the edge of the cliff and have no way to retreat, so it will be up to the Pacers to drag the game into a tie-break, or the Knicks will advance to the Eastern Finals, we will wait and see.
Match Review
At the beginning of the first quarter, both sides did not dare to be careless, and the maximum score difference in the entire first quarter was only 5 points, but it was quickly erased; Brunson hit two goals in a row at the start of the game, but it was all of his first half open goals, and then he was the focus of attention on all 11 shots, but McBride scored consecutive threes to add firepower to the team; The Pacers' side has a more well-rounded style of play, and almost all the players on the court have contributed; This wave of see-saw lasted for a quarter and a half, and in the second half of the second quarter, the Knicks suddenly turned off the fire, and the Pacers seized the opportunity to send a 17-2 offensive run to open a 10-point lead to end the first half.
After returning from the break, Brunson's condition has improved, but the defensive end has been unable to limit the opponent, the Pacers' side is full of control of the situation, and the Pacers sent an 11-4 offensive attack at the beginning of the final quarter to widen the gap to 20 points to establish the victory. In the end, the Pacers beat the Knicks at home to drag the game into a tiebreaker.
Three incredible
1. Brunson was completely out of shape in the first half today, he lost his crosshair after hitting the first 2 shots, and then hit all the iron with 11 consecutive shots, and the basket was going to be smashed crooked by him, and there was no state of slashing 44 points in the last game, however, the superstar is still a superstar, and he adjusted in the second half, and scored 13 points alone in the third quarter, but unfortunately the time for the outbreak came a little late, contributing 31 points, 1 rebound and 5 assists in the whole game, and he brushed a lot of points in the garbage time.
2. The Knicks' bench is really a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger, after the starter injured a player, head coach Thibodeau had no choice but to abandon McBride, it is incredible that McBride is very useful, half a game, shooting 6 of 8, 3 of 3 three-pointers, and scored 15 points, but unfortunately he only came on the court when he was 20 points behind, and his hand was cold, and he got 20 points, 2 rebounds and 1 steal.
2. Hart was elbowed in the abdomen after grabbing a rebound, and he still played with an injury, the Iron Man still played 30 minutes with an injury, which is really incredible, and the head coach Thibodeau was also not a good person, and Hart couldn't stand it anymore before leaving the court.
4 indisputable facts
1. In the face of elimination, the Pacers Siakam chose to stand up, scoring 15 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal in the half, the key is to kill inside, no free throws at all, if there is Brunson's treatment, it is estimated that the data will be better, and the whole game also got 25 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists.
2. DiVincenzo played well today, with 15 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal in the half, but unfortunately he was in such a good state, and he couldn't get the ball after the second quarter, so he watched Brunson hit the iron, and it turned out that you are not to lose today.
3. Today the Pacers are 9-of-26 in three-point shooting, the Knicks are 13-of-34, the Pacers are 47 in rebounding, the Knicks are 35, the free throw Pacers are 9-of-13, and the Knicks are 18-of-26.
3. It turns out that if the Knicks want to win, they still have to rely on Hart and Brunson's play to win, today these two people all played averagely, Hart was injured and left the court, which led to the loss, and the Knicks are indeed a little suspected of match-fixing, as we all know, New York is a world-famous metropolis, and the Knicks have finally risen in recent years, even ordinary regular season tickets are expensive, not to mention the 7-game battle leading to the Eastern Conference Finals, which must be directly full of ratings and popularity, and the league must be beautiful, but, Today, the whole team of the Pacers really played well, and all 5 players in the team scored more than 15+, do you think the Knicks are playing match-fixing, or is the strength not allowed?