Beijing time 2024-05-18: Knicks 103-116 Pacers, Brunson 31 points, 1 rebound and 5 assists, Siakam 25 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, Knicks 3-3 Pacers into a tie-break!
Here are the NBA's key stats and milestones today:
Brunson playoffs 30+ Super Melon third in team history
The Knicks lost to the Pacers (3), 103-116, (3). Brunson shot 11-of-26 from the field, including 3-of-8 from three-point range and 6-of-9 from the free-throw line, for 31 points, 1 rebound and 5 assists.
1. Brunson The Knicks scored 30+ points in a single game for the 11th time in the playoffs of his career, surpassing Anthony and Bernard King in a row - 10 times each; Ranked third in team history; second only to Ewing (18) and Willis Reed (12);
2. Brunson scored 30+ points in a single game for the seventh time this season, surpassing Willis Reed in 1970 (6 games) and becoming the second most 30+ player in the Knicks' single-season playoffs; 1994 Ewing (8 games);
3. Brunson scored 111 points in 11 appearances in the fourth quarter of the playoffs this season, becoming the first player in NBA history to average more than 10 points per game in four quarters of the playoffs (more than 10 appearances).
Brunson 11 consecutive irons
Brunson hit 11 consecutive shots after making two shots in the opening game, and in the first half, he shot 2-of-13 from the field and 1-of-4 from the free-throw line, scoring only five points and two assists, setting a career streak without scoring.
Siakam is the second player in team history
Siakam played 30 minutes and finished with 25 points, seven rebounds, five assists and two steals on 11-of-21 shooting, including 0-of-2 three-pointers and 3-of-4 free throws.
Siakam became the first Pacers player in franchise history to play 25+5+5 in a series match since Oladipo in 2020.
The Pacers dished out 35 assists as a team
In this game, the Pacers handed out 35 assists, and for the second time in the playoffs this season, they delivered 35+ assists in a single game, first in the league (0 others in total);
30+ assists in a single game for the eighth time in the playoffs this season, becoming only the second team in the past 35 years to have a team-wide 30+ assists in at least eight times in a single season playoffs (nine for the Warriors in 2019);
The Knicks and Pacers are fighting for the first time in 29 years
The Pacers beat the Knicks 116-103. The two teams will usher in a tie-break. The last time the Knicks played a tiebreaker at home was in 1995, when the Knicks lost 95-97 at home to the Pacers.
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