NBA playoffs: Pacers tie-break Knicks Brunson retired with an injury DiVincenzo 39+9 three-pointer

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2024-05-20 06:05Posted in Guangdong Sports Creators

On May 20, Beijing time, in the NBA playoffs, the Pacers defeated the Knicks 130-109 away, and advanced to the Eastern Conference finals with a total score of 4-3. Haliburton scored 14 points in the first quarter, helping the Pacers shoot 76.32% from the field in the half, setting a playoff halftime record for the past 25 years and widening the gap to 22 points for the Pacers. Although the Knicks successfully chased the difference to within 10 points in the third quarter, the Pacers still opened up the difference again through multi-point flowering, Brunson retired due to a fracture of his left hand, and DiVincenzo hit 9 three-pointers to set a record for the tiebreaker. In the end, the Pacers eliminated the Knicks in seven battles, and the team returned to the Eastern Conference Finals after 10 years and will compete with the Celtics.

Statistics

Pacers: Haliburton 26 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists, Siakam 20 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, Nembhard 20 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists, Nesmith 19 points, Turner 17 points, 5 rebounds and 4 blocks, McConnell 12 points and 7 assists

Knicks: DiVincenzo 39 points and 4 rebounds (a career playoff scoring and 9 three-pointers for a tiebreaker), Brunson 17 points and 9 assists, Hart 10 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists, and Burks 26 points

Star of the game: Haliburton

Haliburton scored 14 points in the first quarter of the game, giving the Pacers 39 points in the first quarter. Haliburton scored a team-high 26 points and stepped up many times when the Knicks narrowed the gap, and finally led the team back to the Eastern Conference Finals after 10 years.

Match tidbits

Brunson left the court with an early left hand fracture and missed the remainder of the final quarter

Highlight reel moments

Brunson singled out his opponent for a turnaround jumper

Haliburton hit the ground and assisted on Siakam's jumper

Haliburton hit a three-point shot from a screen

McConnell tricks a defender into a folding jumper

Turner turned around and hated McBride

DiVincenzo has three points at the top of the arc

Haliburton steals and makes a fast-break layup

Game recap

On the Knicks' side, Anunoby returned, and Hart played with an injury. At the beginning of the first quarter, Brunson made a step-back jumper and scored the first game for the Knicks. Siakam scored on a jumper, Anunoby hit a three-pointer, Nembhard scored on a throw-in and Turner scored on a jumper. Anunoby hit a step-back jumper, Turner hit a three-pointer, and the Pacers scored seven straight points. The two sides scored three three-pointers in a row, Siakam stepped back and jumper, DiVincenzo and Siakam exchanged three-pointers, and the two teams alternated between the two teams to score in the open game. Haliburton burst into 11 straight points, the Pacers stretched the gap to double digits, DiVincenzo made a pull-up jumper, McConnell and Haliburton scored five points in a row, McBride stepped back for a jumper, and DiVincenzo hit 1 of 2 free throws. At the end of the first quarter, the Pacers led the Knicks 39-27.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Pacers scored 6 points in a row at the beginning to extend the lead, Burks scored 2+1 with a pick-and-roll, McConnell and Shepard broke through in a row, and the Pacers opened up the gap to 20 points. Jackson scored on a dunk and Hart hit two free throws, and the two teams alternated offensive scores. Burks scored 5 points in a row, the Knicks hit a 7-0 climax, Nembhard and Nesmith scored 5 points in a row, and Burks and Turner each scored 2+1. Brunson hit 2 free throws, Haliburton and Siakam scored back-to-back, Brunson hit 1 of 2 free throws, and Achiuwa dunked in the air. Siakam hit two free throws, Brunson turned and jumped, and DiVincenzo made a throw. At halftime, the Pacers led the Knicks 70-55.

The two sides combined for five players to score in double figures, with the Pacers shooting 76.32% from the field, Haliburton with 16 points, Siakam with 15 points, Turner with 10 points, DiVincenzo from the Knicks with 14 points, and Brunson with 12 points and 8 assists.

Yibian fights again. Brunson and McBride scored back-to-back goals, and the Knicks scored seven straight points to chase the deficit to within 10 points. Haliburton scored a three-pointer for the team, Brunson made a three-pointer and Hart scored on a layup and Nembhard scored on a breakaway. Nesmith made a pull-up jumper, DiVincenzo and Turner exchanged three-pointers, and the Pacers scored seven straight points to open up the gap again. Hart and McBride scored back-to-back points as the Pacers hit a 9-0 spurt to take a 19-point lead, Burks scored on a free throw and McConnell made a pull-up jumper. The two teams alternated scoring, and the Pacers firmly grasped the initiative on the court and entered the fourth quarter with a 17-point lead. At the end of the third quarter, the Pacers led the Knicks 101-84, and 101 points in the third quarter was the most points scored in a three-quarter tiebreaker since the Celtics in 1963.

At the beginning of the final quarter, DiVincenzo opened the game with the first eight points of the Knicks, McConnell scored a layup, Siakam hit a three-point shot, and McBride turned around and hit a jumper. The Knicks went on a 7-0 run, with Nembhard and Tenarinash scoring stops, DiVincenzo hitting his ninth three-pointer and Haliburton breaking through for a pick-and-roll. Burks hit two free throws, Turner made a layup, Nembhard scored on a breakaway, and Hart left the game with six fouls left in the game. The Knicks were always hopeless in chasing points, and the Pacers once again opened up the gap to more than 20 points to lock up the win, and finally the Pacers won away and advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals.

Both sides start

Pacers: Haliburton, Nembhard, Nesmith, Siakam, Turner

Knicks: Brunson, Hart, DiVincenzo, Anunoby, Hartenstein

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