On May 18, 2024, Beijing time, the NBA Eastern Conference semifinals ushered in a key battle, the sixth game of the Pacers and Knicks series, and if the Knicks win this game, they can directly advance to the Eastern Conference Finals. Both sides continued their starting lineups from the previous game, with the Knicks still starting with McBride and partnering Brunson, Hart, DiVincenzo and Hartenstein, while the Pacers started Haliburton, Nesmith, Siakam, Nembhard and Turner.
Punch the inside, wrap Brunson, Knicks McBride Savior
In the first quarter of the game, Haliburton took the lead in shooting a three-pointer, and Brunson was caught with the ball, forcing Brunson to play the ball and let other players finish, the Pacers did a very good job of this, and the Knicks started with a streak of points. Nembhard then scored and Brunson scored four straight points with a transition to make a layup before the bag was even formed. Siakam hit the basket to complete a layup, and the Pacers started with a pinch. McBride then hit a three-pointer and Hart hit a toss to help the Knicks tie the score.
It can be seen that the Pacers' strategy is to impact the inside, and they want Siakam to hit the inside, but unfortunately they missed twice in a row, and the stability of the shot is not high. After that, Turner also hit the inside to complete the dunk. The Knicks relied on McBride to support the offense, and McBride made two consecutive three-pointers, converted the offense and scored a layup to help the Knicks overtake the score. After that, the Pacers lost back-to-back defensive rebounds, and DiVincenzo also hit two three-pointers.
The Pacers' strategy of attacking the interior line, but gave up their advantages, the effect is not good, and if they want to beat the Knicks through the interior score, it is undoubtedly the strength of the opponent with their shortcomings. Fortunately, the Pacers' offense continued to continue to score inside, and Toppin made a three-pointer, and the Pacers trailed the Knicks 29-30 at the end of the first quarter.
Brunson was cold (2-of-13 shooting, 11 shots in a row) and the Pacers seized the opportunity to build an advantage
In the second quarter of the game, the Knicks let Brunson and DiVincenzo, who played the first quarter of the game, continue to stay on the court, Nesmith scored on a mid-range shot, Brunson missed consecutive layups, Nesmith did not have three points, Burks made consecutive foul free throws to score, McConnell and Toppin scored 4 points in a row, the Pacers overtook the score, and Thibodeau directly called a timeout. In this game, the Pacers didn't blow a lot of fouls, and the Knicks had fouls and the referees gave them. Harden was fouled and scored on a free throw, Turner mispassed, McBride converted to an offensive layup, and then McBride hit a mid-range shot. Siakam scored 6 points in a row, Haliburton scored three points, DiVincenzo broke through the inside line, Turner's defense had problems, I didn't know how to put my hands up, I watched DiVincenzo make a layup, Hart was released and shot a three-pointer, Nesmith broke through to complete a layup, and the offense of both sides in this quarter was very good.
After the timeout, Brunson returned to the court for the first time missed (2-of-10 shooting), Turner made a three-point shot, Hart broke through the inside line to meet the two defenses and scored, Turner caused McBride to foul and score a free throw, Brunson continued to play iron, Siakam scored on a mid-range shot, McBride missed, Turner completed a dunk, and the Pacers had a nine-point lead at 13-2. Brunson drew a foul and missed two free throws, Siakam missed a three-pointer, Nesmith scored a layup, Hart hit a three-pointer, Turner drew a foul and scored a free throw, and finally DiVincenzo hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer to break the scoring drought, and the Pacers led the Knicks 61-51 at halftime.
Brunson made a strong effort and scored 14 points in a single quarter to help the Knicks stabilize the situation
In the second half of the game, Brunson first scored a technical foul free throw, and then broke through the interior to complete a layup, ending the record of 11 missed shots in the first half, McBride cut inside to complete a layup, and the Knicks stopped the Pacers with a 5-0 run in just 38 seconds. After the timeout, Nembhard and Haliburton hit three-pointers, and just one minute later, Thibodeau called a timeout. After the Knicks called a timeout, Turner scored four straight points, Brunson started to play, and one also scored six points in a row, and Siakam singled Hatten to hit a shot. McBride lost a three-point shot, Siakam converted to an offensive basket and scored a foul free throw, McBride made a long two-point shot, Siakam also hit a mid-range shot, McBride missed a three-pointer, Haliburton scored four points on a mid-range shot, and the Pacers led by 17 points.
In the end, the Knicks relied on Achiuwa to cause foul free throws to break the scoring drought, McConnell converted the offense and scored, DiVincenzo converted the offense and scored foul free throws, McConnell also had a shot, Brunson assisted Achiuwa to complete a layup, Shepard missed three points, Brunson scored a mid-range shot, Shepard made a layup, the referee blew the interference ball, the Knicks challenged successfully, Toppin missed a three-point shot, and McConnell scored a layup in the air! Brunson hit a three-pointer to give the Pacers an 88-75 lead over the Knicks at the end of the third quarter.
Hart's injury affected the Knicks' final matchup, and the Pacers stabilized the situation and won the victory
In the final quarter of the game, McConnell scored a mid-range shot, Jackson forced a layup under the 4-man defensive basket, Brunson assisted Achiuwa to score under the basket, and Siakam scored 4 points in a row from the middle distance! Brunson's breakaway caused Nesmith to foul and score a free throw, and then Nembhard made a three-pointer to bring the margin to 20 points! (Hart was injured in the abdomen in the first half, and although he was able to hold on to the first half, he kept holding his abdomen and looked in pain, and he couldn't help it in this section and returned to the locker room)
After the Knicks took a timeout, Shepard scored three points, Brunson scored in the face of a pinch, the difference was too big, and the Knicks' defensive intensity couldn't keep up. Later, although Brunson was able to score some points, it was difficult to limit the Pacers' offense, and there was no momentum to chase points, and finally the Pacers defeated the Knicks 116-103, bringing the series to a 3-3 tie, and the two sides will enter a tiebreaker!
Full-time player stats
Pacers: Siakam had 25 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists on 11-of-21 shooting and 0-of-2 three-pointers, Haliburton had 15 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists on 6-of-12 shooting and 3-of-8 three-pointers, Turner had 17 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks, Nembhard had 15 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, Nesmith had 8 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, McConnell had 15 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists, and Toppin had 11 points and 4 rebounds.
Knicks: Brunson shot 11-of-26 from the field and 3-of-8 from three-point range for 31 points, 1 rebound and 5 assists, McBride had 20 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, DiVincenzo had 17 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, Hart had 5 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists, Harden had 4 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, and Achiuwa had 12 points and 8 rebounds.
Full game summary
In this game, the Pacers made a strategic change, did not shoot as many three-point shots as before, and insisted on hitting the interior. The defensive end began to contain Brunson, limiting Brunson's shooting touch, Siakam stepped up as he wished, took on more responsibilities, Haliburton also increased his offensive aggression, and the Pacers played better overall than the Knicks. Defensively, the Pacers were more aggressive, especially when it came to rebounding, as long as their teammates made a shot, a group of players went to the rebound, which gave the Pacers more offensive opportunities and limited Harden's play in interior rebounding.
After the Knicks Brunson did not feel good, he could still rely on the three points of McBride and DiVincenzo to help the team in the first half, and in the second half, the Knicks McBride and Burks felt powerless, even if Brunson began to play, in fact, the overall was far inferior to the Pacers, and finally failed to complete the reversal and lost the game. This game was a shameful battle for the Knicks, and they were beaten away from home.
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