17-point defeat! The big dark horse missed the opportunity to advance to the finals early, Halliburton made 2 of 7 shots back to its original form

On May 30, in the NBA Eastern Conference Finals G5, the Pacers lost to the Knicks 94-111 away, and failed to end the series early, with a big score of 3-2. In this game, Brunson came up and took the lead to help the team take the initiative, and then took the initiative completely on the field. The Pacers were always suppressed. They failed to counterattack in the last quarter, and eventually lost the game. The next G6 will return to Indiana.

The Pacers did not seem to be preparing to end the series away in the away game. They were suppressed from the beginning and then fell into a passive position. The Knicks have always taken the initiative on the field, widening the gap little by little, leading 11 points in the first half, and directly stretched to an advantage of more than 20 points in the second half. In the last quarter, the Pacers finally recovered, but the Knicks were always able to respond. Towns made consecutive attacks and scored points in the last moment to help the team directly lock in the victory.

In this way, as the Pacers, the biggest dark horse in this playoffs, failed to advance to the finals early, and the series will return to Indiana and will have the sixth showdown. Now the Pacers are under pressure. Once they cannot finish the series in G6, it will become even more difficult to go to New York in the tiebreak. Obviously, the G6 is the best opportunity for the Pacers to end the series, and it depends on whether they can seize it themselves.

Halliburton, who shined in the last game, was beaten back to his original form this time. Facing the Knicks' defense, he only made 7 shots in the whole game, which is the least number of shots he made in this playoffs. He played for 32 minutes in the game, 2 of 7 shots, 0 of 2 three-pointers, only scored 8 points, plus 6 assists and 2 steals, but still no mistakes, with a plus-minus value -23. The team was second worst. As the leader of the team, such performance is not enough to help the team win. Fortunately, he is in a good mood, and he looks relaxed after the game and smiles. The Knicks finally played a very exciting game, and they did not fall behind in the whole game, suppressing the Pacers and finally won a 17-point victory. Brunson scored 32 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists in the whole game, and he opened fire in the first quarter, making a good start for the team; Towns scored 24 points and 13 rebounds, with a plus-minus value + 26 highest in the team. In addition, coach Siberton also made more rotations, with Achuwa, Shamet and Wright all getting the chance.