The magician fell into the mortal world, Halliburton 8+6! The Pacers defeated the Knicks in a crushing defeat, and the Thunder accepted the gift with a smile

The Indiana Pacers, who played fourth in the Eastern Conference in the regular season, performed bravely after the curtain of the playoffs opened. Under the leadership of the core Halliburton, relying on their excellent overall offense and defense, they did not encounter much resistance in the first two rounds, easily eliminated the Milwaukee Bucks and the Cleveland Cavaliers with a score of 4-1, and after the first four games of the Eastern Conference Finals, they achieved a 3-1 lead, only one step away from entering the finals.

On this match day, the Eastern Conference Finals returned to Madison Square Garden in New York, and the Pacers fought against the Knicks again in their blessed land. In this game, the magician Halliburton sleepwalking all the games, which also led to the Pacers' performance being sluggish on the away game and eventually lost to the Knicks 94-111.

[Fights of the Game]

As one of the most prestigious stadiums in the NBA league, Madison Square Garden is called a blessing land for the Pacers because it is very simple. In the first two games of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Pacers all went triumphantly away, not only took away the home advantage of the series, but also firmly grasped the initiative to advance in their own hands.

Before this game, the Western Conference Finals were settled. The Thunder eliminated the Timberwolves and returned to the finals after 13 years. For the Pacers, they definitely hope to end the suspense of the series as soon as possible, avoid the risk of physical energy consumption and injuries, and compete with the Western Conference upstarts in the finals.

[Match Review]

Pacers are a team that pays great attention to sharing the ball on the offensive end, and Halliburton is their absolute technical and tactical core. Through the first four games, the Knicks also knew this very well. In the first quarter, Halliburton weaved a net, not only did he not give him a chance to take action, but there were always players lying on his wing to cut off the connection between Halliburton and his teammates.

The highly targeted defense also achieved immediate results. Halliburton, who made a 32+12+15+4+0 turnover in the last game, had no presence in the first quarter, and had no sports goals in both attempts. He scored 2 points with only free throws, and only 1 assist. His silence on the offensive end also directly led to the Pacers falling behind double digits at the beginning.

Although Halliburton has been working hard to adjust his state in the next game and wants to break free from the constraints, after Thibodeau increased the rotation, the Knicks' defensive intensity throughout the game was very strong, and there was no room for Halliburton to bottom out and rebound. In the end, after the four quarters, Halliburton only played 2 of 7 shots, and his personal data was only 8+2+6+2+1, which was completely different from the previous game. This is also the reason why many fans joked about the magician falling into the world.

Because Halliburton could not start the situation on the offensive end, the Pacers did not play their own offensive rhythm at all in this game, and several major scoring points collectively remained silent. Nesmith, who broke out in the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals, only played 1 of 8 shots, and the inside core Siakam only scored a dismal data of 15+6+5+3. It became reasonable for all members to sleepwalking Pacers to lose away.

After this game, the Knicks will chase the score to 2-3. The next two teams will return to Indiana for the sixth matchup. This is obviously the result that the Thunder is most willing to see. The longer the Eastern Conference Finals play, the more obvious the Thunder's physical advantage will be, and there will be more time to study the Pacers and the Knicks.