• The New York “Knicks”, who lost the previous two games of the series, hosted the Indiana “Pacers” at home – the home team celebrated a very convincing victory, scoring 121 points in the “Pacers” basket (121:91). The Knicks are currently leading 3-2 in the Eastern Conference semi-final series.
• It should be reminded that the “Knicks” currently have serious holes in the lineup. “Knicks” played this game not only without Julius Randle, Bojan Bogdanovic and Mitchell Robinson – also defensive specialist Ouji Anunoby could not help them in this game of the series.
• The Knicks took significantly more shots during the game. The hosts had 101 chances to attack the basket (47/101 or 46.5%), while “Pacers” made 72 shots from the game (31/72 or 43.1%). The visitors made 18 mistakes, while the Knicks made two fewer mistakes.
• Jalen Branson was excellent among the winners, who scored 44 points in the “Pacers” basket (1p. 6/7, 2p. 16/29, 3p. 2/6). He also has seven assists. Branson is the first player since 2018 to have at least five games with 40 or more points in a single playoff season. LeBron James did it back then.
• This time, no one else, except for Branson, spent more than 40 minutes on the floor. Josh Hart had 18 points and 11 rebounds in 39 minutes, Miles McBride had 40 minutes and 17 points, while reserve Alex Burke had 18 points in 23 minutes.
• Pascal Siakam was the most productive among the losers. The power forward scored 22 points (1p. 6/7, 2p. 5/12, 3p. 2/3) and had eight steals in 33 minutes. Myles Turner had 16 points in the game, while Tyrese Haliburton had 13 points, five assists and two blocks.
Second round of the NBA playoffs
East1. sp. 2 sp. 3 sp. 4 sp. 5 sp. 6 sp. 7 sp. SeriesCeltics – Cavaliers120:9594:118106:93109:10216.05.3-1Knicks – Pacers121:117130:121106:11189:121121:9118.05.3-2West1. sp. 2 sp. 3 sp. 4 sp. 5 sp. 6 sp. 7 sp.SeriesThunder – Mavericks117:95110:119101:105100:9616.05.19.05.2-2Nuggets – Timberwolves99:10680:106117:90115:10714.05.17.05.2-2
