Los Knicks scored the first basket of the game…and that was all their advantage and almost all the resistance they offered in Indiana. The Pacers dwarfed these Knicks and they won in a more than overwhelming way, 121-89, in a beating which may have consequences in the most immediate future.
In reality, the game lasted half a quarter. At the end of the first 10 minutes, the Pacers already led by 20, 34-14, although the ease with which it is traced back today in the NBA advised keeping the result in quarantine in quarantine. But far from a comeback, what was seen was that The locals were much more energized and were a gale: 69-41 at half-time and 101-63 at the end of the third quarter with which both coaches declared the game closed.
In fact, the fourth period was played entirely by the second and third units, unusual players and even less so in Playoff games. The Pacers had a high of 43, 108-65 before the Knicks They will take some pride to disguise the final result, below 40.
The differences between both teams were evident. Indiana shot with 56.8% accuracy for the 33.7% from New York. Also huge difference in triples: 14 of 31 (45.2%) for the Pacers and 7 of 37 (18.9%) for the Knicks. With these credentials, the locals won a much more comfortable game than the intensity of the previous three games in the series indicated.
A Haliburton He had time to score 20 points, with 4 of 10 in triples, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. McConnell He went until he was 15 coming off the bench, I’m hungry contributed 14 and Turner13, in some very solid Pacers.
In the Knicks the scoring leader was Burkswith 20, followed by the 18 of Brunson and the 16 of the substitute McBride who by the way was the ‘knick’ who spent the most minutes on the court (32).
Tie in the series with home wins for both teams. Now the series moves back to Madison to play, in the early hours of Tuesday to Wednesdaythe fifth game that is usually decisive.
2024-05-12 22:13:00
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