Siakam scored a new NBA playoff record 39 points as the Pacers were one step away from the Eastern Conference finals

On the 24th, Beijing time, the Pacers relied on Siakam to contribute a playoff high 39 points in the NBA playoffs Eastern Conference Championship, and once again defeated the Knicks on the road 114-109, taking a 2-0 lead in the series, and fighting for match points at home next Monday.

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The Pacers relied on Haliburton's magical goal in the first game, and the Knicks won the first place in overtime, and today the game was led by Siakam to pull out a 14-6 offensive, the Knicks clenched the score, and Anunoby withRobinsonBack-to-back shots at the end of the quarter helped the Knicks enter the second quarter with a slight 26-24 advantage.

Towns, who didn't score one point in the first quarter, jumped out in the second quarter and scored 12 points in a single quarter, and teamed up with Brunson to help the team finish the first half with a 52-49 lead, and the Pacers focused their firepower on Siakam in the first two quarters, scoring 23 points alone.

Haliburton, who scored only 2 points in the first half, also began to output and worked with Siakam to help the Pacers enter the deciding quarter 81-81. In the final quarter, the Pacers continued their firepower and started the game with a 13-4 offensive run, and the Knicks gradually narrowed the gap after switching back to the main team, and chased 97-100 with Bridges' layup in the last 4 minutes and 46 seconds, but then M. TurnerHaliburton released cold arrows on the outside one after another, and the Pacers once returned to a double-digit lead.

The Knicks, who refused to lose 2 in a row, relied on Brunson's last 1 minute and 40 seconds to score a three-pointer, and then staged a difficult layup, the Knicks chased it to 107:110, which also made Big Apple fans see hope again, and then Siakam made a failed shot, Hart made a layup, and the Knicks chased to only 1 point difference. Brunson fouled Nesmith to the free throw line, and he made 2 free throws, and then Brunson missed a shot from the outside. TurnerAlso missed two free throws, the Pacers ended the game with a five-point deficit.

The Pacers had six players score in double figures, Siakam had 39 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, and M. Murray. Turner16 points, Haliburton 14 points, 11 assists. For the Knicks, Brunson had 36 points and 11 assists again, Towns and Bridges each had 20 points and Anunoby had 16 points.