With a 2-0 lead in the Division Finals, the Pacers are almost one-footed in the NBA Finals

The Pacers relied on Siakam to score a career-high 39 points in the playoffs on the 24th, and a total of six players on the team scored double-digit points to defeat the Knicks 114-109. At this point, the Pacers, who won the first two games of the NBA playoffs Eastern Conference Championship on the road, had an absolute advantage of 2:0 when they returned to their home court on the 26th.

Siakam (left) scored 39 points and led the team to two straight wins in the Eastern Conference championship game

The Pacers can be called the strongest "kicker" this season, and they have won 6 consecutive games on the road in the playoffs, and they also relied on 2 consecutive wins over the Knicks, almost stepping into the championship game with one foot, because they led the team 2:0 in the division finals in the past, with a record of 76 wins and 6 losses, and a winning rate of 92.7%.

Haliburton, the Pacers, who scored 31 points and 11 assists in the last game, had a decline in offensive efficiency this time, scoring only 14 points on 5-of-16 shooting, but Siakam stepped up and delivered an efficient performance of 15-of-23 shooting, saying: "I'm just playing aggressive, and we're a team after all, we just want to win, thank my teammates for finding me." ”

The Pacers' win was also due to the strong rise of center Turner in the deciding quarter, who scored 13 points in a single quarter, including a key rebound in the final four seconds of the game, and made two free throws to seal the game.

Despite the Pacers' advantage, head coach Carlisle repeatedly told his boys not to fall into the trap and not think that going back to home will be easy, and Haliburton agreed, saying: "The Knicks always find a way to win, just like in the previous series, they were able to come back from 20 points down twice, so don't let up." ”

Brunson scored 36 points, but missed a three-pointer in the second trimester to put the Knicks up in the rundown, saying, "We can blame who made the mistake, but the most important thing now is to bounce back." ”