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NBA playoff result and snack: Pascal Siakam dominates when Pacers take the lead 2-0 against Knicks

NBA playoff result and snack: Pascal Siakam dominates when Pacers take the lead 2-0 against Knicks

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In the 50th post-season showdown between the Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks, the Pacers, which Pascal Siakams did 39-point performance, New York 114-109 fascinated in game 2 in Madison Square Garden and played both street games to achieve a 2-0 lead in this Eastern Conference final series.

This victory was not as dramatic as on Wednesday evening when the Pacers gathered from a nine-point deficit in the last minute of regulation to steal game 1 in extra time. It was perhaps just as devastating for New York's opportunities to get his first NBA final since 1999. In the meantime, the Pacers have now won six games on the street and have been two victories from their first NBA final in 25 years.

New York led to great routes of the first half, but Indiana, led by Siakam, cut into the leadership of the Knicks. The game was taken over in the fourth quarter with 32 points from Indiana at 81. The Pacers then took control at the beginning of the fourth quarter and held a late Knicks rally to achieve victory.

New York's Big 3 by Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns and Mikal Bridges combined for 76 points. Brunson scored 36 and achieved 11 templates, but missed a 3-point attempt with a 3-point attempt with 9 seconds that sealed New York's fate. Cities that had 20 points exposed to a large route of the fourth quarter when Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau with Center Mitchell Robinson went in his place.

The Pacers star Guard Tyrese Haliburton ended with a double double (14 points, 8 rebounds and 11 assists), his seventh of the playoffs.

The Knicks will try to achieve a victory in this series in game 3, which will take place in Indianapolis at 8 p.m. ET on Sunday.

Pascal Siakam's characteristic Pacers moment

Simply put, Pascal Siakam would not allow the Pacers to be refused. The nine-year-old veteran achieved a career after the season with 15 von-23 shootings from the field, 3 out of 5 of 3 and 6-to-8 from the free-wire line. He added five rebounds, three templates and theft on the way to his greatest victory with Indiana.

He was the only Pacers player who scored 20 or more points, although Big Man supported Myles Turner Siakam with 16 points with 16 points. In typical Indiana art, this was a group effort with Siakam, Turner, Haliburton, Aaron Nesmith, Andrew Nembhard and TJ McConnell, all of which were achieved in two figures. But don't make a mistake: Siakam, who was purchased last season in a trade in the Toronto Raptors, was the one who led it.

Since the Pacers have shown again and again during this off -season run, they are real. They return to Gainbridge Fieldhouse with a 2-0 lead and an arena full of fans because they will be sure that their team has been two victories from their first trip to the NBA final since 2000. – Hunter Patterson, NBA employee author author

The route that Indiana won the game

The turning point of game 2 occurred immediately after the end of the third quarter, whereby the score was set at 81. In order to start the fourth quarter, Thibodeau Brunson ended, who had already played for 30 36 minutes of the game.

Indiana took control of the game in the first three minutes of the fourth quarter and took a 13:4 run. When Thibodeau Brunson brought into play with nine minutes, New York remained 94-85.

This is not intended to tear Thibodeau. At some point he had to rest Brunson, which he would originally be a close game until the end. But Brunson's absence turned out to be expensive. –Josh Robbins, Senior NBA writer

Another Knick's crunch-time error

For the second game in a row, the creation of the kink did the fourth quarter.

After the breakdown of a life to start the final of the Eastern Conference, a 14-point lead with less than three minutes before game 1, a possible comeback in game 2 was too bumpy.

With more than 30 seconds before the game and the Knicks, which has the advantage of Indiana compared to three, Brunson dribbled the ball up to date. New York would have served best by moving quickly and prioritizing all measures that a 3 pointer could have shown. The Knicks did not have to build 3 indiscriminately. If it weren't there, they could go somewhere else.

Instead, they went too slowly and had the wrong shot. The entire clock drained the entire clock, mainly with Brunson, who tributed around the scope until he found Josh Hart for a layup with less than 15 seconds.

Brunson committed a foul on the inbounds passport, which could have been sales if the Point Guard did not take a handful of Aaron Nesmith's jersey. Nesmith bored two free throws to make it a three -point game. Brunson then hurried up the square and stormed a deep, potential 3 pointer that was missing in seven seconds before the end.

In the first two rounds of the playoffs, the Knicks were pouring on the conference final with heroic deeds in the late game. They employ the NBA clutch player of the year in Brunson. But the Pacers made it a habit of storming back late and holding close games if necessary. And that's why they are two games from the final.

New York did not operate smoothly than is most important. – Fred Katz, NBA National Writer

Mitch about Kat? Knicks now have a installation dilemma

Robinson was fantastic again in this game. His statistics may not be astonishing – six points and nine rebounds – but he was a strength and created many additional possessions for the kinks. He also played 29 minutes, which was his second highest total this season, and Thibodeau let him deep on the floor instead of cities.

It was an interesting and a remarkable decision; A maximum player like cities in the fourth quarter of a conference final game is usually usually. The cities were on play perception in 28 minutes in 28 minutes, although they scored 20 points and seven points.

The starting line -up of the Knicks was very exceeded in this whole series and in these playoffs. In the fourth quarter of game 2, Thibodeau decided that he had to change. The cities went into the game for nine minutes and only came back after the 2:25 brand when the Knicks tried to return from a double -digit deficit.

This is worth monitoring in this series. Will Thibodeau change a starting line -up? Is Robinson shared a larger minutes? Can cities play better defensively above all? The Knicks have to make some improvements to achieve a comeback in this series, so something has to be given. – Mike Home, NBA National Writer

New York's discouraging task

Forgive me that I am obvious here, but game 3 in Indianapolis will be a must for the Knicks. No team in NBA history has ever won a best-of-Seven series after it has lost the first three games. In this post-season, 157 teams had exposed a 0: 3 deficit, and none of them won their series. – Robbins

(Toptoto: Wendell Cruz / Imagn Images)

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