39+36! Failed to reverse! This is the playoffs...

When the division finals are reached, the competition between the east and west sides will be very obvious.

The Western Conference Finals have been played twice, which gives people a very bad impression.

The first game, Alexander scored 14 free throws in a single game, using all kinds of unseen contacts to win the whistle, which attracted strong doubts. In the second game, Alexander actually went further on the free throw line and got 15 free throws, but in fact he also had real skills.

The single game has 9 of 14 shots, and the superstar style of playing in the playoffs is good at Alexander.

On the contrary, Edwards performed mediocrely, Randle was completely depressed, the entire Timberwolves looked powerless to fight back, and the series was one-sided. The Eastern Conference Finals are much better.

Although the Pacers and the Knicks had 68 free throws in the first match, which was also a lot, the game between the two teams was very fast and focused on the offensive battle, so the scene was not ugly.

, especially the Pacers, who made a thunderous three-pointer in the fourth quarter, forced Halliburton to score a draw with a long shot, and finally completed a shocking reversal in overtime, which was full of drama.

Today, the Pacers and the Knicks began to defend, and the two teams did not go so fiercely. In the first quarter, the Pacers and the Knicks scored a 24-26 match, regardless of height.

Nesmith was closely guarded and only scored 1 three-pointer in the first quarter.

You should know that Knicks coach Thibodeau started his defense back then, and both the Bulls, Timberwolves and the Knicks have high requirements for defense.

It is because I suddenly realized that basketball is a game that scores higher than who scores, which greatly improves the Knicks' offensive efficiency.

But there is a problem with the Knicks, which is that there are too few rotation players. Although there are defensive resources, they cannot withstand too many attack points for the Pacers.

When the Knicks arranged Anunobi, Bridges and Hart all out, Halliburton, Nesmith and Nembhard were restricted, but no one was watching Siakam.

Although Siakam has no star flavor, he is also a serious All-Star player, and was selected into the All-Star main lineup in 2020, 2023 and 2025 respectively.

At the beginning of the Raptors, Siakam was a defensive player. He helped Leonard win the championship in 2019.

But later, I tried to practice a complete set of offensive skills, which were very comprehensive and could do all kinds of scoring moves.

Many people think of Halliburton when they mention Pacers, but Siakam is the team's scoring champion in the regular season, with one shoulder to shoulder.

In the first half of this game, Siakam made 9 of 14 shots, scoring 23 points and 3 rebounds alone, scoring 16 points in the first quarter, scoring the team's first 11 points, and was in a very brave state.

When Siakam was about to play crazy, Thibodeau quickly adjusted the defender and asked Hart to follow the defense, but it could not be restricted.

Faced with the slightly shorter Hart, Siakam directly attacked without any face.

The ball was 2+1, and Siakam roared and burst into passion. In the final quarter, the Pacers continued to speed up. It was indeed the only way to break the world's martial arts skills. They played "3-second fast attack" twice, but the Knicks couldn't catch up.

With Siakam's three-pointer hit, the Pacers made an 11-2 attack wave in more than a minute, finally throwing away the Knicks.

Pacers coach Carlisle also saw through the Knicks' weaknesses: you can play short rotation to maintain the strength of the positional battle, right? I don't fight positions.

Knicks are also tenacious enough. Brunson is still chasing points. He has a very exciting basket pickup at the end of the third quarter.

Halliburton responded to Brunson's three-pointer in the final quarter, which was very beautiful.

But at the last moment, the Knicks still relied on Brunson to win one-on-one matches, only 3 points away from chasing.

Hart received a pass from Brunson, and after making a layup, he helped the Knicks catch up 109-110 to only 1 point away.

But then Nesmith was fouled by Brunson, and he made 2 free throws on the free throw line, and the score difference became 3 points again.

Brunson missed a long three-pointer, Turner grabbed the rebound and caused a foul, and made all two free throws, and the Knicks had no chance.

In the end, the Pacers defeated the Knicks 114-109 and refused to reverse, leading 2-0 in the total score.

Siakam scored 39 points and 5 rebounds, Halliburton scored 14 points, 8 rebounds and 11 assists, Turner scored 16 points, Nesmith scored 12 points, Nembhard scored 12 points, and McConnell scored 10 points and 4 assists.

Brunson scored 36 points and 11 assists, Towns scored 20 points and 7 rebounds, Anunobi scored 16 points and 5 rebounds, and Bridges scored 20 points and 7 rebounds.

The wonderful match between stars playing singles with each other is in line with the old fans' expectations for the playoffs.

I don’t know if the Pacers have a chance to compete for the championship, Basketball Jun was beaten to be a Pacers fan.

Still want to say it again, the Eastern Conference Finals are good, what's the Western Conference Finals...