Eastern Conference Finals G1: Pacers narrowly beat the Knicks in overtime, Tohei Seiki s key surprise

On May 22, the Eastern Conference Finals officially started. Compared with the one-sided side in the West, the competition between the Pacers and the Knicks was very exciting. The two sides once fought until overtime to decide the winner. In the end, the Pacers narrowly defeated the Knicks away at home 138:135, and won a good start.

Both sides played very stalemate throughout the game. The Knicks clearly used Brunsonne as the core of offensive at the inside and outside. The two also teamed up to score 78 points to lead the team to keep a close eye on the score. Under high-intensity defense, it is not easy.

Pacers played the ultimate team basketball offense under Haliburton's control. During regular time, he used his own restraint to help his teammates get more opportunities to score easily. Nesmith and Nemhard became beneficiaries. Nesmith made 9 of 13 shots in the game, and 8 of 9 shots from the outside three-pointers, scoring 30 points; he and Nemhard jointly scored 10 three-pointers.

The two sides fought to a regular time of 125 and entered overtime. In the decisive stage, both core members of both sides, Brunson and Halliburton took over the game and started a direct confrontation. Halliburton used his physical advantage to continuously break through and scored layups. Brunson used his rhythm and experience to constantly make fouls through free throws and tie the score. The two scored 43 points and 31 points respectively in this game, both of which were the scoring champions in the team. In the last moment, the Pacers' substitute Toddie became the surprise on the court. His tip-in and breakthrough dunk helped the team almost secure the victory. The Knicks had two chances to tie the game. As Brunson and Towns missed the shot, the team also lost regretfully. To Ping only played for 19 minutes in the entire game, with a mediocre feel, only scoring 8 points, but he scored the most critical last 4 points, becoming the biggest surprise.