The Knicks internal strife is exposed! The second battle in the series is the key!

But yesterday's Eastern Conference Finals may be difficult for people to let go of the New York Knicks. At home, Madison Garden played, and the Knicksbury had the chance to gain the lead in the series, but in a dramatic game, he finally lost to the Pacers 135-138 overtime, and the series score was 0-1 behind.

In addition to the victory or defeat of the game, the US media today released a heart-wrenching moment:

Knicks player Towns and teammate Anunobi had an argument on the sidelines before the end of regular time, and they were still 5 points ahead of the Pacers at that time. Then the team was dragged into overtime by the opponent's consecutive scores, and finally lost and became a background board.

Review the game video. In the last round, the Pacers attacked, Nesmith hit a key three-pointer, and the background board of this attack was the two main players of the Knicks. Towns and Anunobi made obvious mistakes in the defensive round, which eventually led to the opponent getting an open position and leaving the phone.

In the subsequent pause, Anunobi obviously became emotional and spread his hands to question Towns at the moment, and the two had an argument on the spot. The scene was once full of gunpowder, and teammate Mitchell Robinson immediately stepped forward to persuade the fight. Especially the team's No. 1 Brunson was quite dissatisfied with this critical internal strife, and in the end he even stopped the two of them with some emotion out of control.

This scene was recorded in full by the broadcast footage and quickly caused heated discussion on social media. Fans questioned:

"Why do you quarrel at a critical moment?" After the conflict, the atmosphere of the game also changed. The state of Towns and Anunobi was significantly affected. Then the two went to the free throw line one after another, but both made two free throws. They failed to seize the opportunity to expand the score advantage, but instead gave the Pacers the opportunity to counterattack. In the following plot, Halliburton and Nesmith scored consecutive key points, tied the score and finally completed a reversal in overtime.

From leading by 5 points to being dragged into overtime to losing at home, the Knicks suffered a crash with multiple advantages, which is really a pity. And the turning point of all this originated from the sudden quarrel on the sidelines. Although the team did not explain too much about the conflict after the game, the fact is that the discord at the critical moment did have a direct impact on the Knicks' morale and offensive and defensive execution.

After losing this game, the Knicks temporarily trailed 0-1 in the series. According to the schedule, the next second game will be played at the Knicks at home on May 24. If the state can be adjusted and the home equalizer can be defended, the Knicks still have hope.

But the key question is, has the rain already sunny in the team? Has the conflict between Towns and Anunobi been untied? As the boss of the team, can Brunson regroup the team's locker room? All of these will be revealed in the next game.