The Knicks, who were on the verge of elimination, died in Game 5 of the NBA Playoffs Eastern Conference Championship Game on the 30th, Brunson scored a game-high 32 points, plus Towns contributed 24 points and 13 rebounds, leading the team to defeat the Pacers 111-94, and the series was 2-3.
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The Pacers took a 3-1 lead in the series and fought hard to close the door on the road today, while the Knicks, whose fate was hanging by a thread, played strongly in the first half, shooting 51.1% from the field in the first two quarters. Towns, who was originally listed on the list of injured soldiers, had played a "double ten" data at halftime, cutting 17 points and 10 rebounds, a game-high, plus Brunson contributed 14 points, and the two led the team to a 56-45 lead. For the Pacers, Siakam scored a team-high nine points in the first half, Haliburton scored only four points on 0-of-3 shooting, and no player scored in double figures.
After the easy basket, the leading Knicks continued their firepower and once led by more than 20 points, but the Pacers Marseren and Shepard scored consecutive points at the end of the third quarter to lead the team to a slight recovery. In the decisive quarter, the Pacers relied on Walker's three-pointer to chase a 12-point difference, and there was vitality for a while, and then Hart jumped out and scored 4 points in a row, extinguishing the momentum of the Pacers' counterattack and successfully extending the line.
The Knicks scored double-doubles with five players today, Brunson scored a game-high 32 points and 5 rebounds, and Towns contributed 24 points and 13 rebounds; For the Pacers, Marcellon came off the bench with a team-high 23 points and Siakam scored 15 points.