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NBA playoffs: Pacers blow out Knicks in Game 7 as Jalen Brunson leaves game with fractured hand

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NBA playoffs: Pacers blow out Knicks in Game 7 as Jalen Brunson leaves game with fractured hand

The New York Knicks and Indiana Pacers have taken this collection so far as it could go. It has see-sawed backwards and forwards unpredictably, with the Pacers largely taking part in the spoiler. The Knicks went up 2-0, however then the Pacers evened the collection, together with crushing the Knicks by greater than 30 factors in Sport 4. The Knicks in flip smashed the Pacers by 30 in Sport 5, however then misplaced by 13 in Sport 6.

That brings us to Sport 7. If the Pacers win, it will likely be their first journey to the Japanese Convention finals since 2013-14. A ten-year drought is fairly unhealthy, however nowhere close to as unhealthy because the Knicks. They have not been to the convention finals since 1999-2000.

Which crew will finish their drought in the present day? We’ll know in simply 4 quarters. Observe alongside right here for all of the motion from Sport 7.

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  • Solar, Could 19, 2024 at 3:08 PM PDT

    Knicks run out of our bodies towards the Pacers

    And that’ll do it. With Jalen Brunson fracturing his hand and OG Anunoby taking part in solely 4:41, the Knicks had little to supply in a 130-109 loss to the Pacers in Sport 7 within the East semifinals at Madison Sq. Backyard. The Pacers set a playoff document, taking pictures 67.1% p.c from the ground, and the ultimate consequence was by no means actually unsure.

  • Solar, Could 19, 2024 at 3:04 PM PDT
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  • Solar, Could 19, 2024 at 2:45 PM PDT

    Donte DiVincenzo has hit 8 3s

  • Solar, Could 19, 2024 at 2:40 PM PDT
  • Solar, Could 19, 2024 at 2:27 PM PDT

    Pacers are doing one thing fairly particular

    With three minutes left to go within the third quarter of Sport 7, the Pacers are averaging 2.33 factors per play in transition, based on Cleansing the Glass — a fully absurd quantity, to date above the league’s greatest transition offenses that it would as nicely be an imaginary quantity.

  • Solar, Could 19, 2024 at 2:13 PM PDT

    Knicks beginning to get it collectively

    tring collectively a couple of stops, make a couple of baskets, and the sport can begin to shift. New York’s ball stress — each choosing up full-court and with its pickup factors within the half-court — has been significantly better to start out the third quarter, and the consequence has been a 12-5 run to get the deficit again inside single digits.

  • Solar, Could 19, 2024 at 2:09 PM PDT
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    Not nice information for the Knicks

    In these playoffs, the Knicks are 7-0 when profitable the rebounding battle, and 0-5 when dropping it. At halftime? Indiana’s obtained a 22-13 edge on the boards to go together with its 15-point lead on the scoreboard.

  • Solar, Could 19, 2024 at 1:51 PM PDT

    Pacers rolling on the half

    It is 70-55 on the half because the Pacers shoot 76.3% (29-of-38) from the sphere and 66.7% (8-of-12) from 3. The Pacers have additionally outrebounded the Knicks 22-13. A visibly struggling OG Anunoby performed 4:41 for the Knicks within the first quarter and didn’t return.

  • Solar, Could 19, 2024 at 1:41 PM PDT
  • Solar, Could 19, 2024 at 1:39 PM PDT

    Jalen Brunson struggling within the first half

    A pair of free throws with 3:12 remaining within the half have been Jalen Brunson’s first factors within the second quarter. He’s obtained seven assists with out a turnover, however simply eight factors on 3-for-10 taking pictures. If the Knicks can’t get this overwhelming Pacers offense below management, they’re going to wish a lot, rather more from him to match their firepower.

  • Solar, Could 19, 2024 at 1:26 PM PDT

    How issues are going …

    Andrew Nembhard getting whistled for 2 travels in a minute would possibly signify the primary time the Knicks have gotten a number of stops in fast succession all day.

  • Solar, Could 19, 2024 at 1:18 PM PDT

    Pacers taking management

    Implausible on-ball protection there by Ben Sheppard, completely refusing to let himself get screened off Donte DiVincenzo, ends in a Knicks turnover, one other Pacers quick break, and one other bucket within the paint — their eighth of the sport, lower than three minutes into the second quarter. Indiana’s up 18, Tom Thibodeau desires to speak it over, and the Backyard, for now, is pin-drop silent.

  • Solar, Could 19, 2024 at 1:15 PM PDT
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  • Solar, Could 19, 2024 at 1:09 PM PDT

    Pacers are on hearth

    The Pacers shoot 77.8% (7-of-9) from 3 within the first quarter. Is that good?

  • Solar, Could 19, 2024 at 1:05 PM PDT

    Tyrese Haliburton means enterprise

    Welcome to Sport 7, Tyrese Haliburton. 4 straight buckets — together with three transition 3-pointers — give him 11 fast factors, and push the Pacers’ result in double figures at 34-22. Indiana has 34 factors on 17 possessions — completely scorching offense to start out Sport 7.

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