I won’t play the Five Donkeys tactics anymore! The Knicks vs. The Pacers, 8 players rotate, and the Ironman plays the full half!

On May 22, the NBA Eastern Conference Finals, the first game started, and the Pacers challenged the Knicks away. The two teams eliminated the first place in the Eastern Conference and the second place in the previous round respectively.

These two teams are too magical and cannot use conventional ideas to judge their strengths and weaknesses. The Cavaliers and the Celtics are very strong, but they easily defeated them. It's just so unreasonable.

1. Game Preview

During the regular season, the Knicks' five-donkey tactics were very famous, but in the playoffs, the Pacers were similar, and there were no more rotation personnel than the Knicks. The main players played for a long time. Both teams are good at exerting strength in the future. So who is stronger? Only in this game can the answer be given.

2. Starting list

Knicks: Anunobi, Bridges, Hart, Towns, Brunson.

Walkers: Nesmith, Siakam, Turner, Halliburton, Nemhard.

3. Game overview

The game started, after both sides came up, they started an offensive battle. You go one, I go one, and the game was very lively. The Pacers made the first 8 shots and all hits. The Knicks' success rate was also very high. At the highest time, the Pacers widened the score difference to 7 points. At the end of the quarter, the Pacers' success rate declined, while the Knicks continued to play steadily. Towns, Brunson, and Bridges scored continuously, and the Knicks overtook the score. First, the Knicks led by 36:34 to 2 points. The game entered the second quarter. Mathering came up to play a 2+1. Anunobi responded with a three-pointer. McConaughey scored a strong jump shot, and then scored another goal after a jump shot. Bridges scored again. Both sides tied, 41:41. Siakam scored two points. Mathering made a foul and made both free throws. Payne scored a three-pointer. Towns made a breakthrough layup. Bridges continued, and the Knicks entered the timeout.

Back to the game, Payne scored a three-pointer, Towns scored another three-pointer, 54:46, the Knicks led to 8 points, the Pacers called another timeout, and returned to the game. Nesmith scored two points, McBride scored two points, Hart made a breakthrough layup, 58:51, Nemhard made a foul, one of two free throws, Halliburton made another two points, Brunson made a foul, both free throws, Halliburton scored another three-pointer, and then scored another three-pointer, with 1 point difference, Brunson scored 2+1, Towns made a foul, McBride scored two points, Halliburton scored another three-pointer, and then the two sides scored alternately, and the end of the half, the Knicks led the Pacers 69:62, 7 points ahead of the Pacers.

4. Player comments

Turner was a bit of a slash today. He made 5 of 5 in the first quarter and scored 11 points, but in the second quarter, he only scored 1 point and 12 points in the first half.

Siakam performed well today, with a very strong defensive end and not very active on the offensive end. He only scored 6 points and 1 rebound in the first half.

Nestmith also performed very well today, making 3 of 3 in the first half, with a 100% shooting percentage, scoring 10 points, and 2 steals, which is very powerful.

McConaughey played the role of the surprise today, with one 2+1 and one 3 points, and scored 6 points in a row, helping the team to take the lead, which is very good. In the first half, he scored 7 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.

Halliburton started the game, and his desire to attack was not too strong, and he focused on organization. He scored 5 assists in the first quarter and started to attack with all his strength in the second quarter. When the team was 7 points behind, he scored 7 points in a row, which was really amazing. In the first half, he scored 14 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists.

Brunson started to attack with all his might at the beginning and kept hitting the basket, either scoring directly or committing fouls, especially the 2+1 in the second quarter, which is very critical. He scored 18 points in the first half.

Hart has now become a panacea. He has made achievements in offensive organization rebounds, filling the data bar, scoring 8 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal.

Bridges is really delicious. He plays like a superstar player in the playoffs, with great offensive and defensive ends. While contributing 12 points in the first half, he also had 2 blocks. He played for 23 minutes in the first half and was almost the full half. He was really an iron man.

Downs was very fierce today. He attacked wildly from the beginning. He made 3 of 3 points in the first half and scored 15 points. I have to say that since entering the playoffs, Tang Si’s performance has been really hard.

5. Team performance

Today's game was relatively smooth overall, unlike the Western Conference game, with constant whistles and shattered games. The two teams did not defend much in the first half today, and their success rate was very high, with scores of more than 60 points in the half, and the game was more like playing in the regular season. From the lineup, both sides were also 7-point opponents, with their strength very balanced inside and outside. I believe that both sides will defend with all their strength in the second half.

Not playing the Five Donkeys tactics! The Knicks vs. Pacers, 8 people rotated, and the Ironman played the full half!