Stat alarming suggests that the knicks are on the verge of elimination after the pacers fly the advantage of the court at home
If the New York Knicks Do not recover in the final of the Eastern ConferenceThey will see visions of Pascal Siakam in their dreams throughout the offseason. The Indiana star striker set the Knicks inside the Madison Square Garden in the interior of the sparkling performance on Friday in match 2 while the Pacers took a dominant advance in the series behind the best best Siakam points in the playoffs.
Here is an alarming statistic that could haunt the knicks with the series that dates back to Indiana: no team in the history of the NBA has never given a 2-0 deficit in the final of the Eastern Conference after losing the first two games of the series at home.
Knicks vs pacers is a chess match of 100 MPH – and Indiana a New York in check
James Herbert
The first final appearance of the New York Conference in 25 years will be short -lived if the Knicks do not find a way to get back in the series.
Siakam sank 15 of the 23 shots on the ground en route to an explosion of the season, marking several times in transition with leaks and elite athletics.
“This is why we brought it here,” said Pacers Tyrese Haliburton star about Siakam. “This is what he is here to do. He can get a bucket in so many different ways. He started the hot game, we continued to feed him. He did a good job to do a big blow after a big blow after a big blow.
“By killing momentum, I think that when you are in an environment like this, the crowd begins there.” He just continued to play a big game after a big game. He was incredible for us. A great reason why we have won today. “
All the eyes of the match on Sunday 3
No one saw this two -game hole coming for the Knicks, who lost the advantage of the field at home in the series against a team that won four of the five home games in the playoffs.
If there is a silver lining for New York which tries to make history, it is because the Knicks are 5-1 on the road in the playoffs. None of this matters if Tom Thibodeau’s programming does not contain Siakam, who has made three times more shots than any other player for the Pacers on Friday evening.
“Special game,” said Pacers Rick Carlisle coach. “In the first half, it was the guy who made us move forward and made us pass difficult stretches.”
Siakam did most of his damage in the first half while his teammates had a hard time finding a pace. He scored 23 points at halftime and kept the pacers at a distance from the strike.
“I just came out aggressive. In the end, as we are a team,” said Siakam. “No matter who scores. This is what I love in this team so much, we don’t care who to school. We just want to win the game. So I did it early and the guys did a good job by finding me.
“And again, another night, it’s going to be someone else, you know? And that’s what makes us special.”
