A one-minute miracle. Indiana's turnaround. With ace Halliburton, the team wins the first round of the Eastern Final against the New York Knicks after extra-time blood fight
May 22, 2025
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Indiana defeated the New York Knicks 138-135 in the first round of the NBA Eastern Conference Final (best of seven) at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York on the 22nd (Korea time).
Tyreece Halliburton (31 points, 11 assists) and Aaron Neesmith (30 points, 8 3-pointers) were active in Indiana. All the main players, including Pascal Siakam (17 points, 6 assists), scored double-digit points.
Jaylon Brunson scored 43 points and Carl Anthony Towns scored 35, but the New York Knicks were caught in the end.
The two teams finished 36-34 in the first quarter.
Home team New York is starting to take the lead. Starting in the second quarter, Brunson and Towns took the lead.
Perfect New York rise early in the fourth quarter. drove Indiana into a rough patch. Anunobi's under-the-goal breakthrough by Anunovi's early offense with 7:24 left widened the lead to 108-92, 16 points.
New York was in a festive mood. New York's home game. It was the first time in 25 years that he made it to the final. In addition, Indiana, which was rated as a one-up power, was the winning partner, not the East 2nd-tier Boston Celtics and Cleveland Cavaliers.
However, Indiana was really tough. Indiana, which cleared its ranks in operation time, cut the flow with Siakam's under-the-goal breakthrough. New York continued its momentum as Towns hit a three-run homer.
119-105, 14-point advantage over New York with 2:43 left. Halliburton hit a 3-point game, but Brunson's breakthrough still gave him a 9-point advantage. Less than a minute left. Nissmith hit back-to-back three-runs.
Indiana chasing 123-121 with 14.3 seconds left. Only one of Towns' free throws from foul operation was successful. a continued foul operation.
Indiana went straight into the rim after Halliburton's dramatic mid-range stepback bounced the rim in the final attack. Eventually, he went into extra time.
Indiana, which gained momentum, eventually won a thrilling come-from-behind victory with Halliburton's breakthrough and Obi Toffin's footback dunk.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
