1 out of 11+8, Pacers lost two big losses! Halliburton has no excuses, Carlisle says the key point

The Pacers played against the Knicks at home on May 26. At the end of the game, the Pacers lost to the Knicks 100-106. It was a pity that the Pacers lost this game. You should know that the Pacers once led by 20 points in this game. Although the Knicks quickly chased the points later, the Pacers also successfully stabilized the situation in the third quarter. However, what was unexpected was that the Knicks counterattacked again at the end of the third quarter. McBride's outbreak helped the Knicks quickly narrow the score gap. In addition, Towns made a big comeback in the fourth quarter, Venice directly overtook, and at the critical moment, Brunson was able to continue to contribute, and in the end the Knicks successfully completed the reversal.

After this game, the Pacers' two major defeats were also released. The first reason for the Pacers did not protect the rebounds in the fourth quarter. You should know that the reason why the Pacers were able to win the game in this round of the series was because the Pacers could protect the rebounds. Unfortunately, at a critical moment in the fourth quarter, the Pacers did not protect the rebounds. In the end, the Pacers also paid the price for this. In the fourth quarter, the Pacers grabbed 11 rebounds, and the Knicks grabbed 16 rebounds in the fourth quarter. The second reason for losing is that the Pacers' three-pointers on the outside were bad. In the fourth quarter, the Pacers either did not have a three-pointer opportunity on the outside, but unfortunately the Pacers just couldn't seize the opportunity. In the end, the Pacers made 1 of 8 three-pointers on the outside in the fourth quarter. It was really not unfair that the Pacers lost the game when such a thing happened.

Although Halliburton performed extremely well in the G1 game, he even had a chance to win the final three-pointer. Unfortunately, the three-pointer crossed the line, but even so, Halliburton at least helped the Pacers to play in overtime. In the end, the Pacers also won the game in overtime. Although Halliburton was in poor condition in the G2 game, Siakam stepped forward at this time, and the Pacers still won the game. Now, when Halliburton should stand up, Halliburton did not do such a thing, especially when Halliburton's sluggishness in the third quarter made the Pacers feel uncomfortable, so there was no excuse for the Pacers to lose the game. As the team leader, he needed the team to bear the responsibility for losing the game.

At the same time, after this game, Carlisle accepted an interview with reporters. When talking about the reason for the team's G3 loss, Carlisle said: We did not do a good job in the third quarter, and the fourth quarter was not good enough, which turned the game into a tug-of-war between us. It can be seen that Carlisle said the key points. You should know that the Pacers suppressed the Knicks' counterattack in the third quarter, but the Pacers were still a little careless at the end of the third quarter. After all, the Pacers took the lead at the big score at that time, and the Knicks' main players were also in trouble with fouls. It can be said that when the victory balance was already leaning towards the Pacers, the Pacers were unable to defend the victory, so the Pacers really needed to do better in details.

Therefore, not only in the next game, Halliburton and Siakam need to play better, Turner also needs to seize the opportunity of three-pointers, especially when the team is in trouble, the Pacers cannot expect Nesmith to have such excellent three-point performances every game, especially in this game, Nesmith sprained his ankle at one time, so when the team cannot score, Halliburton and Siakam need to perform better. Otherwise, if the Pacers still let the Knicks win the game in the G4 game, it will become very difficult for the Pacers to win this round of series. After all, if the Pacers really let the Knicks regain their momentum, the Knicks will definitely give the Pacers a heavy blow at that time, so the G4 game is crucial for the Pacers.