JAKARTA - A fierce battle occurred in the eastern NBA playoffs. Indiana Pacers equalized the score to 3-3 over the New York Knicks, forcing the winner to continue into the seventh game.
Launching ANTARA, Pacers, who opened the match with 2-3 behind, also had five points behind in the first quarter, but was able to turn things around in the middle of the second quarter. Pacers also closed the quarter with a 10 point advantage over the Knicks, 61-51, before halftime.
Citing data on match results on the NBA's official website, Pascal Sikam contributed 25 points and seven rebounds, Myles Turner added 17 points and eight rebounds. Three Pacers players namely Tyrese Haliburton, Andrew Nembhard, and TJ McConnell each scored 15 points, and Obi Toppin added 11 points.
Jalen Brunson kembali menjadi mainstayal Knicks dengan mencetak 31 poin melalui 11 dari 26 tembak, atau akurasi 42,3 persen, setelah gagal dalam 11 tembaknya dalam babak pertama. Pacers berhasil menyulitkan Brunson untuk mencetak angka di parah pertama dengan akurasinya yang hanya 15.4 persen atau dua berhasil dari 13 upaya, di dua kuarter awal.
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Miles McBride added 20 points for Knicks, Donte DiVincenzo 17 points, Precious Achiuwa 12 points, and Alec Burks 11 points.
New York returned without four players due to injury, namely OG Ananoby, Bojan Bogdanovic, and Julius Randle and Reserve Center player Mitchell Robinson.
The NBA ticket determination game Eastern Region will be held again in New York on Monday (20/5). The winner of the series will face the Boston Celtics who have been waiting in the East Region NBA Finals since the middle of the week.
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