Brunson encountered "milestone" at 43 points! Towns still has to take the blame for 35+12, and the Knicks failed at home

Before the NBA regular season starts this season, the New York Knicks used the inside core Randall to exchange the Timberwolves' No. 1 pick, Downs, to form a new dual-core with Big Head Brunson. Under the leadership of the two, the Knicks performed well and achieved a record of 51 wins and 31 losses after the regular season, ranking third in the Eastern Conference, and qualified for a direct playoffs.

After the start of the playoffs, the Knicks' performance was still strong. In the first two rounds, they eliminated the Pistons and Celtics in succession and reached the Eastern Conference Finals with the same score of 4-2. On this match day, the Knicks ushered in the first match of the Eastern Conference Finals. The Pacers, who were visiting the home game, Brunson and Towns performed bravely in this game. Under their leadership, the Knicks once held 17 points to lead, but unfortunately they performed poorly in the last moment, allowing the Pacers to reverse the victory 138-135 through overtime.

[Focus on the match]

Although the Knicks' regular season record looks good, their biggest problem is "bullying the weak and fearing the strong". They performed poorly when they fought against the top teams in the league. They lost all four games with defending champion Celtics. However, after the playoffs started, the Knicks played extremely tough, and eliminated the Celtics in the semi-finals completely got rid of the hat of "bullying the weak and fearing the strong". The Eastern Conference Finals between

and the Indiana Pacers were a veritable revenge battle for the Knicks. The two teams met in the narrow road in the division semi-finals last season. At that time, the Knicks also had the home advantage, but they lost to the Pacers in the tiebreak battle. Now with the help of Towns, whether the Knicks can take revenge has become the topic of the fans' most concerned.

[Match Review] After the first quarter, the Pacers, led by Halliburton, made a smooth overall offense. Halliburton gave 5 assists in a single quarter, leading the team to score 34 points in the first quarter of the away game, and once established a 7-point lead. However, the Knicks' offensive efficiency at home was also very high. Brunson, Towns and Bridges scored 23 points together to help the Knicks overtake by 2 points after the first quarter.

In order to get a good start in the series, the Pacers also strengthened their defensive intensity against Brunson. However, Brunson, who has long been accustomed to high-intensity defense, still maintained a very efficient output under the gaze of home fans. With 25 shots and 15 goals, he contributed 43 points, 1 rebound and 5 assists in his personal data. He scored 30+ in 18 playoffs and tied for the first place in the team history.

Under the leadership of Brunson, the Knicks played very well in this game. Anunobi and Bridges both scored 16 points, and Hart also handed over a comprehensive personal data of 8+13+7+1.

And the inside core Towns also fully demonstrated his ability to shoot well. He hit 4 three-pointers, scored 35 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists. Unfortunately, the 1 free throw from the last moment of regular time made 1 of 2 free throws, which largely led to the loss. This is also the reason why fans criticized Towns for taking the blame for the loss.

After the end of this game, the Knicks fell into an unfavorable situation of falling behind 0-1 with a big score. After the two teams rest for a day, they will continue to play a second game at the Knicks' home court. Let's wait and see whether Brunson and Towns can lead the team to equalize the big score.