At the same time, another semifinal game in the Eastern Conference was also completed.
This game was a contest between the second-placed Knicks and the third-placed Pacers in the Eastern Conference. In the end, the New York Knicks reached the Eastern Conference semifinals for the first time since the 1999-2000 season and lost to the Indiana Pacers 95:102 at home.
The Pacers lead with a total score of 1:0.
In this game, the Knicks took the lead at home, leading 27:22 in the first quarter. However, the Pacers strengthened their defense in the second quarter. It was very difficult for the Knicks to score, and they could only rely on Anthony to support them. At the end of the half, the Pacers led
Go-ahead score at 52:46.
The Knicks only scored 2 points in three minutes of the second half, while Hill, West, and Stephenson of the Pacers quickly expanded their advantage to double digits.
Fortunately, Melo and J.R. Smith found the feeling next and scored consecutive points to help the Knicks catch up to only 5 points away. However, the Pacers quickly made targeted defensive adjustments and continued to limit the performance of Anthony and J.R. At the same time, Hibbert,
West completely dominated the inside line, Stephenson and Augustin made extraordinary contributions, and the lead expanded again.
At the end of the three quarters, the Pacers led the Knicks by 16 points 81-65.
In the final quarter of the competition, with a big score behind, Anthony scored 6 points in the fourth quarter. Martin then made a contribution inside, JR Smith succeeded in a three-pointer, the score of the two teams became 76-85, and the Knicks were only 9 points behind.
But then Hibbert and West of the Pacers made consecutive contributions, and their solid defense kept the Knicks scoreless for three minutes. With four and a half minutes left in the game, the Pacers led the Knicks by 14 points, 94-80.
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Next, JR scored 4 points in a row, Melo scored 5 points in a row, and the Knicks were still 8 points away from catching up. However, Hibbert and West continued to show off their power inside, and Chandler, the Knicks' main inside player, committed six fouls and left the game.
In the end, the Pacers won the game without any danger.
The two inside players on the Pacers performed well. Hibbert had 14 points, 8 rebounds, 5 blocks, and 4 assists. West had 20 points. Paul George had 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists. George Hill had 14 points, 7 rebounds.
The Knicks' Carmelo Anthony had 27 points, 11 rebounds, Felton had 18 points, Shumpert had 11 points, Kenyon Martin had 12 points, J.R. Smith had 17 points, Chandler had 4 points, 3 rebounds, and left the game with six fouls.
After the first game of the semifinals, except for the Warriors winning at home, all other matches were won by away teams!
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At 8 pm on May 9, 2013, the second game between the Warriors and the Nuggets officially started at Oracle Arena.
Surprisingly, Deng Fang's starting lineup this time was completely different from the previous game. He brought up Yao Ming and Hayward to play with Curry, Clay, and Barnes!
This is the starting lineup the Warriors are most accustomed to using!
In the last game, the Warriors took down Yao Ming and Hayward, allowing them to play in the third quarter, and took away the Nuggets in one wave.
Everyone thought Deng Fang would do this again in this game, but Deng Fang changed his gameplay!
Who said the Warriors are only as good as the third quarter?
Who said I would definitely put the main player in the second half?
I just play!
I can use it however I like!
No one is afraid of being crushed by strength!
This result caught George Karl by surprise, and the Nuggets were caught off guard!
As soon as they started, the Warriors had an 18:1 scoring climax, directly stopping the Nuggets!
It’s not that the Nuggets didn’t want to call a timeout, it’s just that it was too late!
Curry three-pointer, Klay three-pointer, Yao Ming dunk, Hayward dunk!
The Nuggets failed to make a shot and were hit by a counterattack. The Nuggets made a mistake and were hit by a counterattack. The Nuggets failed to make a counterattack and were hit by a counterattack!
The game only lasted 3 minutes, and the Nuggets fell behind by 17 points!
After the timeout, Yao Ming and Hayward left the game, and Yi Jianlian and Middleton came on!
Three minutes is enough, there are only two minutes left for the fourth quarter!
I have to divide 5 minutes into two parts!
As soon as Yao Ming and Hayward came off the court, the Warriors' rhythm became faster, and Curry played more aggressively!
This is my time!
I just want to kill you!
George Karl knows how powerful Curry is and has already made plans to let his men double-team Curry decisively and not give Curry a chance to score.
But George Karl underestimated Curry’s scoring ability!
Generally, stars can only throw the ball when they are double-teamed. Once the ball is handed over, they just stand there and don't have much effect.
Not so with Curry!
Curry without the ball is even more terrifying!
The most terrifying thing about Curry is his running. By running Curry, he can get open spaces. In order to prevent Curry from running out of open spaces, the opponent must pay the price of two or even three people!
The result of this is that there are many opportunities for other Warriors!
Klay made an open three-pointer!
Barnes dunks down the middle!
Yi Jianlian dunks alley-oop!
Curry makes an open three-pointer!
The Warriors have another scoring climax!
Fortunately, the Nuggets' offensive firepower also turned on, and the two teams launched an offensive battle.
At the end of the first quarter, the Warriors led by 18 points at 48:30!
In the second quarter, the Warriors also let Lowry and Kirilenko play first, and the Nuggets were held scoreless for three minutes!
The Warriors scored 11 points!
The score difference quickly came to 29 points!
Then Lowry and Kirilenko came off the court, and the two teams were in a stalemate.
At the end of the half, the Warriors led by 29 points at 81:52!
In the first quarter, Curry "only" made 3 three-pointers, 3 of 5 three-pointers, with a shooting percentage of "only" 60%, and "only" scored 15 points in one quarter!
In the third quarter, Deng Fang let Yao Ming and Hayward play for 2 minutes. This time the Nuggets were prepared and survived.
Yes, Curry didn't score a point in these two minutes, and the point difference didn't change much. Yao Ming and Hayward are also going to have a rest, and it seems that Yong Sanmang will not show up!
Unexpectedly, after the timeout, Curry suddenly broke out and hit 4 consecutive three-pointers, directly opening the point difference to more than 40 points!
The Nuggets thought they had done a good job of double-teaming Curry, so they relaxed their vigilance a little, but they suffered immediately!
Curry's explosion only takes two or three minutes!
This is why almost all teams double-team Curry and would rather lose than strangle Curry!
If Curry doesn't break out, there is hope for the game. Once Curry breaks out, the game will be GAMEOVER!
The game has completely lost its suspense!
The subsequent game became a routine task. Both teams sent out their substitutes and the game was played very quickly.
In the end, the score was fixed at 145:98, and the Warriors won by 47 points!
The Nuggets' top scorer was Gallinari, who made 2 of 5 three-pointers and 7 of 8 free throws, scoring 23 points.
Curry "only" scored 37 points in the game and only played 24 minutes in total!
This efficiency is amazing!
After winning this game, the score between the two teams became 2:0.
Although the Nuggets gave up four of their main players, the Nuggets still had no power to fight back!
