By GaryQfromSanJose | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-05-24 20:56:28
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印第安纳距离25年来的首次NBA总决赛仅差一半路程
印第安纳步行者队令人印象深刻的角色球员在末节以一波13-4的攻势开局，超越纽约尼克斯队。帕斯卡尔·西亚卡姆 (Pascal Siakam) 再现2019年总决赛的风采，帮助步行者队在周五以114-109的胜利中取得2-0的系列赛领先。尽管纽约队在第四节对步行者队施加了巨大的压力，但印第安纳队不允许尼克斯队将分差缩小到1分以内，从而确保了他们的第二场客场胜利。除了米卡尔·布里奇斯和杰伦·布伦森的精彩表现外，卡尔-安东尼·唐斯在关键时刻的大部分时间里都被打出了场外，而防守悍将米切尔·罗宾逊则受到脚踝疼痛的困扰（在争抢和封盖投篮时受伤），并且在第四节后半段罚球命中率很低。布伦森在比赛还剩7秒时错失了一记高难度三分，否则可以将比分扳平。
西亚卡姆今晚的每一分（39分、5个篮板和3次助攻）都是必须的，以弥补泰瑞斯·哈利伯顿 (Tyrese Haliburton) 相对安静的上半场（14分、11次助攻和8个篮板）。六名步行者队球员得分上双，包括T.J.·麦康奈尔（10分）。迈尔斯·特纳（16分和2次盖帽）和安德鲁·内姆布哈德（12分）是最新挺身而出，投进关键球的步行者队球员。
纽约队得到了唐斯（20分和7个篮板）和米切尔·罗宾逊（6分、9个篮板和3次盖帽——大部分是在上半场连续16分钟内获得的）在内线方面的大力支持，这与杰伦·布伦森（36分和11次助攻）出色的得分和OG·阿奴诺比 (OG Anunoby) （16分、5个篮板、2次抢断）的组织相得益彰。布里奇斯（20分和7个篮板）也在下半场挺身而出，但这所有的一切都再次证明不足以避免失利。
印第安纳队伺机而动的防守在第一节迫使对方出现了几次非受迫性失误。西亚卡姆表现活跃——为客队拿下了前11分。布伦森和阿奴诺比是本节前半段仅有的得分手。一旦迪尤斯·麦克布莱德 (Deuce McBride) 上场，他就成了布伦森的罗宾，而哥谭在第一节末段扳平了比分。一旦罗宾逊也上场，他就成了贝恩，破坏了步行者队内线的进攻。由于没有其他步行者队球员挺身而出支持西亚卡姆，纽约队以26-24领先结束第一节。
唐斯似乎满足于扮演配角，直到他在第二节开始时突然爆发，连得数分。西亚卡姆继续占据印第安纳队大约一半的出手次数，并且仍然拥有大部分的得分，因为他的球队保持着微弱的领先优势。两队在上半场总共出现了15次失误，并且连续出现了两次运球违例。罗宾逊和唐斯对身材矮小的步行者队球员造成了严重破坏，帮助纽约队取得了5分的领先优势。尼克斯队以52-49领先进入中场休息。
西亚卡姆率领步行者队在狂热的第三节中发起一波进攻，牢牢掌握了领先优势。西亚卡姆本以为他以一记进球结束了本节，但布伦森做出了回应。两队以81平进入第四节。
观察
- 这两支球队都将比明尼苏达森林狼队更有资格成为俄克拉荷马雷霆队的对手，但这可能是一个短暂的总决赛。
- 卡梅隆·佩恩 (Cam Payne) 不应该成为一支有竞争力的球队的第一替补控球后卫。在印第安纳队第四节的进攻高潮中，他在进攻时间快到时投出了一记后撤步三分。
- 另一方面，考虑到特纳的名字在过去五年里有多少次出现在交易谈判中，如果他能够成为一名总冠军，那将是对他的一种救赎。
- 罗宾逊在季后赛中的罚球命中率：19投52中???
- 本场比赛最佳镜头#1 ：哈利伯顿在抢断了印第安纳队开场几分钟内的第二次抢断后，向西亚卡姆送出了一记不看人传球，后者轻松上篮得分。
- 本场比赛最佳镜头#2 ：阿奴诺比截获了步行者队的一次失误传球，并耐心地等待西亚卡姆停留在地面上，然后在第一节最后90秒内完成了一记双手暴扣。
- “NBA……太棒了！”时刻 ：在第三节末段，凯文·哈兰 (Kevin Harlan) 在布伦森救回一个松散的球——同时与NBA on TNT的转播团队相撞——传给乔什·哈特 (Josh Hart)，后者轻松上篮得分后，尖叫道：“我湿了！我脏了！”七秒钟后（或更短），奥比·托平 (Obi Toppin) 在另一端上篮得分。
比赛回顾
西亚卡姆以各种令人印象深刻的方式——后仰跳投、底线空切和自信的眼神——拿下了步行者队的前11分，更重要的是，从一开始就让喧闹的麦迪逊广场花园 (Madison Square Garden) 球迷安静了下来。第一场比赛的英雄阿隆·内史密斯 (Aaron Nesmith) 的急停三分让印第安纳队领先8分。在步行者队的领先优势扩大到10分后，布伦森和麦克布莱德在三分钟内抹平了这一差距。西亚卡姆再次用罚球让印第安纳队领先。阿奴诺比的抢断和转换扣篮，随后布伦森的传球，以及罗宾逊的补篮，让纽约队以26-24领先。
尼克斯队在第二节的第一次进攻中挑战了一次出界判罚，并赢得了挑战。西亚卡姆的另一次抢断上篮让印第安纳队再次领先了几秒钟，随后唐斯以连续两次投篮非正式地到来了。西亚卡姆的2+1将比分扳成31平。罗宾逊接到了一个精彩的传球并完成了一次扣篮，唐斯也在本节剩余时间里保持了他的火热状态。内姆布哈德的后撤步三分结束了纽约队一波9-0的攻势。本·谢泼德 (Ben Sheppard) 的三分球回应了步行者队的一波8-0的攻势。这场高空走钢丝般的半场比赛以艰难获得的罚球而告终，纽约队仍然领先3分。
西亚卡姆在第三节开始时以一记三分球重新开始了得分狂潮。两队在本节的前半段继续激烈交锋。哈利伯顿的5分爆发让印第安纳队再次领先。布里奇斯的底线转身跳投结束了步行者队一波7-0的攻势。身材矮小的布伦森背身单打他的防守者，并找到了篮下身材高大的阿奴诺比，完成了一次精彩的传球。哈利伯顿和唐斯互飙三分。在本节剩余时间里，两队始终保持着一次进攻的差距。西亚卡姆在本节最后90秒内得分突破30分。布伦森在禁区深处的抛投让纽约队领先1分。恰如其分地，西亚卡姆在罗宾逊头上完成了蒂姆·邓肯式的打板投篮，当然，布伦森立刻用一次旋转上篮做出了回应。纽约81，印第安纳81。
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Pacers hold off Knicks comeback to take Game 2, 114-109
Indiana is now halfway to its first NBA Finals in 25 years
Indiana’s impressive role players started the final period on a 13-4 run to leap ahead of New York, and Pascal Siakam channeled his 2019 Finals form to help the Pacers take a 2-0 series lead in Friday’s 114-109 win. Despite New York putting intense pressure on the Pacers throughout the fourth, Indiana would not allow the Knicks to get closer than one in securing its second straight road victory. Other than Mikal Bridges and Jalen Brunson’s fireworks, Karl-Anthony Towns was played off the floor for much of the critical crunch time minutes, while defensive stalwart Mitchell Robinson was hampered by ankle pain (earned while contesting and blocking a shot) and his poor free throw shooting in the last half of the fourth. Brunson missed a contested three which would have tied the game with seven seconds left.
Every bit of Siakam’s (39 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 assists) output tonight was needed to offset a quiet (opening) half for Tyrese Haliburton (14 points, 11 assists, and 8 rebounds). Six Pacers scored in double figures, including TJ McConnell (10 points). Myles Turner (16 points and 2 blocks) and Andrew Nembhard (12 points) were the latest Pacers to come up big with timely shots. .
New York received strong frontcourt efforts from Towns (20 points and 7 rebounds) and Mitchell Robinson (6 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks - much of it built over 16 straight first-half minutes) that complemented Jalen Brunson’s (36 points and 11 assists) sublime scoring and OG Anunoby (16 points, 5 rebounds, 2 steals) playmaking. Bridges (20 points and 7 rebounds) stepped up in the second half, as well, but all of this proved not enough again in defeat.
Indiana’s opportunistic defense forced several unforced turnovers in the opening stanza. Siakam came alive - hiting the first 11 points for the visitors. Brunson and Anunoby were the only scorers of consequence over the first half of the frame. Once Deuce McBride entered the game, he became Robin to Brunson’s Batman and Gotham tied the game late in the first. Once Robinson entered, as well, he became like Bane mucking up things for the Pacers’ bigs. New York left the first up 26-24 as no other Pacer stepped up to bolster Siakam.
Towns seemed content to ride shotgun until he willed home a flurry of points to start the second period. Siakam continued to take roughly half of Indiana’s shots and still have most of their points as his team held a slim lead. The teams combined to commit 15 turnovers in the opening half, and there were back-to-back possessions that saw dribbling violations. Robinson and Towns wreaked havoc on the smaller Pacers to help stake New York to a five point lead. The Knicks went to halftime up 52-49.
Siakam spearheaded a Pacer run to grab a firm hold of the lead during a frenzied third period. Fittingly Siakam thought he ended the quarter with a bucket, but it was answered by Brunson. The teams went to the fourth quarter square at 81.
Observations
- Both of these teams will be far more worthy opponents for OKC than Minnesota is turning out to be, but it might be a short finals.
- Cam Payne cannot be the first point guard off the bench for a contending team. With time running down during Indiana’s fourth quarter run, he chucked a stepback three off the shotclock.
- On the other hand, considering how many times Turner’s name has come up in trade talks the last half decade, it would be redeeming for him to become a first-time champion.
- Robinson’s free throw shooting in the playoffs: 19-for-52???
- Sequence of the Game #1: Haliburton, after thieving Indiana’s second steal of the opening minutes, rifled a no-look pass to Siakam for a lay-up.
- Sequence of the Game #2: Anunoby intercepted an errant Pacer pass, and patiently waited for Siakam to stay glued to the ground before throwing down a two-hand dunk in the last 90 seconds of the first quarter.
- “NBA… It’s Fantastic!” Sequence: Late in the third quarter, Kevin Harlan screamed “I’m wet! I’m dirty!” after a sequence where Brunson saved a loose ball - while colliding with the NBA on TNT broadcast team - to Josh Hart who coasted in for a New York layup. Seven seconds later (or less), Obi Toppin laid home a basket at the other end.
Game Rundown
Siakam scored the Pacers’ first 11 points on a variety of impressive ways - fadeaways, baseline cuts, and confident looks, and more importantly, muted the vaunted Garden crowd from the get-go. Game 1 hero Aaron Nesmith’s pull-up three put Indiana up eight. After the Pacers’ lead inched up to ten, Brunson and Deuce McBride erased it in three minutes. Siakam again nudged Indiana ahead with free throws. Anunoby’s steal and transition dunk followed by Brunson’s lob to him was punctuated by a Robinson putback to put New York in front 26-24.
The Knicks’ challenged an out-of-bounds call during the first possession of the second period and won it. Another steal-and-layup sequence from Siakam put Indiana back in the lead for seconds before the unofficial arrival of Towns came in the form of two buckets in succession. Siakam’s and-1 tied the game at 31. Robinson threw down a well-fed lob, and Towns continued his hot streak for the rest of the frame. Nembhard’s stepback three ended a 9-0 New York run. Ben Sheppard’s three ended a 8-0 Indiana run in response. The high-wire half ended appropriately with hard-earned free throws and New York still ahead by three.
Siakam resumed his scoring spree with a three to start the third period. The teams continued to trade mighty blows through the first part of the quarter. Haliburton’s five-point spurt put Indiana back up. Mikal Bridge’s baseline turnaround ended a Pacers 7-0 run. The smaller Brunson posted up his defender, and found the much taller Anunoby at the basket with a nice feed. Haliburton and Towns traded threes. The teams remained within one possession of each other through the rest of the stanza. Siakam passed the 30-point mark in the final 90 seconds of the quarter. Brunson’s floater deep in the lane put New York up one. Fittingly, Siakam went Tim Duncan over Robinson on a bankshot, which was, of course, answered immediately by Brunson with a whirling finish in the lane. New York 81 Indiana 81.
By GaryQfromSanJose, via Pounding The Rock