The Knicks also scored 0-2 at home! Brunson scored 36 points and 11 assists, 19 times in the playoffs, 30+ team first in the history of the team

After a tragic reversal in the last game, the Knicks lost to the Pacers 109-114 at home today, tragically falling behind 0-2. It is worth mentioning that the Knicks tied with their opponents 1-1 and 2-0 respectively before two rounds this season, but they fell behind 0-2 with a home advantage. The Knicks' home record in the playoffs is also very average, with only 3 wins and 5 losses. In the semi-finals, the Knicks completed a 20-point comeback in the first two games, taking a 2-0 lead. However, facing the Pacers in the East Finals, the Knicks also encountered a desperate situation of falling behind 0-2 at home, while the Pacers took a 2-0 lead in the away game for two consecutive rounds. Interestingly, the last team that finished the reversal was 0-2 behind, and the one who reversed was the Knicks. The Pacers trailed the Knicks 0-2 in the Eastern Conference semi-finals last year, but eventually made a comeback 4-3 and reached the Eastern Conference finals.

Brunson scored 43 minutes in the last game, but he still had full firepower today, playing for 39 minutes, 13 of 27 shots, 5 of 12 three-pointers, 5 of 5 free throws, and scored 36 points, 3 rebounds and 11 assists. In the first half, Brunson played for 18 minutes, made 6 of 11 shots, 2 of 4 three-pointers, 3 of 3 free throws, and scored 17 points, 3 assists and 2 rebounds.

Brunson has only been with the Knicks for 3 seasons. He has scored 30+ 19 times in his playoff career, surpassing Ewing and rising to the top in team history. In the first two games of the Eastern Conference Finals, Brunson averaged 39.5 points and 8 assists per game, and his shooting percentage was as high as 53.8%. Unfortunately, the Knicks fell behind 0-2 with a score of 0.

Downs was just right, played 28 minutes in the whole game, made 6 of 14 shots, 2 of 5 three-pointers, 6 of 6 free throws, and scored 20 points and 7 rebounds, with a plus-minus value -20 lowest in the game. Towns played for 14 minutes in the first half, made 4 of 8 shots, 1 of 3 three-pointers, 3 of 3 free throws, and scored 12 points and 4 rebounds.

Bridges played in the team's highest in 45 minutes, made 9 of 18 shots, 1 of 3 three-pointers, 1 of 2 free throws, scored 20 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 interruptions, and scored 17 points in the second half but was still unable to turn around. Anunobi performed stably, playing for 36 minutes, made 6 of 11 shots, 2 of 6 of 3-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, scored 16 points, 5 rebounds and 2 steals, plus or negative value +5.

Hart was not in the form today. He played for 28 minutes, made 2 of 3 shots, made 2 of 2 free throws, scored only 6 points and 6 rebounds, and made 2 mistakes. Mitchell Robinson came on as a substitute for 29 minutes, made 2 of 3 shots, 2 of 4 free throws, scored 6 points, 9 rebounds and 3 blocks, including 4 frontcourt rebounds.