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Knicks Pacers Game 7 Is Gonna Be Crazy



Knicks Pacers Game 7 Is Gonna Be Crazy

okay so we’re GNA have two game sevens on Sunday Nick Pacers now and you already know game seven in the garden is going to be crazy hopefully Josh Hart is okay and with how well this Knicks team has persevered through all the injuries like that would be such a bummer if hardt could not go for game seven as far as what happened in game six so this is the crazy thing man you can say that the Pacers did not get as torched by Brunson in this one as they typically do he still had 31 but yeah he didn’t shoot as well but I mean yeah with the last one being a 40 point game where he shot over 50 % I guess you’ll take it if you’re the Pacers um in the first half more so you saw them do like an okay job on you know the Halburn like hedge and recovers to where he’s not getting the switch on Brunson or brunson’s not getting the switch on him I should say or like Turner High up on a screen or Isaiah Jackson did okay job one time on a switch like okay cool he still got the 31 and I mean I would expect in game seven whether it’s going for the halber switch whether it’s he’s got to make shots Over N Smith whether it’s you know the Knicks draw double screen actions for him whether it’s uh them getting a bunch of offensive rebound and you kick it out to Brunson for 3 like whatever it’s going to be I’m assuming it’s going to be chaos we did see Deuce once again making plays with screening for Brunson or like making a pull up three that’s going to be huge for a game seven now what we also saw in this one the Pacers they did not get killed on the offensive Glass by the next the Knicks ended up with 13 offensive rebounds which is a number that you will take if you’re the Pacers and that’s really got to be the key for Indiana for this game seven with with the garden crowd going nuts and the whole thing it’s got to be yes Brunson is going to make some tough shots the Knicks are going to grab some offensive rebounds but you got to try to contain it enough and it felt like it didn’t become as much of a theme in this game but definitely it’s been a thing throughout some of these games where it’s the Pacers being like if he’s just continually making shots and single covers then they’re bringing two and they just haven’t done the best job at always bringing two to where like Don is getting a three or someone else is getting a shot or maybe it’s an extra body KN on the defensive glass so the Knicks can crash even more you know or it’s Josh making a play in the middle of the floor let’s talk about the Pacers on offense for a little bit talk about SE yakum as well as alurn so in the case of SE yakum the matchup stuff is kind of something with the Knicks and I I don’t totally know what makes them shift but sometimes it’s Josh Hart on SE yakum and other times it’s ihart on SE yakum and then it’s like Josh Hart sometimes even ending up like on Miles Turner and Miles Turner did have one like catch and go with Josh har kind of helping off of him for one play and that play as well as in the first quarter when Turner just beats iHeart off the dribble at the three-point line to get a dunk miles growth on offense over the years is real it’s a fine line with this stuff cuz I remember there were at least one or two plays in one of the previous games I think it was in Indiana where down the stretch seak was trying to post up on Hart and he just kind of couldn’t move him because Josh Hart’s pretty strong but then on this one he ends up having like a play where he spins off of him on the Baseline for a three-point play or whatever he’s making like a long two a couple of long twos over ihart because there were a couple of broken plays in that third quarter of the pace were scored on like I don’t even know if I’m making some larger point with that it’s more so just to say without an anobi here I’ve just been honed in even a little more on just the SE yakum face up SE yakum one-on-one opportunities out outside of you know him screening for Halle bur or whatever and to speak on hiy while he was able to get like a couple of cooking moments on in this game like the the step back long two that he thought was a three off the uh it was seak or a Turner screen with a deuce gigum or that turnaround to he had over Deuce it was like okay they did not need him to go crazy as a scorer in this game also he had a couple of broken plays that ended up in like with him getting a three whatever like it was a crazy little run of broken plays in the third quarter that all kind of worked for the Pacers but in game seven just may need to be looking for the pull-up and the step back and the floater a lot off of screen actions and maybe that’s just me assuming that he’ll need to do that because as a basketball fan you’re just programmed to be like game seven stars got to get Buckets I think another key thing that’s going to be huge in this game seven is the McConnell and Obi minutes I mean McConnell he’s pushing every opportunity he gets whether it’s the pull-up to whether it’s you know dribbling around underneath the rim and like great making a great kickout pass to nemith at the top of the key like I thing with TJ in some of these games is like how he’s rejecting these screens or how he’ll just be like dri in as if it’s like a routine up the court and then he’ll immediately go into a burst of speed and then deuces a little off balance on a crossover or whatever what does all that mean for a game seven I don’t know but that’s the fun part about a game seven it’s you know similar to what I was doing with the Nuggets wolves thing it’s you know divon chenzo how many threes is he going to take in this game seven probably at least like seven or eight that there were like little pockets of this game where ihart as a passer like on the elbow or at the top of the key was it was an interesting little extra thing for the Knicks do I expect him to lean on it super hard in a game seven I mean it’s possible maybe you lean on that more than you know Bruns and screen and roll actions all day I mean weird things happen in game seven I remember the Bucks game plan in game seven was Brooke don’t guard Grant Williams we haven’t done this at all all series let’s do it today so yeah it should be a pretty good time I’m not going to go super duper long on this one I will I I did not make a prediction for this series because I didn’t do the preview before the series began um can I cheat and say if Josh Hart is good than the Knicks will win game seven I mean hell this Knicks playoff run has been so wild maybe even that won’t stop them in front of the whether it’s offensive rebounds forcing turnovers Brunson difficult shots divon chenzo making I don’t know nine deep three-pointers Josh Hart having like seven plays where he screens for Brunson and gets inside and draws a foul maybe Miles Turner makes six threes I don’t know that that’s the beauty of game seven you have no idea but yeah I I will take the Knicks but I I think it’s going to be a good time

the pacers win game 6 to force game 7
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42 Comments

  1. Thibs is playing chess. Knicks purposely played bad and hart faked an injury. Knicks want the extra time for og to come back for the Celtics. Brunson looked like he was playing at half speed the whole game was even throwing easy passes out of bounds.

  2. Does anyone really think Indiana is going to win on the road? So far, this series has been very predictable.

  3. Pacers got taken to 7 by a banged up Knicks team and a bucks team without Giannis and Dame one of the worst teams to ever make the conference finals if they make it

  4. No Dame, Giannis
    No Randle, Robinson, OG, Bogdan, Hart

    Forget the Celtics, the Pacers are looking to have the easiest path

  5. I’m so sick of everyone glorifying the obscene number of minutes Thibbeaux plays his starters. He’s a damn good coach who always gets the best out of his players, but fuck me they don’t need to be playing 40 minutes of a blowout win on a Sunday night in March. We saw it in Chicago, we saw it in Minnesota, and this is gonna sound harsh, but how many more careers is this coach gonna ruin before he realises he needs to manage their minutes better

  6. The pattern indicates that the knicks will win and then lose in the conference finals…. And then lose in the finals next year. And finally win the year after.

  7. Honestly if pacers dont win this with how many injuries knicks have then im questioning how good they really are😂😂 especially if Hart doesnt play next game.

  8. Brunson stat padding in the 4th quarter game 6 when the game out of reach just to get to 30 did you watch the game brother

  9. Pacers really gotta lean on siakam more. Hes a better scorer than hali but for most of these playoffs they arent making it a point to get him the ball. Players like nesmith and tj need to know their roll and stand in the fuckin corner.

  10. Knicks will win here is why jalen Brunson is playing at an mvp level, and their defense has been robust under coach Tom. despite losing player s like Julius Randle.Their resilience and depth, particularly with contributions from players like O.G. Anunoby and the Villanova contingent, have kept them competitive and effective! As for the pacers they have had an impressive run,but injuries and inconsistency have hampered them. Tyrese Halliburton’s hamstring issues and the loss of buddy hield have impacted their performance, making it harder for them to maintain their high scoring style! Given these factors, Many analysts favor knicks to come out on top in game 7 , leveraging their home court advantage and their ability to control the game’s pace.

  11. Truthfully, if we’re talking “on court talent” without injuries it’s the Pacers. Knicks have so many injuries it’s insane. Their pure grit and Hart (pun intended) makes them an embodiment of the city and their fans feed them energy. MSG is like no other. NYC will go all out and demonstrate extreme effort for the win! That being said .. Pacers in 7 LFG!!!!

  12. Those Pacers played a game of basketball that has never been played moving"that fast before! They set a record. They did it for four straight quarters! Those young men are in some kind of shape and physical fitness!" At the end of the game, they still didn't look tired! They put points on the board so fast that you don't even see them doing it! I've never seen a team play that kind of defense!

    When a team plays like that, they deserve all the championships! Amen. I pray they go all the way! They deserve it!

  13. So nobody thought it was odd that Knicks was not diving for lose balls, not repositioning for rebounds like normal? Please look at the game again guys. Watch to see who was actually hustling. Just focus on that. What the Knicks were doing in this game was called "malingering." They were led to do it. I can prove it.

  14. Three seasons ago, if you told me either Tyrese Haliburton or Jalen Brunson would be the number one option on a conference finals team, I'd call you crazy.

  15. It isn't going to be crazy. I am a Pacers fan so this is a non-biased prediction. Haliburton will fold like he always does in big moments, Pascal will clumsily turn the ball over 5 times, and Myles Turner will be a 7 footer that can't rebound or defend. All while Brunson torches Nesmith and Nembhard for 40 points or more. Knicks by at least 20, even short-handed. That is how bad the Pacers are and will be. Don't let their play at home fool you.

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