To paraphrase Kevin Millar: Don’t allow them to win Game 5.
The thing about these Eastern Conference finals, about this 3-1 deficit the Knicks are facing heading back home for Thursday’s do-or-die Game 5 against the Pacers, is that it feels rather a lot less just like the Pacers are running the Knicks off the ground and rather a lot more just like the Knicks are leaving something on the table.
The Knicks’ nine-point loss in Game 4 on Tuesday was essentially the most lopsided game of the series, and in addition to the Pacers played — Tyrese Haliburton putting up a 32-point triple-double, Aaron Nesmith coming off injury and shooting well, Pascal Siakam dropping 30, Bennedict Mathurin putting in 20 off the bench — the overwhelming feeling coming out of it was that the Knicks had put up a stinker.
Perhaps there’s some bias there (it is a Latest York paper in spite of everything), and this isn’t meant to diminish what’s been a wonderful series from Indiana.
To paraphrase Kevin Millar: Don’t allow them to win Game 5.
The thing about these Eastern Conference finals, about this 3-1 deficit the Knicks are facing heading back home for Thursday’s do-or-die Game 5 against the Pacers, is that it feels rather a lot less just like the Pacers are running the Knicks off the ground and rather a lot more just like the Knicks are leaving something on the table.
The Knicks’ nine-point loss in Game 4 on Tuesday was essentially the most lopsided game of the series, and in addition to the Pacers played — Tyrese Haliburton putting up a 32-point triple-double, Aaron Nesmith coming off injury and shooting well, Pascal Siakam dropping 30, Bennedict Mathurin putting in 20 off the bench — the overwhelming feeling coming out of it was that the Knicks had put up a stinker.
Perhaps there’s some bias there (it is a Latest York paper in spite of everything), and this isn’t meant to diminish what’s been a wonderful series from Indiana.
