Knicks are reborn in desperate situation! Thibodeau corrects error and wins Brunson kills God mode to collapse Pacers

The shadow of Indianapolis hovered over Madison Square, but this time, Thibodeau refused to repeat the same mistake. When the bitter fruit of the G4 blindly following the Pacers' attack rhythm was still tingling with the nerves, the Knicks coach used a textbook-level tactic to correct the situation and dragged the suspense of the series back to the New York camp.

Suffocation Defense: Halliburton's cage

Carlisle's carefully constructed offensive engine was devastatingly locked in the first quarter of G5. The Knicks no longer give Halliburton any breathing space—Divinzó's striking way is followed by a shadow to prevent it from cutting off its starting path, while Anunobi blocks every passing passage like a cheetah. The Pacers scored 2 points with only free throws in the first quarter, setting the lowest output in a single quarter of the playoffs this season. What's even more fatal is that the team only made 4 assists in the first quarter but made 5 mistakes, and the smooth offensive system completely collapsed.

Offensive reconstruction: The art of staggered travel

Tibodeau finally let go of his obsession with dual-core linkage. In the first quarter, Brunson passed the level alone, scored 10 points in the half quarter to ignite the home court, and all the Pacers' defensive resources were forced to tilt towards him; at the beginning of the second quarter, Tangs took advantage of the situation to take over, crushed Turner with his weight and continued to eat the inside, and the score difference quickly pulled to 14 points. When the Knicks focused on rebounding (10 net wins in the second quarter), the no-fly zone built by Harten and Robinson made a sharp drop in the Pacers' fast break score by 60%.

Carlisle's tricks and tin coach's alertness

Just when New York seemed to be in control of the overall situation, the Pacers coach made a crazy bet of twelve people rotation. Fringeman Jares Walker scored 6 points in a row with three-pointers and steals, and once nearly scored the gap to 5 points. But the emergency deployment before the half-time whistle cut off Walker's receiving route and made a key adjustment in the third quarter: when Towns was trapped and foul-related crisis, he decisively handed over the offensive weight to Brunson. The latter scored 15 points in a single quarter, and a 3+1 roar completely detonated Madison's voice.

Iron Blood Finale: Harry's feature ignites the final torch

Pacers set off another wave of counterattack in the early part of the final quarter, but the Knicks responded with a more extreme defensive response: Halliburton made only 4 of 15 shots in the game, setting the worst efficiency in the playoffs; Mathering's breakthrough route was completely locked by Hart. When the defensive champion scored 7 points in a row, even hit a three-pointer in the corner, the Indiana's psychological defense finally collapsed.

When Hart grabbed the last rebound and smashed it hard on the floor, the roar of 20,000 people in Madison Square turned into a substantial energy field. The Knicks used this 22-point victory to prove that they never disarm easily on the battlefield of willpower. And the real test will arrive in the Bankers’ Life Arena two days later - what awaits them are Pacers who fight against the waves.