The Knicks turned it over, the Pacers ran.
The Knicks missed, the Pacers ran.
The Knicks scored … the Pacers nonetheless ran.
“Inexcusable,” TNT analyst and longtime NBA coach Stan Van Gundy stated after the Knicks let Obi Toppin rating on an unconstested layup within the fourth quarter following a made basket by New York.
It’s clear Indiana coach Rick Carlisle received the message throughout that pushing the tempo was necessary in Sport 6.
The Pacers had been flying up the court docket all through Sport 6 in a 125-108 victory that ended the Knicks season.
“The one thing that bothered me for the Knicks,” Charles Barkley stated at halftime. “They gave up four layups after made baskets. You can’t do that ever. You should never get a layup after a scoring basket.”
Indiana outscored the Knicks 25-10 on fastbreak factors within the deciding recreation after the crew was held beneath 100 factors for the primary time within the postseason in Sport 5.
The Knicks had been down 58-54 at half however ran out of gasoline within the second half because the high-octane Pacers relentlessly pushed the sport up and down the ground.
The Knicks had been restricted all through the sequence by the defensive struggles of their two largest stars — Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Cities.
