In the first game, he suffered a 17-point comeback and fell behind 0-1! Brunson scored 43 points and 5 assists, and Towns 35+12

In the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Knicks, who played at home, suffered a big reversal. They lost the Pacers 135-138 in overtime, and fell behind 0-1 in a big score, losing their home advantage.

It is worth mentioning that the Knicks could have won today. At the beginning of the last quarter, when Brunson was out, they scored a 14-0 climax, leading to a maximum of 17 points. But Nesmith suddenly ran away, making 6 three-pointers in a row, Halliburton hit the tie and dragged into overtime, and the Knicks were eventually reversed. If Halliburton's last three-pointer had not crossed the line, the Knicks would be killed directly.

Although I lost the game, the Knicks' starting five performed well. Brunson felt hot, with 37 minutes of appearance, 15 of 25 shots, 1 of 6 three-pointers, 12 of 14 free throws, and an empty score of the game's highest 43 points plus 5 assists, but there were also as many as 7 turnovers and 5 fouls, with a plus-minus value of -8. After joining the Knicks, Brunson has scored at least 40 points and 5 assists in seven playoff games, ranking first in team history, and the rest of the team history have only 4 games in total.

Downs is also very powerful. He started for 35 minutes, made 11 of 17 shots, made 4 of 8 three-pointers, made 9 of 11 free throws, scored 35 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists, plus or negative value +9. In the first half, Towns played for 16 minutes, made 5 of 7, 3 of 3 three-pointers and 2 of 2 free throws, scoring 15 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists. In the final quarter, Towns scored another 13 points in a single quarter, but lost a key free throw, causing the team to be dragged into overtime by the Pacers.

Bridges played steadily on both offense and defense, played 46 minutes, made 8 of 16 shots, 0 of 1 three-pointers, 0 of 2 free throws, scored 16 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks, but the plus-minus value was the lowest -15. In the first half, Bridges only had 48 seconds off, made 6 of 12 shots, 0 of 1 three-pointers, and scored 12 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks.

Anunobi performed well, played 42 minutes, made 6 of 15 shots, 2 of 8 three-pointers, and 2 of 4 free throws. He scored 16 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocks. He also had 5 fouls, plus or negative value -12. In the last moment, Anunobi scored only one of the key two free throws, which also caused the Knicks to be dragged into overtime.

Hart performed well, playing for 44 minutes, made 3 of 6 shots, 1 of 3 three-pointers, and 1 of 2 free throws, scoring 8 points, 13 rebounds and 7 assists. McBride played on the bench, shooting 2 of 7 shots, 1 of 3 three-pointers, 4 of 5 free throws, and scored 9 points and 2 rebounds.