Return to the finals after 25 years? Pacers lead 2-0 away, 7 wins and 0 losses remain unbeaten at critical moments

There have been two matches in the Eastern Conference Finals this season. Like the last round against the Cavaliers, the Pacers once again led 2-0 away. The Knicks happened to be the opposite of the last round. They took a 2-0 lead away against the Celtics in the semi-finals, but in the Eastern Conference Finals, they also encountered a 0-2-departure at home like the Celtics.

Because the Pacers took a 2-0 lead away, they will return to home to face the Knicks in the next two games. They can get the match point as long as they win another game, so the Pacers are likely to reach the finals and continue to compete for the championship. In the history of the playoffs, there are only 5 home games with a 0-2 turnover. Neither the Cavaliers nor the Celtics have completed this season, and it should be difficult for the Knicks to complete it.

The Pacers can reach the Eastern Conference Finals this season and are expected to reach the finals, which is inseparable from their outstanding performance at critical moments, because they won many games in the final championship moments, and there are 3 games that have completed a big reversal when they were still 7 points behind in the last minute. Before that, since the corresponding data statistics were found, there was only one such reversal in history.

This season's playoffs, the Pacers achieved an unbeaten record of 7 wins and 0 losses in the critical moment (within 5 points in the last 5 minutes), ranking first in the league and never lost a game. The Timberwolves performed well at the critical moment, with a record of 4 wins and 0 losses, but they lost to the Thunder in the first two games of the Western Conference Finals and did not hit the critical moment.

Although the Pacers reached the Eastern Conference Finals last season, their regular season record this year is not very good, with only 50 wins and 32 losses, ranking fourth in the Eastern Conference. It is worth mentioning that in the West, the Lakers, Clippers and Nuggets have 50 wins in regular season records like the Pacers, but their performance in the playoffs is not as good as that of the Pacers.

Both the Lakers and the Clippers competed in the first round, and the Lakers were easily eliminated by the Timberwolves 4-1 when they had a home advantage. The Clippers fought with the Nuggets until the tiebreak battle before they were defeated. Although the Nuggets reached the semi-finals, they still lost to the Thunder in the tiebreak battle and missed the Western Conference Finals.

Pacers easily eliminated the Bucks 4-1 in the first round, and then beat the Bucks in the second round, eliminating the Cavaliers who won 64 wins in the regular season 4-1. In the Eastern Conference Finals, facing the Knicks, the Pacers took a 2-0 lead without a home court advantage, and are expected to return to the finals after 25 years.