Denver coach Michael Malone calls them “the two greatest words in sports.” The NBA has two of them Sunday, and all four teams — the Nuggets, Timberwolves, Knicks and Pacers — have experienced both ends of blowouts in their otherwise scintillating semifinal series. In the East, Indiana prevailed by 32 points in Game 4 only to watch New York return the favor with a 30-point shellacking in Game 5.
The Indiana Pacers produced another big win on their home court Friday, routing the New York Knicks 116-103 to force a decisive game seven in their NBA Eastern Conference semi-final series.They'll have to follow up on the road, however, if they want to book a clash with the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference finals, with the Knicks hosting game seven on Sunday at Madison Square Garden.
The Indiana Pacers put on a shooting clinic to throttle the New York Knicks 130-109 on Sunday and book an NBA Eastern Conference finals showdown with the top-seeded Boston Celtics.The Knicks, chasing a first Eastern Conference finals berth since 2000, hurt their own cause with two costly turnovers on inbounds plays and the Pacers quickly pushed the lead back to 19 points.
No. | Player | Pos |
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5 | PF | |
8 | SF | |
44 | SF | |
4 | SG | |
11 | PG | |
18 | SG | |
0 | SG | |
25 | PF | |
3 | SG | |
55 | C | |
8 | SG | |
2 | PG | |
13 | SG | |
30 | PF | |
23 | C | |
45 | C | |
00 | SF | |
1 | SG |