Leading 2-0 in the Eastern Conference Finals! The team has different championship factors. Are the Pacers going to play in the finals?

Before the game, New York still had two colors, orange and blue, to support the home team. But today, the Knicks disappointed the fans again. 109-114, the Knicks lost to the Pacers again, losing two home courts in a row!

So are the Pacers, who are leading 2-0 in the series, really going to play in the finals?

Today's Knicks fans are impossible to say that they are not desperate. Because at the end of the half, the Pacers core Haliburton made 1 of 6 shots and 0 of 3 three-pointers, scoring only 2 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists. But in this case, the Pacers were only three points behind the Knicks at the end of the half. In the whole game, Halliburton only made 5 of 16 shots, made 3 of 10 three-pointers and scored 14 points, 8 rebounds and 11 assists. The key reason why the Pacers were able to win today is Siakam. After playing for more than a quarter at the beginning of the game, Siakam scored 21 points with 8 of 12 shots. He made 15 of 23 shots in the game, made 3 of 5 three-pointers, scored 39 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal. Siakam's rampage seems to remind people of the Pacers' No. 1 star. And we also need to know that Siakam is blessed by the champion factor.

In addition, not only Siakam has the championship factor, but also the former champion coach Carlisle. He won the championship when he was in the Mavericks. And it can be seen that Carlisle's improvement on this Pacers is quite obvious. The Pacers' fast attack tactics today really caught the Knicks off guard. Regardless of whether the Knicks scored or not, some Pacers' players have already made a fast break. For example, Toppin's fast break, from serving on the baseline to making a layup, a total of 6 seconds. Hart scored before he reached the center line. Even this is not the shortest, and the Pacers have another fast break today, starting from rebounding to finishing the score, it took only 4 seconds. Not to mention Halliburton threw Siakam away today and made a layup.

does not deny that the Knicks' offense today is also good, but the problem is that the two points scored after the Knicks' confrontation are two points from the Pacers' fast break. Although the scores are the same, the overall consumption for the team can be different. And it is not only physical exhaustion, but also psychological pressure. The Pacers' fast pace today successfully led the Knicks' rhythm. In the last game, the Knicks made 15 mistakes in the game, and the Pacers made 7. Although the 12 mistakes today were less than yesterday, the Knicks made 10 mistakes in less than three quarters. Moreover, in these two games, the disadvantages of the Knicks' short rotation began to appear, the players' physical fitness could not keep up, and Thibodeau was too rigid. Before being hidden in the last quarter, Towns scored 20 points and 7 rebounds on 6 of 14 shots, but Thibodeau didn't use him for a long time in the last quarter.

instead let Mitchell Robinson play for 29 minutes, Miro scored 6 points and 9 rebounds today for 2 of 3 shots. It is undeniable that the defensive performance was excellent during the period that came up, and it also helped the team establish a lead. But Miro suddenly played for nearly 30 minutes in the playoffs, but was still crazyly consumed by his opponent. In fact, when facing a fast-paced team like the Pacers, increasing rotation is the most important thing. The team lost the game, and today Brunson scored another empty score. Brunson made 13 of 27 shots in 39 minutes today, scoring 36 points, 11 assists, 3 rebounds and 1 steal. In this case, losing two home courts in a row, it seems that the Pacers are really going to advance to the finals.