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Official announcement! The G6 injury report of the Eastern Conference Finals is released, Halliburton has no way out, and the NBA needs to tie the seventh game

2:45pm, 31 May 2025Basketball

The NBA East-West Finals are coming to an end. In the West, the Thunder 4-1 gentleman swept the Timberwolves and was crowned the Western Conference champion, taking the lead in winning a finals ticket. According to statistics, this is the first time since the NBA has produced six different Western Conference championships in six consecutive seasons since the 1972-73 season to the 1977-78 season. In the East, the Pacers led the Knicks 3-2. The Knicks saved the first match point strongly at home, which also added some suspense to this round of series. The G6 in the East Final is about to break out, and both teams have some new updates, let’s take a look together.

Pacers' official G6 injury report was released

On the Knicks, Towns had a sprained knee and did not fall off the line of fire, and the rest remained basically healthy; on the other hand, Nasmith fought with an ankle sprain, and Bradley was injured in G5 again! The Pacers officially updated the G6 injury report of the Eastern Conference Finals, and Bradley (left hip flexor strain) is suspected of playing (50% chance of playing). In this round of series, the penalty area battle has a huge impact on the game trend. The Knicks have a combination of Towns and Miro. They are better than the Pacers' inside group Turner + Bradley + Bryant in terms of offense and defense. Carlisle used Toppin to play the center of the small lineup and failed to achieve results! There is no doubt that Bradley's injury is a heavy blow to the Pacers' inside. The Knicks will definitely seize the Pacers' inside shortcomings and continue to attack hard. Whoever can dominate the penalty area will be able to laugh to the end in G6.

Halliburton has no way out

Pacers failed to end the series in G5, and the team's top star Halliburton is to blame! After the game, Halliburton played for 31 minutes, made 2 of 7 shots (0 of 2 of 3-pointers), 4 of 5 free throws, and only scored 8 points + 2 rebounds + 6 assists + 2 steals + 1 block! Whether Halliburton was tired after scoring 32 points, 12 rebounds, 15 assists, 4 breaks and 0 turnovers in G4, or Halliburton was reserved in G4 and wanted to wait to return to the home ending series, one thing is certain that if Halliburton did not have the attack power, the Pacers were destined to be unable to achieve anything. According to statistics, when Halliburton made no less than 15 attempts in the past two seasons, the Pacers' record was 13 wins and 3 losses, with a winning rate of 81.3%. When Halliburton made less than 10 attempts, the Pacers' record was only 1 win and 6 losses, with a winning rate of only 14.3%. Halliburton has no way out, he must re-exert his magic in G6, otherwise the Pacers will not be safe at home!

NBA needs to tie the seventh game

Compared with one-sided games in the Western Conference Finals, the suspense and ratings are also full! According to statistics, since the Eastern Conference Finals, the average number of viewers in the United States has reached 6.74 million, and the G5 ratings is 6.72 million, setting a new record for the G5 highest value in the Eastern Conference Finals in the past seven years! In contrast, the Western Conference Finals, from the ratings to the number of viewers, both hit the lowest in the past 10 years! It is worth mentioning that the crisis of the Knicks' 2-3 lag behind has not yet been resolved. The Knicks' side ticket price at home tiebreaker has reached 250,000 US dollars! The Western Conference Finals have been hasty. The NBA needs a tiebreaker in the East Conference Finals, and even more so, a big ball market like the Knicks needs to generate revenue in the finals. Otherwise, the Thunder vs. Pacers, who would like to watch the showdown between the two smallest ball markets? According to our understanding of Xiao Hua for many years, the Pacers are likely to become victims who go straight to their hands! So, walkers really need to be careful. G6 is the last chance. Don’t let the tiger return to the mountain again! Fans, what do you think about this? Let me leave me a comment and discuss it.

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