New York Knicks Followers Sick After Pacers Advance To NBA Finals

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It’s now not orange and blue skies after the NBA’s “most overrated participant,” Tyrese Haliburton, and the Indiana Pacers as soon as once more despatched New York Knicks, Ben Stiller, Timothee Chalamet, Spike Lee, and the remainder of the diehard Knickerbocker followers on summer season break.

The New York Knicks and their followers thought their 52-year championship drought was coming to an finish, however sadly, the Indiana Pacers had different plans.

Final night time, in a recreation that began shut, the Pacers ultimately cruised to a 125-108 Sport 6 win over the Knicks, punching their ticket to the NBA Finals for the primary time in 25 years to face the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder, the place they hope they’ll win the franchise’s first NBA title.

Out of the gate, the Knicks didn’t let the Gainbridge Fieldhouse crowd have an effect on them, retaining the competition shut, trailing by solely 4 factors at halftime. However it was clear they couldn’t maintain tempo with the Pacers, who turned it on within the second half, ending the third quarter with an 11-point lead that the Knicks couldn’t overcome.

It didn’t assist that the Knicks’ offense was stifled by the Pacers’ protection within the second half. The clutch participant of the yr and Knicks’ high offensive weapon, Jalen Brunson, was held to only 19 factors and shot 4/10 on the half as a result of Andrew Nembhard locked him down.

In Video games 1-5, Andrew Nembhard defended Jalen Brunson for 49 match-ups, permitting 51.0 participant factors per 100 match-ups

In Sport 6, Nembhard defended Brunson for 55 match-ups, giving up simply 9.1 participant factors per 100 match-ups

He was sensational. pic.twitter.com/VQNoJSo22x

— Caitlin Cooper (@C2_Cooper) June 1, 2025

Turnovers Killed The Knicks’ Probabilities

The Pacers additionally compelled 18 Knicks turnovers, scoring 25 fastbreak factors, a recipe for catastrophe for any staff making an attempt to win an Japanese Convention Finals collection.

After being stifled in Sport 5, Tyrese Haliburton returned to type, scoring 21 factors and allotting 13 assists. Nonetheless, it was Pascal Siakam’s 31-point efficiency that helped put the Knicks away for good, incomes him the collection MVP award, which additionally offered a basic meme second.

Tyrese Haliburton thought that Larry Hen ECF MVP trophy was his🤣#NBA #Pacers pic.twitter.com/59eF189mNI

— Caleb Nixon (@calebnixonmedia) June 1, 2025

Jalen Brunson Nonetheless Has Confidence In This Knicks Workforce

Regardless of strong offensive efforts from OG Anunoby, who led all Knicks scorers with 24 factors, and Karl-Anthony Cities with 22, it simply wasn’t sufficient.

It didn’t assist that Josh Hart, who has been dependable all season, didn’t go away his mark on the sport, scoring solely 4 factors.

Following the sport, Brunson says he nonetheless believes on this Knicks staff as it’s constructed, telling reporters he has “Essentially the most confidence, overconfident, severely,” Brunson stated. “There’s not an oz of any kind of doubt that I’m assured with this group.”

Jalen Brunson was requested if he has confidence that Tom Thibodeau is the fitting coach for the Knicks transferring ahead:

“Is that an actual query proper now? You simply requested me if I consider if he is the fitting man. Sure.” pic.twitter.com/FRjCO8genL

— Knicks Movies (@sny_knicks) June 1, 2025

A Magical Season Comes To A Bitter Finish

Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks appeared like they have been on the verge of a particular season after two large playoff collection wins, together with knocking off the defending champion Boston Celtics.

However it will prove their largest check could be the franchise’s longtime rivals, the Indiana Pacers, who’ve performed boogeyman to the Knicks franchise for a few years.

Coming into the collection, the Knicks had all of the momentum, particularly after pulling off one of many largest comebacks in playoff historical past en path to denying the Celtics the chance to defend their 2023-24 NBA championship.

It might prove that the Knicks would get a style of their very own drugs after they dramatically blew a major lead in recreation 1 of the Japanese Convention finals, which led to an insane Tyrese Haliburton buzzer-beater to pressure time beyond regulation, the place the Knicks got here up brief, and ultimately would go on to lose the collection.

TYRESE HALIBURTON BUZZER BEATER FORCES OT 🤯🤯🤯

AND HE DID THE CHOKE SIGN TO THE KNICKS!!! pic.twitter.com/0jufr6naNl

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) Might 22, 2025

As you’ll be able to think about, Knicks followers’ feelings are far and wide. Some are pleased with their Knickerbockers, whereas others really feel a change is required, calling for the firing of head coach Tom Thibodeau, whose rotations and refusal to make use of his bench have been as soon as once more the topic of debate.

Tom Thibodeau is simply Doc Rivers however performs his stars 48 minutes a recreation. pic.twitter.com/d2fVTya9Cj

— chickenfried🍗 (@realzachbrown) Might 26, 2025

Welp, there’s at all times subsequent yr.

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