121-130! The Eastern Conference lost away in the third away game, 1-3 on the verge of despair, and it is difficult for three players to win even if they score 20+

In the just-concluded NBA Eastern Conference Finals G4 battle, the New York Knicks played away after four quarters and finally lost to the Indiana Pacers 121-130, and fell behind the Indiana Pacers 1-3 in the series. If they lose again in G5, they will be eliminated in the series. Before the series began, the Pacers were considered not to be the opponent of the Knicks. Although the Pacers played the ultimate full-player offense in the playoffs, the outside world is more optimistic about the Knicks, who have two top stars, Brunson and Towns.

However, with the G1 Knicks leading by 17 points at one time, Pacers Nesmith made 6 3-pointers in the fourth quarter, helping the Pacers reverse overtime to win, allowing the Pacers to successfully gain the lead. Then G2 Pacers Siakam suddenly exploded and scored 39 points, helping the Pacers take a 2-0 lead away, breaking many people's glasses. G3 Knicks finally changed the lineup. By expanding the nine-man rotation and putting Miro to the start, the Knicks completed a big reversal against the Pacers 1-2 in the fourth quarter. But now the Knicks are behind 1-3, which makes people feel the Pacers' powerful offensive firepower.

Knicks have successively introduced trades and free agents in recent seasons, creating five starting combinations with very top offense and defense strength, including Towns + Brunson + Anunobi + Hart + Bridges. However, because they invested a lot of resources into the starting lineup, their substitute lineup was too weak, which was not obvious when facing the Pistons and the Celtics. However, in the Eastern Conference Finals, the disadvantages of the Knicks relying too much on the starting lineup were fully exposed.

After the first quarter, the Pacers, who played at home, continued to maintain a hot offensive feel. Halliburton scored 15 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists in the first quarter. Nesmith also made two consecutive three-pointers after the opening. The Pacers scored 43 points in the first quarter. Although the Knicks also scored 35 points, it was obvious that Brunson and Towns could not beat four-handed with two punches. The Knicks were 8 points behind in the first quarter.

In the second quarter, Pacers Matherin scored through a pick-and-roll as soon as he came on the court. Towns responded with a 3-pointer from the outside. Anunobi then made a strong attack on the inside and caused a foul and two free throws. Then he made another mid-range shot, and the Knicks narrowed the gap. After returning from the timeout, Towns continued to cause damage in the interior, and Wright made a low-level mistake when pushing the ball, which was in turn caused another foul by Mathering. Wright then took the opportunity to Arony the outside and scored a three-pointer. Towns made a second attack in the inside, and Turner easily hit the board after hitting Towns in the inside. Then Anunobi made a contribution to offense and defense, grabbed a rebound on the defensive end and broke into the basket and scored a "2+1" against Nemhard. At the end of the half-time game, the Knicks were 5 points behind the Pacers.

As soon as the third quarter came, Siakam made a step back and jump shot. Halliburton scored a steal and assisted Siakam to dunk. The Pacers scored 4-0 at the beginning, widening the gap to 9 points. After returning from the timeout, Towns took a three-step shot into the inside and broke into the inside to stop the bleeding. Miro made a tough frontcourt rebound and made two free throws. However, Nesmith then grabbed Brunson's defense loophole without the ball and got rid of him, and continued to dunk the inside. Miro continued to respond with a tough frontcourt rebound. Miro became the Knicks' surprise in this game. After Siakam made a jump shot with a sudden stop, Towns squeezed through the defense and scored a "2+1". Turner made a strong hit at the basket and responded strongly. At the end of the third quarter, the Knicks have already trailed the Pacers by 11 points 91-102.

The Pacers continued to expand their lead in the fourth quarter, and Matherin became the surprise on the Pacers' bench. His empty cut layup + Siakam's 3 points from the outside helped the Pacers continue to widen the gap. Anunobi then hit a 3-pointer against Siakam and stopped the bleeding in time. Although the Knicks continued to chase points strongly, due to the large gap in the previous score, it was still difficult to save the defeat.

In this game, Towns on the Knicks scored 24 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists, Anunobi scored 22 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 steals and 2 blocks, Robinson scored 6 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal, Bridges scored 17 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, and Brunson scored the highest team's 31 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists. Hart came on as a substitute and scored 12 points, 11 rebounds and 1 assist. The scores on the

Pacers are obviously more balanced. Halliburton scored the team's highest 32 points, 12 rebounds and 15 assists, Nemhard regained his touch and scored 16 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, Siakam scored 30 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists, Turner scored 13 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, Nemhard had a poor touch and only scored 3 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists. Substitute: McConnor scored 6 points and 3 assists, and Matherin became the surprise and scored 20 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists. Although the Knicks Brunson, Anunobi and Towns scored 20+ data, they were still unable to help the team win.