The Indiana Pacers were able to get past the New York Knicks on Tuesday night and are just one game away from reaching the NBA Finals.
After such a disappointing loss, the Knicks looked back at everything they did wrong and how they can fix things moving forward.
Speaking to ESPN, Josh Hart talked about his team’s inability to slow down or stop the Pacers.
“I think it’s difficult for any team [to stop]. You can stop one action, but then it’s the next action and the next action,” Hart said of defending Indiana’s attack, which shot 51% overall and 40% from 3. “If one domino falls … that one person’s mess-up is messing up the whole possession. Obviously they’re running good stuff, but we have to make sure that we’re physical and locked in and just make it tough for them.”
The Knicks most definitely did not make things tough for the Pacers on Tuesday night, and it cost them the game.
Toward the end of the game, the Knicks were getting closer, and it looked like they could pull even and perhaps take the lead.
But the Pacers had an answer for the Knicks every single time.
There were mistakes up and down the Knicks’ roster, and the Pacers had great shooting all night.
They were trying shots from all over the court, and it felt like most of them were landing.
When a team is playing that well, its opponents have to respond thoroughly, and the Knicks did not on Tuesday.
They weren’t able to stop Indiana’s shooting streak, and they couldn’t create one of their own.
That ultimately cost them the game, and in a matter of days, their season could be over.
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