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Nesmith & Haliburton guide Pacers to heist of Game 1
By: Samson Folk | @samfolkk
Nesmith 与 Haliburton 领军 Pacers 偷走首战胜利
Wow, again.
又来了一次啦！
The Pacers started 10-of-11 from the floor. The Knicks struggled mightily to k
eep tabs on all of the motion, and Karl Anthony-Towns in particular was caught
up in the mixer. Have to credit the Pacers for being able to rope Jalen Bruns
on into a Tyrese Haliburton action early that netted a layup for the Pacers. I
t was elite, elite offensive process. To their credit, the Knicks did a fair e
nough job scoring on the other side to keep pace to some degree. 9-of-13 from
the floor. Towns and Myles Turner exchanged a couple jumpers. Brunson got to s
pots repeatedly. Josh Hart scored after corralling a loose ball. Knicks hoops.
Pacers 开局 11 投中 10。Knicks 在防守跑动上非常吃力，尤其是 Karl Anthony-Towns
被搞得团团转。必须称赞 Pacers，很早就设计出一个由 Tyrese Haliburton 操刀、把
Jalen Brunson 拉进来的进攻战术，最终成功换得一记上篮得分，这是一波顶尖的进攻流
程。Knicks 也不遑多让，回应端的进攻效率也不错，13 投中 9。Towns 与 Myles Turne
r 各进了一些中距离跳投。Brunson 不断找到自己的进攻点。Josh Hart 捡到地板球后也
得分。Knicks 的进攻仍然存在。
24-20 for the Pacers after the first rush of blows.
首节交锋过后，Pacers 以 24 比 20 领先。
Mitchell Robinson checked in and immediately grabbed an offensive rebound. Eve
n after a super aggressive rub/tag from Pascal Siakam and a one-on-one with Tu
rner, he found Mikal Bridges’ miss. Of note: he went to the line and missed b
oth! A couple possessions later, he grabbed another over Obi Toppin. And a thi
rd before finding Deuce McBride for three.
Mitchell Robinson 一上场就立刻抢下一个进攻篮板。即使遭遇 Pascal Siakam 的强势
挡拆干扰，并在与 Turner 一对一的情况下，他仍然捡到 Mikal Bridges 投失的球。值
得注意的是：他站上罚球线，两罚全失！几个回合后，他又在 Obi Toppin 头上抓下一个
进攻篮板。接着又抢下第三个，并助攻 Deuce McBride 投进三分。
It’ll be a battleground all series long, but the early stuff helped catapult
the Knicks to a 14-5 run that helped them take the lead 36-34.
这个系列赛注定会是一场肉搏战，而这段开场攻势，帮助 Knicks 打出一波 14 比 5 的
攻势，反超比数至 36 比 34。
An early chunk of lost minutes for the Pacers vaunted bench, and a fairly poor
run of play from T.J. McConnell on both ends of the court, as he was the 3rd
member of the gauntlet against Brunson and by far the least effective.
Pacers 备受推崇的替补群，在这段时间失去节奏，T.J. McConnell 在攻防两端表现不佳
，作为对抗 Brunson 的三人轮换之一，他明显是最没效果的那一位。
To start the second though, the bench stuff turned around.
但第二节一开始，Pacers 的替补群状况出现好转。
They got more opportunities to push pace and saw less of McConnell against a s
et defense. Brunson was off the floor and the Knicks offense stalled out. A re
prieve for the Pacers as they snapped off an 11-5 run.
他们有更多机会打转换进攻，而且 McConnell 面对设定好的防线的情况也减少了。此时
Brunson 下场，Knicks 的进攻节奏也跟着停滞。Pacers 趁势打出一波 11 比 5 的攻势
，稍稍喘了一口气。
Of course, the Knicks were only ever a couple drives and a triple away from th
e lead, which they roared back to take with a 7-0 run.
当然，Knicks 只需要几次切入和一记三分球，就能马上追上，果不其然，他们打出一波
7 比 0，再度夺回领先。
Neither team was taking much away. The Knicks 6-of-11 from deep and shooting 6
0 percent overall. The Pacers at 64 percent themselves. OFFENSE!
两队此时在防守端都无法有效限制对手。Knicks 三分球 11 投中 6，整体命中率 60%。P
acers 则高达 64%。这场是纯进攻的对决！
The Knicks extended their lead to eight over the Pacers with a couple triples
vs a bit of jackassery. The Knicks hitting their shots, the Pacers missing the
ir layups and dunks. A 13-1 run, all in all. And a four minute drought without
a field goal for the Pacers.
Knicks 靠着几记三分球，加上一些 Pacers 的低级失误将领先扩大至 8 分。Knicks 投
什么进什么，Pacers 则是上篮、灌篮连连落空。总计是一波 13 比 1 的攻势，Pacers
更是整整四分钟没有投进任何一球。
The worst part of it all? Brunson was sitting the whole time.
最糟糕的是？Brunson 那段时间根本没在场上。
A disastrous stretch of basketball for the Pacers. They started 9-of-9, and fo
llowed it up by shooting 9-of-24. A sign of the dysfunction? The Pacers got an
action with Brunson guarding Haliburton and let it fall away to nothing.
这段比赛是 Pacers 的灾难时刻。他们一开始是 9 投全中，接着却只投进 24 球中的 9
球。混乱的征兆？他们设计了一个由 Haliburton 面对 Brunson 的进攻机会，却没能执
行下去。
Star that he is, though? Haliburton had a flurry for himself, a quick burst of
10 points to help the Pacers stay afloat, and it came off of very aggressive
shot making - or taking, rather.
但 Haliburton 毕竟是明星。他突然爆发，自行连得 10 分，帮助 Pacers 勉强撑住。这
段攻势全靠他主动出手、强硬取分。
By the end of the first half the Knicks were winning the shot making battle an
d the possession battle - which meant they were up, of course. 69-62.
上半场结束时，Knicks 不只在投篮命中率上占上风，连球权掌控也压过 Pacers——结果
当然就是他们领先。比数 69 比 62。
The start of the second half was basically a match of judo between Nesmith and
Brunson. Hand-to-hand combat.
下半场一开始，场上简直像是 Nesmith 和 Brunson 在打柔道，一场赤手空拳的对决。
The Pacers get back into the swing of things with three plays through Siakam:
a mismatch against Bridges that he scores out of. A mismatch on Hart where he
drags O.G. Anunoby out to double and locates Nembhard in the dunker spot. And
a double on Brunson, that leads to a steal and a wide open dunk for #43. Good
stretch to calm things down.
Pacers 重新稳住阵脚，靠着 Siakam 三波进攻发动：第一个是打 Mikal Bridges 的错位
单打得分；第二个是错位对位 Josh Hart，成功吸引 O.G. Anunoby 过来包夹，然后助攻
Nembhard 在底线完成灌篮；第三个是对 Brunson 的包夹，造成抄截后由 43 号（Siaka
m）轻松灌篮。这段表现帮 Pacers 稳住了局势。
The Pacers simply could not stop Brunson, though. He got to that floater repea
tedly and without reprieve.
不过，Pacers 根本无法阻止 Brunson。他一再使用抛投得分，毫无间断。
Perfectly knifing through the defense, timing up the help side, and hitting hi
s shots. A push and pull, the Pacers were at arms length for some time. The st
ars exchanging blows, back and forth. Brunson with 27, Haliburton with 23, and
15 minutes of game time to go. Incredible shot makers.
他切入时机抓得极准，轻巧穿越防线，躲开协防后稳稳出手。两队拉锯僵持，Pacers 始
终与对方保持一个“臂距”的落后。两位球星你来我往激烈交锋。Brunson 已得 27 分，
Haliburton 则有 23 分，场上还剩下 15 分钟。这是一场顶尖射手的对决。
Three-point lead for the Knicks headed into the final frame. The Pacers have q
uietly kept themselves in this thing by riding Haliburton, and getting to some
extra possessions. They swung the possession battle to something more managea
ble.
进入第四节时，Knicks 以三分领先。Pacers 靠着 Haliburton 默默撑住，并且争取到一
些额外的球权，让比赛节奏变得比较可控。此时球权慢慢地往尼克这边倾斜。
A bit against theme but the fourth quarter, Brunson’s greatest stage, began w
ith his fifth foul and a whole lot of Knicks fans feeling anxiety, only for a
5-0 run from Anunoby to take the lead up to 7.
第四节的剧情与预期稍有出入。这本该是 Brunson 最擅长的舞台，却以他个人第五次犯
规揭开序幕，让无数 Knicks 球迷开始紧张。没想到 O.G. Anunoby 马上挺身而出，打出
一波 5 比 0 的小高潮，将领先扩大到 7 分。
Nembhard fouled McBride on a triple to extend the Knicks lead to 9. Siakam had
a dunk blocked by McBride. Nesmith fouled Towns for 3 free throws. Then Towns
hit a hook shot. Anunoby made a layup in transition.
接着 Nembhard 在防守三分时犯规，让 McBride 站上罚球线，Knicks 领先到 9 分。Sia
kam 尝试灌篮被 McBride 盖下。Nesmith 又对 Towns 犯规，送他三罚。Towns 紧接着再
命中一记勾射。Anunoby 在快攻中上篮得手。
A 14-0 run since Brunson left the game. A 16 point lead overall, 108-92.
自从 Brunson 下场后，Knicks 打出一波 14 比 0 的猛攻，总分一度扩大至 108 比 92
，领先 16 分。
Haliburton was mic’d up during the game and he said it best: “we need to dom
inate the Brunson-less minutes.”
Haliburton 在比赛中曾被麦克风录到一句话，说得非常到位：“我们必须在 Brunson 不
在场的时间段彻底主宰比赛。”
Over the course of the game, that was a real failure and a total disaster for
the Pacers.
然而实际比赛中，Pacers 在这方面彻底失败，甚至可以说是一场灾难。
In addition to all of this, the Knicks had a tidal wave of extra possessions.
Brunson checked back in, and Ben Sheppard got his first shot at him, playing h
is famously containing defense, but Brunson hit shots over the top.
除了自身进攻崩盘之外，Knicks 还不断创造出大量额外球权。当 Brunson 回到场上时，
Ben Sheppard 首次获得防守他的机会，试图展现他以“限制对手”闻名的防守风格，但
Brunson 还是从容出手，连连得分。
The Pacers banged triple after triple to climb back into it, and Brunson held
serve, until Nesmith’s absolute tidal wave of six triples brought the Pacers
all the way back.
Pacers 一记又一记三分命中，努力追回比分，Brunson 也不断回敬，维持 Knicks 的领
先，直到 Nesmith 突然爆发，疯狂投进六颗三分球，如海啸般将 Pacers 完全拉回战局
。
It’s hard to put into words, just how incredible, Nesmith’s shot making was.
Nesmith 的投篮表现之神奇，真的难以用言语形容。
And finally, with hardly any time left, Haliburton hit a toe-on-the-line jumpe
r that ballooned 25 feet high before dropping in – as if placed there by God
himself.
终场前所剩无几时，Haliburton 投进一记踩线的中距离跳投，弧线高达 25 呎，最后优
雅落入篮中——就像是上帝亲手放进去的一样。
One of the most incredible comebacks I’ve ever witnessed.
这是我所见过最不可思议的逆转之一。
Overtime was easier for the Pacers, because they had seized control of the gam
e, and hunted Brunson with shocking efficiency.
进入延长赛后，Pacers 明显掌握了主动权，他们以惊人的效率疯狂针对 Brunson 进攻。
They hit shots, and hit shots, and pressured until they got a turnover. Then,
they got the game.
他们不断命中投篮，持续施压，终于迫使对手失误，最后就这样拿下了比赛。
Can’t wait to chat with Caitlin about this one…
我等不及想和 Caitlin 好好聊聊这场比赛……
I have never covered a team blessed by a higher power.
我从未报导过一支被更高力量眷顾的球队。
Have a blessed day. The Pacers certainly did.
愿你今天蒙福——Pacers 今天确实是。