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The next day, Madison Square Garden.

Game 2 of the Knicks-Pacers series arrived as scheduled.

If, in Game 1, the Pacers had still relied on grit and tenacity to keep the suspense alive until the final five minutes, then Game 2 became a complete one-sided slaughter.

Reggie Miller, burning with determination, did indeed play smarter and more decisively after the opening tip than he had in the previous game. He added more feints and jab steps, trying to find even the slightest opening against Li Fei's defense.

However, an absolute gap in talent was something no amount of willpower could overcome.

In the first quarter, Miller once again tried to get free with a difficult off-ball run before catching the ball for a jumper, but what greeted him was still that giant hand that blotted out the sky!

Smack!

Another merciless block!

That play seemed to completely shatter Miller's mental defenses.

Meanwhile, the Knicks' offense flowed like mercury spilling across the floor, with scoring coming from everywhere.

Sabonis continued to play the role of "Smits' instructional mentor" in the paint, while Allan Houston and Larry Johnson both found their range from outside.

By halftime, the gap had already reached 25 points.

The second half completely turned into garbage time. With a wave of Van Gundy's hand, all the starters clocked out for the night.

In the end, the Knicks crushed the Pacers 130:95, winning by 35 points and taking a 2:0 series lead.

Li Fei played only 28 minutes yet efficiently put up 33 points, 12 rebounds, 7 blocks, and 5 assists.

Reggie Miller made only 3 of 15 shots and scored 11 points, most of which also came during garbage time.

As the final buzzer sounded, Harlan at the TNT commentary desk could barely be bothered to recap the