Magic Johnson blamed for Nix’s playoff exit, which originally appeared on Ethlon Sports.
New York Nixes required a win in the Eastern Conference Final to expand the series and get a shot in the NBA final. Unfortunately, Indiana pacers dropped her out from 125–108.
Indiana led several as 21 points, thanks to Pascal Siakam, who exploded for 31 points on 10 -18 shooting. Tyrese Haliburton was also sensational with 21 points, six rebounds, 13 aids and three stolen.
OG Anunobi led Nix in Scoring with 24 points, while Carl-Anthony Town had 22 points. However, the big man from New York shot 0 -off -4 from Deep.
Jalan Brunson, who The average was 33.0 points In the series entering game 6, ended with 19 points on 8 -18 shooting.
After the game, NBA veteran Magic Johnson was in a hurry to share his assessment of the fight that had just happened. He focuses on the loss of niches, Pin the blame To show the most on towns and Brunson to show that it matters the most.
“New York Nix lost game 6 because his two superstars Jalan Brunson and Carl-Anthony Town did not play well,” Johnson explained. “He did not even control the speed of the game.”
New York Nix Guard Jalen Brunson (11) reacted during Game 6 against Indiana pacers.
Unfortunately for Nix, he no longer has a chance to capitalize on himself and now has a lot of questions with a lot of questions to answer his lineup and their performance.
With Indiana’s victory, he officially shut down the series against Nax 4–2, and booked a ticket for the NBA final against Oklahoma City Thunder.
It remains to be seen what steps will Nix take to return to the final of the conference, but they definitely missed what a great opportunity could be to contest for the championship.
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The story was originally reported by Ethlon Sports on June 1, 2025, where it first appeared.