The Indiana Pacers take on the New York Knicks in a crunch tie in the NBA Eastern Conference Finals that could define either team’s season.
The tip-off comes from the legendary Madison Square Garden and sees the visitors three games up over their rivals, with the Knicks recording a lowly one victory in the series.
It’s must-win for the Knicks, and the chants of “Go New York, Go New York Go” will be hitting the rafters of MSG, or the home side’s hopes will hit the bricks by the final bell of tonight’s game that begins at 8 pm ET.
Pacers vs Knicks Game 5 betting preview
The Pacers have been a surprise package in the NBA Finals, with star players emerging each game from a versatile and experienced Indiana squad.
Led by the mercurial assist machine Tyresse Haliburton, the Pacers have been keeping up a relentless momentum when he starts to orchestrate the play.
The Pacers’ Number 0 racked up an impressive triple-double in the last game with 32 points, 12 rebounds, and 15 assists to give them the edge coming into tonight’s crunch tie in the Garden.
In contrast to the Pacers’ vibrant offense, the Knicks stuttered at home in the early part of the series, with Jalen Brunson providing the firepower, but remained the one-man band to attempt to sate the sold-out crowd in the Garden.
Karl-Anthony Towns and Josh Hart provided the backup last game as Brunson nailed 31 points on 9/19 field goals, but it wasn’t enough for the former Villanova man.
Brunson has hit 43, 38, 23, and 31 points respectively against the Pacers’ defense. Towns has managed 12, 7, 15, and 12 rebounds alongside Hart’s 13, 6, 10, and 11 in games in the Eastern series.
Haliburton is 18.00 (+1800) to repeat the feat of a triple-double on the Knicks’ home turf. Brunson’s PRA is 1.86 (+186) to keep last game’s momentum as the sole world-class offensive threat to keep the Knicks in the tie.
Karl-Anthony Towns is 1.40 (+140) to snap up another double-double alongside Josh Hart’s line of 3.40 (+340) in comparison.
The Moneyline on the Pacers is a generous 2.45 (+245) to the Knicks’ 1.58 (+158), with the odds shared for the Spread at 1.90 (+190) +4 for Indiana and -4.0 for the Knicks at home.
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