Indiana Pacers vs. New York Knicks
🕒 Time: 5:00 PM PT, Friday, May 23
📍 Location: Madison Square Garden (New York)
Spread: Knicks -6.5 (-105) | Pacers +6.5 (-115)
Moneyline: Knicks -270 | Pacers +220
Total: 225.0 (O -110, U -110)
Game #2 – Eastern Conference Finals (IND leads series 1-0)
Matchup Breakdown:
The Pacers stunned the Knicks in Game 1, overcoming a 14-point deficit in the final minutes to secure a 138–135 overtime victory. Aaron Nesmith led the comeback with a career-high 30 points, including six consecutive three-pointers in the fourth quarter. Tyrese Haliburton contributed 31 points and 11 assists.
The Knicks, despite a 43-point performance from Jalen Brunson and a 35-point, 12-rebound effort from Karl-Anthony Towns, were unable to close out the game. Turnovers and defensive lapses in the final minutes proved costly. New York will look to bounce back in Game 2 to avoid heading to Indiana down 0-2.
Expect a high-intensity matchup as the Knicks aim to even the series at home. That was a pretty devastating loss for the Knicks that I think will come back to haunt them in this series. I thought Indiana was the better team and winning a game like that is huge momentum shift. Everyone is on the Knicks to bounce back tonight, but I wouldn’t be surprised if the Pacers win this series 4-1. We’ll see!
Betting Market Insights:
The Pacers are 8-3 against the spread (ATS) in the postseason and have won five of their last six games.
The total has gone over in six of Indiana's last eight games.
New York is 9-4 straight up in its last 13 home games against Indiana.
Key Trends:
Pacers are 5-1 ATS in their last six games.
The total has gone over in five of the last six games between these teams.
Knicks are 21-14 ATS after a loss this season.
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