Knicks vs Pacers Preview: The New York Knicks will face the Indiana Pacers in the Western Conference Semifinals tomorrow at Madison Square Garden Arena in New York.
This is game 5, and the series has been deadlocked at 2-2 in the previous four games. Indiana has won the last two games at home and is now hoping for a third win to grab the series lead.
Meanwhile, the New York Knicks lost both away games after winning the first two at home, but they are now prepared to defend their home court in Game 5.
Knicks vs Pacers Game Info
- Date: Wednesday 15th May 2024
- Time: 5:30 AM IST
- How to Watch Live: Sports 18, Jio Cinema
- Location: New York City
- Arena: Madison Square Garden
NYK vs IND Starting Eight:
Knicks (NYK) Possible Starting 8: Jalen Brunson, Donte DiVincenzo, Josh Hart, Precious Achiuwa, Isaiah Hartenstein, Alec Burks, OG Anunoby, Miles Mcbride
Pacers (IND) Possible Starting 8: Tyrese Haliburton, Bennedict Richard-Felder Mathurin, Aaron Nesmith, Obi Toppin, Andrew Nembhard, Pascal Siakam, Myles Turner, Jalen Smith
NYK vs IND Team Preview
New York Knicks Team Updates (2-2):
- New York has lost just one game at home in the playoffs thus far, it was the Game 5 of round 1 in overtime against the Philadelphia 76ers.
- Brunson has been Knicks’ offensive load all season, but his scoring numbers decrease each time since he scored 43 points in Game 1. His 18 points on Sunday were a playoff low of him as the Knicks lost the match too.
- Donte DiVincenzo stepped up in the absence of Julius Randle as he averages 15.5 points, 2.7 assists and 3.7 rebounds per contest.
Indiana Pacers Team Updates (2-2):
- The Pacers crushed the Knicks at home after trailing the series by 2-0. The series tied at 2-2 as Pacers are now 5-0 this postseason at home.
- Indiana cruised to a 121-89 win in Game 4 with six members of the Pacers scoring in double-digits. Tyrese Haliburton ended up with 20 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 3-pointers.
- Pascal Siakam led Pacers averaging 21.7 points, 7.1 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game in the playoffs, as he is proving his trade value in postseason.
NYK vs IND Injury Updates:
NYK (Knicks): Charlie Brown (Illness), Bojan Bogdanovic (foot Injury), Julius Randle (Shoulder Injury), Duane Washington Jr. (thumb injury), Mitchell Robinson (Ankle Injury).
IND (Pacers): Bennedict Mathurin (Shoulder injury)
NYK vs IND Postseason Players Comparisons
- Points: Jalen Brunson (34.6) vs Pascal Siakam (21.4)
- Rebounds: Josh Hart (13.3) vs Pascal Siakam (8.3)
- Assists: Jalen Brunson (7.9) vs Tyrese Haliburton (8.9)
- Steals: Josh Hart (1.1) vs Myles Turner (1.3)
- Blocks: Precious Achiuwa (1.6) vs Pascal Siakam (1.3)
- Free Throw%: Jalen Brunson (78.9) vs Aaron Nesmith (95.7)
- Field Goal Percentage%: Jalen Brunson (44.9) vs Andrew Nembhard (56.0)
- Three Point Percentage%: Donte DiVincenzo (45.1) vs Myles Turner (40.7)
Knicks vs Pacers Winning Prediction
- The Knicks will have a very difficult time finishing this series because they blew a huge chance to take the lead in Game 3 and badly lost Game 4.
- With several of them hurt, they are effectively playing with seven players. In game five, we think the Indiana Pacers can prevail because of their superior roster and deeper bench.
NYK vs IND Last 10 H2H Match-up
- NYK (Knicks): 5 games won
- IND (Pacers): 5 games won
NYK vs IND Team Squads
NYK (Knicks): Precious Achiuwa, OG Anunoby, Bojan Bogdanovic, Charlie Brown, Jalen Brunson, Alec Burks, Donte DiVincenzo, Mamadi Diakite, Josh Hart, Isaiah Hartenstein, DaQuan Jeffries, Miles McBride, Shake Milton, Julius Randle, Mitchell Robinson, Jericho Sims, Jacob Toppin, Duane Washington Jr.
IND (Pacers): Tyrese Haliburton, Chris Duarte, Andrew Nembhard, Buddy Hield, Aaron Nesmith, Terry Jackson, David Stockton, Bennedict Mathurin, Justin Holiday, Isaiah Jackson, Kendall Brown, Jalen Smith, Myles Turner, Oscar Tshiebwe, Isaiah Jackson, Goga Bitadze, Isaiah Jackson, Pascal Siakam
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