Pacers vs Knicks Game Breakdown

Strap in, sports fans! Tonight’s NBA Playoff clash at Madison Square Garden isn’t just another basketball game; it’s a high-stakes dance between the Indiana Pacers and the New York Knicks, both sitting pretty with identical records and itching for supremacy in the Eastern Conference. With the tipoff at 08:00 PM EST, the air is electric, and the stakes are sky-high. After a series of first-round blowouts, we’re all set for a showdown that promises to keep us on the edge of our seats. The Knicks are riding the high from a recent victory, while the Pacers are hungry to bounce back from a tough loss. With the betting lines drawing a razor-thin margin, tonight’s game is anyone’s guess. So, as the Pacers pace and the Knicks knock, let’s see who truly owns the hardwood!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: May 14, 2024 08:00PM EST

Location: Madison Square Garden, New York

Vegas Odds

	IND ML	NYK ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+115	-135	216.5	1.0/-1.0
Recent	+105	-125	217.5	2.0/-2.0
Difference	-10	+10	+1.0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

6W-4L

AWAY

21W-20L

48.8% Win Probability

LAST 10

6W-4L

HOME

26W-13L

51.2% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
05/12/24	New York Knicks NYK	14	27	22	26	89	Under
05/12/24	Indiana Pacers IND	34	35	32	20	121	Under
05/10/24	New York Knicks NYK	20	38	32	16	106	Under
05/10/24	Indiana Pacers IND	29	34	22	26	111	Under
05/08/24	Indiana Pacers IND	36	37	18	30	121	Over
05/08/24	New York Knicks NYK	36	27	36	31	130	Over
05/06/24	Indiana Pacers IND	24	31	32	30	117	Over
05/06/24	New York Knicks NYK	27	22	33	39	121	Over
02/10/24	Indiana Pacers IND	26	35	30	34	125	Over
02/10/24	New York Knicks NYK	27	31	24	29	111	Over
02/01/24	Indiana Pacers IND	36	22	26	21	105	Under
02/01/24	New York Knicks NYK	26	25	28	30	109	Under
12/30/23	New York Knicks NYK	27	35	30	34	126	Over
12/30/23	Indiana Pacers IND	32	32	41	35	140	Over
04/09/23	Indiana Pacers IND	41	32	27	41	141	Over
04/09/23	New York Knicks NYK	45	26	36	29	136	Over
04/05/23	New York Knicks NYK	38	32	35	33	138	Over
04/05/23	Indiana Pacers IND	29	38	31	31	129	Over
01/11/23	Indiana Pacers IND	21	20	40	32	113	Over
01/11/23	New York Knicks NYK	37	25	33	24	119	Over
12/18/22	New York Knicks NYK	29	25	30	25	109	Under
12/18/22	Indiana Pacers IND	28	25	32	21	106	Under
01/04/22	Indiana Pacers IND	25	30	22	17	94	Under
01/04/22	New York Knicks NYK	32	23	29	20	104	Under
12/08/21	New York Knicks NYK	29	28	19	26	102	Over
12/08/21	Indiana Pacers IND	36	34	26	26	122	Over
11/15/21	Indiana Pacers IND	20	29	25	10	84	Under
11/15/21	New York Knicks NYK	16	32	21	23	92	Under
11/03/21	New York Knicks NYK	22	28	25	23	98	Under
11/03/21	Indiana Pacers IND	36	23	21	31	111	Under

Pacers Vs Over/Under

Knicks Vs Over/Under

Pacers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
04/12	vs CLE	120-129L	39	37	13	89
04/09	vs TOR	140-123W	44	33	13	99
04/07	@ MIA	117-115W	37	27	6	86
04/05	@ OKL	126-112W	39	30	13	88
04/03	vs BRO	111-115L	45	27	9	103
04/01	@ BRO	133-111W	47	35	9	103
03/29	@ LAL	109-90W	46	27	8	91
03/27	vs CHI	99-125L	40	25	13	85
03/25	vs LAC	133-116W	34	28	8	86
03/24	vs LAL	145-150L	40	39	11	107

Knicks Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
04/12	@ BRO	111-107W	31	21	5	83
04/11	vs BOS	118-109W	52	24	12	99
04/09	vs CHI	128-117W	31	31	10	83
04/07	vs MIL	122-109W	41	25	5	92
04/05	vs CHI	100-108L	38	22	17	84
04/04	@ SAC	120-109W	39	34	11	80
04/02	vs MIA	99-109L	30	25	14	76
03/31	@ OKL	112-113L	46	24	10	92
03/29	vs SAS	126-132L	50	24	11	111
03/27	vs TOR	145-101W	42	37	11	94

Starting Lineups

Indiana Pacers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Tyrese Haliburton PG	43.3	45.3	42.1	100%	42.4
Andrew Nembhard SG	20.3	22.1	20.5	100%	20.8
Aaron Nesmith SF	23.5	21.0	21.7	100%	22.0
Pascal Siakam PF	38.9	32.6	38.2	100%	38.6
Myles Turner C	35.3	27.6	31.3	100%	31.7

New York Knicks	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Precious Achiuwa PF	21.5	13.9	18.7	33%	26.6
Jalen Brunson PG	59.2	47.3	48.4	100%	48.7
Donte DiVincenzo SG	41.0	40.8	33.1	100%	33.5
Josh Hart SF	44.8	40.4	36.9	100%	37.3
Isaiah Hartenstein C	36.4	26.8	27.8	100%	28.2

Pacers Notable Injuries

Jalen Smith (PF/C): Avg: 9.5pts, 5.5reb, 1.0ast, 16.7 minutes. Last game: 05/12/24. Impact: 2.4
Doug McDermott (SF): Avg: 5.1pts, 0.9reb, 1.0ast, 13.6 minutes. Last game: 05/12/24. Impact: 0.5
Jarace Walker (SF/PF): Avg: 3.2pts, 1.6reb, 1.1ast, 9.5 minutes. Last game: 05/12/24. Impact: 0.8
Kendall Brown (SG/SF): Avg: 1.1pts, 0.4reb, 0.2ast, 3.9 minutes. Last game: 05/12/24. Impact: 0.3

Knicks Notable Injuries

OG Anunoby (SF/PF): Avg: 14.9pts, 4.6reb, 1.9ast, 34.7 minutes. Last game: 05/08/24. Impact: 5.1
Mitchell Robinson (C): Avg: 5.3pts, 8.4reb, 0.6ast, 24.3 minutes. Last game: 05/06/24. Impact: 2.6
Shake Milton (PG): Avg: 4.3pts, 1.6reb, 1.3ast, 11.9 minutes. Last game: 05/12/24. Impact: 1.2
Mamadi Diakite (PF/C): Avg: 2.0pts, 0.7reb, 0.3ast, 4.8 minutes. Last game: 05/12/24. Impact: 1.1
DaQuan Jeffries (SG/SF): Avg: 1.1pts, 0.4reb, 0.3ast, 3.3 minutes. Last game: 05/12/24. Impact: 0.5

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Jalen Brunson	NYK	Pts	31.5	36.3	+4.8	40%	50%	60%	60%	IND	+1.0	#22
Aaron Nesmith	IND	Pts	9.5	12.0	+2.5	60%	60%	60%	60%	NYK	+0.1	#16
Isaiah Hartenstein	NYK	Reb	9.5	11.2	+1.7	20%	10%	20%	20%	IND	+0.8	#25
Josh Hart	NYK	Reb	12.5	13.0	+0.5	80%	70%	60%	60%	IND	-0.4	#11
T.J. McConnell	IND	Ast	4.5	5.9	+1.4	60%	40%	60%	60%	NYK	-0.2	#12

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Pacers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#14	#25	#6	#13	-2.0%
PF	#20	#14	#23	#13	-1.7%
PG	#15	#13	#1	#4	-12.4%
SF	#18	#11	#27	#16	0.6%
SG	#22	#25	#2	#14	-1.5%

Knicks Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#22	#8	#19	#14	-0.3%
PF	#2	#2	#9	#2	-13.8%
PG	#24	#23	#2	#19	3.0%
SF	#16	#9	#7	#12	-3.8%
SG	#8	#14	#12	#12	-3.6%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

120.7

108.6

Rebounds per Game

43.0

43.1

Assists per Game

30.0

25.4

Steals per Game

7.5

7.8

Blocks per Game

6.0

4.3

Shots per Game

94.0

87.7

3-Pointers Made per Game

12.2

13.7

2-Pt Percentage per Game

57.9

52.0

3-Pt Percentage per Game

35.5

37.0

Turnovers per Game

10.6

11.6

Fouls per Game

20.3

16.6

Recent Trends

Precious Achiuwa (PF/C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 115.6% to 24.6, 11.4 min average previous 3 games.
Isaiah Jackson (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 42.7% to 15.5, 10.9 min average previous 3 games.
Quenton Jackson (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 50.5% to 12.0, 24.3 min average previous 3 games.
Miles McBride (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 52.6% to 27.0, 17.7 min average previous 3 games.