Pacers vs Knicks Game Breakdown

Get ready to rumble in the concrete jungle! Today’s NBA playoff face-off is nothing short of a marquee matchup as the evenly matched Indiana Pacers roll into the electrifying atmosphere of Madison Square Garden to challenge the New York Knicks. Both squads, sporting solid 7-5 records, are hungry to break away from the pack in this first round playoff game, where every dribble and dunk counts double. With the game tipping off at the heart of the Big Apple at 3:30 PM EST, and the betting lines buzzing with anticipation, fans are on the edge of their seats. The Knicks, fresh off a nail-biting victory, are looking to harness that momentum against the Pacers, who are itching to bounce back from a recent stumble. As the over/under hints at a tightly contested battle, this showdown promises to be a spectacle of hoops heroics. So, as the Pacers try to ‘pace’ themselves against the ‘knicks’ and knocks of New York’s finest, let’s see who truly stands tall when the final buzzer sounds!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: May 19, 2024 03:30PM EST

Location: Madison Square Garden, New York

Vegas Odds

	IND ML	NYK ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+110	-130	209.5	2.0/-2.0
Recent	+135	-160	209.0	3.5/-3.5
Difference	+25	-30	-0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

6W-4L

AWAY

21W-20L

42.6% Win Probability

LAST 10

6W-4L

HOME

26W-13L

57.4% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
05/17/24	New York Knicks NYK	30	21	24	28	103	Over
05/17/24	Indiana Pacers IND	29	32	27	28	116	Over
05/14/24	Indiana Pacers IND	32	22	21	16	91	Over
05/14/24	New York Knicks NYK	38	31	27	25	121	Over
05/12/24	New York Knicks NYK	14	27	22	26	89	Over
05/12/24	Indiana Pacers IND	34	35	32	20	121	Over
05/10/24	New York Knicks NYK	20	38	32	16	106	Over
05/10/24	Indiana Pacers IND	29	34	22	26	111	Over
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	Over
02/01/24	New York Knicks NYK	26	25	28	30	109	Over
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	Over
12/18/22	Indiana Pacers IND	28	25	32	21	106	Over
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	Push
11/03/21	Indiana Pacers IND	36	23	21	31	111	Push

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	43.0	46.1	41.9	100%	42.2
Andrew Nembhard SG	24.0	22.9	21.0	100%	21.3
Aaron Nesmith SF	24.0	19.4	22.0	100%	22.3
Pascal Siakam PF	39.0	34.6	38.5	100%	38.8
Myles Turner C	37.0	31.6	31.8	100%	32.2

New York Knicks	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
OG Anunoby SF	29.0	36.7	28.1	100%	27.4
Jalen Brunson PG	61.0	42.6	50.5	100%	50.9
Donte DiVincenzo SG	38.0	36.0	32.9	100%	33.2
Josh Hart PF	43.0	31.9	36.5	100%	36.9
Isaiah Hartenstein C	39.0	27.4	28.1	100%	28.5

Pacers Notable Injuries

Jalen Smith (PF/C): Avg: 9.2pts, 5.3reb, 1.0ast, 16.3 minutes. Last game: 05/17/24. Impact: 1.8
Doug McDermott (SF): Avg: 5.0pts, 0.8reb, 1.0ast, 13.3 minutes. Last game: 05/17/24. Impact: 0.4
Jarace Walker (SF/PF): Avg: 3.0pts, 1.5reb, 1.1ast, 9.1 minutes. Last game: 05/17/24. Impact: 0.6
James Johnson (PF): Avg: 1.0pts, 0.4reb, 0.8ast, 4.6 minutes. Last game: 05/14/24. Impact: 0.8
Kendall Brown (SG/SF): Avg: 1.1pts, 0.4reb, 0.2ast, 3.8 minutes. Last game: 05/17/24. Impact: 0.3

Knicks Notable Injuries

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: 4.2pts, 1.5reb, 1.2ast, 11.6 minutes. Last game: 05/17/24. Impact: 1.0
Mamadi Diakite (PF/C): Avg: 1.6pts, 0.8reb, 0.3ast, 4.3 minutes. Last game: 05/17/24. Impact: 0.9
DaQuan Jeffries (SG/SF): Avg: 1.1pts, 0.4reb, 0.2ast, 3.3 minutes. Last game: 05/17/24. 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
Myles Turner	IND	Pts	15.5	18.9	+3.4	60%	60%	73%	73%	NYK	+1.4	#19
Isaiah Hartenstein	NYK	Pts	8.5	11.7	+3.2	20%	40%	53%	53%	IND	-0.4	#12
Josh Hart	NYK	Reb	10.5	12.5	+2.0	60%	60%	67%	67%	IND	-1.1	#7
Jalen Brunson	NYK	Reb	4.5	4.6	+0.1	0%	10%	20%	20%	IND	+0.3	#23

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Pacers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#12	#26	#9	#12	-3.4%
PF	#17	#15	#20	#14	-1.2%
PG	#18	#11	#1	#5	-12.1%
SF	#10	#7	#23	#13	-5.0%
SG	#26	#23	#2	#14	-1.2%

Knicks Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#19	#7	#22	#15	-0.0%
PF	#2	#2	#8	#1	-15.0%
PG	#28	#24	#4	#21	7.1%
SF	#22	#15	#4	#15	-2.1%
SG	#7	#14	#12	#11	-3.6%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

120.5

108.9

Rebounds per Game

43.1

43.4

Assists per Game

30.0

25.8

Steals per Game

7.4

7.8

Blocks per Game

5.8

4.5

Shots per Game

93.9

87.8

3-Pointers Made per Game

12.0

13.8

2-Pt Percentage per Game

58.0

52.4

3-Pt Percentage per Game

35.2

37.0

Turnovers per Game

10.7

11.7

Fouls per Game

20.3

16.8

Recent Trends

Jalen Brunson (PG) is on a notable streak, exceeding 30 points in 2 consecutive games.
Precious Achiuwa (PF/C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 33.9% to 24.2, 18.1 min average previous 3 games.
Alec Burks (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 111.8% to 23.7, 11.2 min average previous 3 games.
Josh Hart (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 32.7% to 31.2, 46.4 min average previous 3 games.
Miles McBride (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 81.3% to 35.9, 19.8 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.