Indiana Pacers vs New York Knicks Prediction, 5/14/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Indiana Pacers vs New York Knicks

Date: Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: TNT

Odds/Point Spread: Indiana (+3)

Madison Square Garden is where the New York Knicks will try to beat the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals. The series is tied 2-2. Indiana opens this contest as 3-point dogs. The total comes in at 217.5.

The Pacers took home the win by a score of 121-89 in Game 4 to even the series at 2 apiece. Indiana finished the contest having earned a 56.8% field goal percentage (50 of 88) and made 14 out of their 31 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the charity stripe, the Pacers knocked down 7 of 8 shots for a rate of 87.5%. In terms of pulling down boards, they earned 52 with 9 of them being offensive. They also distributed 31 dimes for the game while forcing 12 turnovers and having 9 steals. In regard to defense, Indiana let their opponent shoot 33.7% from the floor on 30 out of 89 shooting. New York earned 18 assists and had 8 steals in the game. In addition, New York collected 43 rebounds (16 offensive, 27 defensive) and had 7 blocks. New York walked away from this one shooting 71.0% at the free throw line by burying 22 of their 31 shots. They converted 7 of their 37 attempts from 3-point range. In relation to fouls, the Pacers ended up walking away with 25 and the Knicks had 12 fouls.

Tyrese Haliburton is a guy who played a role for the game. He accumulated 20 points on 8 of 15 shooting. He played 28 mins and grabbed 6 boards. Haliburton finished 53.3% from the field and earned 5 assists.

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Indiana comes into this one with a record of 47-35 this year. They are averaging 123.3 points per contest (1st in the NBA) while going 50.7% from the field. The Pacers are connecting on 37.4% on shots from 3-point land (1,082 of 2,891) and 78.2% from the free throw line. As a unit, Indiana is grabbing 41.5 boards per game and has tallied 2,522 assists for the campaign, which has them ranked 1st in the league in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 12.9 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 21.4 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Pacers are able to force 13.9 turnovers per game and they draw 18.3 fouls. They currently rank 4th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 2,020 relinquished so far this season. The Pacers defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 49.6% (3,653 of 7,361) and they surrender 43.4 rebounds per game as a unit. They are giving up 36.5% on 3-point shots and they rank 27th in the league in points per game allowed (120.2).

In Game 4, the Knicks were able to snag 27 defensive boards and 16 offensive boards for a total of 43 in this contest. They gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while getting 8 steals in this contest. The Pacers earned 25 fouls for this contest which took the Knicks to the charity stripe for a total of 31 tries. They were able to convert 22 of the free throws for a clip of 71.0%. Pertaining to 3-pointers, New York converted 7 of 37 attempts (18.9%). When this game wrapped up, the Knicks ended up shooting 30 out of 89 from the floor which had them shooting 33.7%. The Knicks allowed the Pacers to knock down 50 out of their 88 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 56.8% for the game. They finished 45.2% from 3-point land by hitting 14 of 31 and ended up going 7 out of 8 from the free throw line (87.5%). When talking about cleaning the glass, New York allowed Indiana to collect 52 in total (9 on the offensive glass).

Alec Burks ended up being important for the Knicks for this contest. He made 5 of 11 in this matchup giving him a rate of 45.5%, and had 5 rebounds. Burks had 20 points in his 23 minutes on the court and had 2 assists for the contest.

New York has a win-loss mark of 50-32 for the year. The Knicks commit 17.6 fouls per contest and they shoot 78.0% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 24.4 times per contest (29th in the NBA) and they are turning it over 13.2 times per contest. New York has scored 9,249 pts for the year (112.8 per game) and they average 45.2 boards per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Knicks are connecting on 46.5% from the field, which ranks them 20th in the league.

The New York defense concedes 36.5% from downtown (1,028 of 2,813) and their opposition makes 76.4% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 25.6 assists and 40.6 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 8th and 2nd in the league. The Knicks are ranked 2nd in the league in points allowed per contest with 108.2. They have forced 13.2 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 47.0% from the field (15th in the league).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Indiana (+3)

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