The Indiana Pacers are in the Eastern Conference Finals for the second straight season, set to take on the New York Knicks in Game 1 at 8 p.m. ET tonight.
These teams have a history in the playoffs and memorable moments, including Reggie Miller scoring eight points in nine seconds. Tyrese Haliburton would love to create some memorable moments in this series as he tries to send the Pacers to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2000.
The Pacers are an incredible 4-1 on the road in the Playoffs, including a Game 1 road win against the Cavaliers.
Below, we’ll give you the best Tyrese Haliburton pick and projections for Pacers vs. Knicks on Wednesday in the NBA Playoffs on PrizePicks. Find more picks for Game 1 of the ECF here in the PrizePicks NBA Cheat Sheet.
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Best Tyrese Haliburton Pick for Pacers vs. Knicks Game 1
Here is the best Tyrese Haliburton pick for tonight’s Pacers vs. Knicks Game 1 in the ECF via the PrizePicks NBA board.
Pacers PG Tyrese Haliburton – 9 Assists
- Pacers PG Tyrese Haliburton is split down the middle with his assist projection and going more in five and less in five in the Playoffs.
- The lack of success has come more recently as Haliburton has missed this projection in four straight games vs. the Cavs.
- The Cavaliers limited Haliburton’s passing lanes and forced him into more scoring situations, which limited his potential assists to 13.6 vs. the Cavs, as opposed to 17.0 in the first round.
- Andrew Nembhard filled in with additional potential assists, averaging 12.0 in the conference semifinals.
- Haliburton averaged 15.0 potential assists vs. the Knicks in three games this year, but has not cleared this assists projection in 10 of his last 13 games against them.
- In Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals in New York last year, Haliburton was a non-factor, scoring six points, two rebounds, and eight assists.
- The Knicks were seventh in assists allowed per game (24.6) in the regular season and third-fewest in the playoffs (19.9).
More Tyrese Haliburton Projections vs. Knicks
Here are other top Tyrese Haliburton projections vs. Knicks in Game 1, via the PrizePicks NBA board.
- 18.5 Points
- 4.5 Rebounds
- 27.5 Pts+Asts
- 23 Pts+Rebs
- 32.5 Pts+Reb+Asts
- 7 3-PT Attempted
- 2.5 3-PT Made
- 39.5 Fantasy Score
- 2.5 Free Throws Made
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The Eastern Conference Finals kick off in New York tonight, with Tyrese Haliburton and the Pacers on the road against the Knicks in Game 1. This could be an intense series as both teams look to break an over 20-year NBA Finals drought.
All eyes will be on the point guards in this matchup, and Haliburton will take on Jalen Brunson on the other side.
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