The Pacers failed to put away the Knicks on the road in a Game 5 loss. Indiana returns home for Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Saturday night. The Pacers own a 3-2 series advantage, sitting one win away from facing Oklahoma City in the NBA Finals.
Tonight in the Knicks vs. Pacers ECF Game 6 at 8 p.m. ET on TNT, the Knicks look to force a Game 7 and keep their season alive.
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NBA Cheat Sheet Today: Knicks vs. Pacers Picks
Here are the top Knicks vs. Pacers picks and predictions for Game 6 in the NBA Eastern Conference Finals today on PrizePicks. Click to read more about each pick.
- Knicks SF OG Anunoby – 15.5 Points
- Pacers PG Tyrese Haliburton – 30.5 Pts+Asts
- Knicks SG Josh Hart – 18.5 Pts+Rebs
Knicks SF OG Anunoby – 15.5 Points
- Knicks SF OG Anunoby scored his fewest points in the series with 11 in the Game 5 blowout of the Pacers.
- Anunoby averaged 17.5 points per game in the first four games of the ECF prior to his 11-point output on Thursday.
- After hitting 4-of-6 attempts from 3-point range in Game 3, Anunoby is 2-of-14 from long distance in the last two games.
- Anunoby has been hit-or-miss on the road in the playoffs. The former University of Indiana standout has scored at least 20 points in four away games, but has also been limited to eight points or fewer three times.
- In three of five games of this series, Anunoby has attempted 14 field goals or more. Anunoby is shooting 43.1% from the floor in the ECF, his highest percentage of any playoff series.
Pacers PG Tyrese Haliburton – 30.5 Pts+Asts
- Pacers PG Tyrese Haliburton failed to reach double-figures in scoring for the second time in the playoffs in Game 5.
- Haliburton posted eight points in Game 5, while converting only two field goals.
- Haliburton dished out six assists in Thursday’s loss. In the three wins against New York, Haliburton is averaging 12.3 assists per game.
- Game 5 marked the fourth time this postseason that Haliburton has hit one 3-pointer or less. In the next game, he is averaging 21.0 points per game and drilling an average of 3.3 3-pointers.
- In three of the last four home games, Haliburton has combined for less than 31 points and assists.
Knicks SG Josh Hart – 18.5 Pts+Rebs
- Knicks SG Josh Hart picked up at least 10 rebounds for the fourth time in the ECF in the Game 5 blowout of the Pacers.
- Hart is averaging 10.0 boards per game in this series and 8.9 rebounds a game during the postseason.
- Hart scored 12 points off the bench in Game 5, marking his second straight double-figure output. In the first three games against Indiana, Hart posted 7.3 points per contest.
- In six of eight road games this postseason, Hart has compiled at least 19 points and rebounds.
- Since hitting five 3-pointers in Game 5 of the second round against Boston, Hart has knocked down only three treys in the past six games.
- Hart has reached the foul line consistently on the road, attempting six free throws in six of the last seven games away from the Big Apple.
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The Pacers return home looking to close out the Knicks on Saturday, May 31 and head to the NBA Finals. New York seeks its seventh road win of the postseason in nine tries on Saturday night.
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