Losses like Game 1 have broken teams before, and Pascal Siakam's 39-point outburst in Game 2 left New York short on answers. The game was close early, but a 29-9 run in the second quarter put Indiana up by 20 points, and they cruised with a double-digit led for much of the third quarter.

Going with the Over is always a good option when the Pacers are involved, and the final score went past the projected Game 4 total in the first two games of the series. New York might try to turn down the tempo at times, but can also win the battle on the boards and push the pace itself at times in transition.

The Boston Celtics are still alive against the New York Knicks. The Celtics pulled away to win Game 5, 127-102, on Wednesday night without star forward Jayson Tatum. The Knicks still lead the series,

Pascal Siakam scored a playoff career-high with 39 points and the Pacers took a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference Finals.

John Haliburton, after an on-court incident with Giannis Antetokounmpo earlier in the postseason, returned to watch the Pacers’ 130-121 win over the New York Knicks in Game 4 on Tuesday. Fittingly, Tyrese went off and put up a triple-double the likes of which the NBA has never seen before.

The Indiana Pacers have taken full control of the Eastern Conference finals with a dramatic 114-109 win over the New York Knicks in Game 2 on Friday. The Pacers now have a 2-0 lead, and will return to Indianapolis with a chance to potentially end the series at home.

After a sluggish and sloppy performance at Gainbridge Fieldhouse Tuesday night the Knicks now head home to try to fight off elimination, after a disheartening 130-121 loss to the Indiana Pacers in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals.

Wright had barely played since the Knicks acquired him from the Bucks in February in the deal that sent Jericho Sims to Milwaukee. He started five games while Jalen Brunson was injured toward the end of the regular season, but other than that, he mostly collected DNPs.