The New York Knicks and Indiana Pacers are assembly as soon as once more within the NBA playoffs, and this time there’s a Finals berth on the road. The Pacers lead the Japanese Convention finals, 3-1, after their Recreation 4 win Tuesday night time and discover themselves one victory away from successful the East. The Knicks now want three straight wins to maintain their season alive. Recreation 5 is about for Thursday night time at Madison Sq. Backyard.
The Knicks are within the East finals for the primary time since 2000 after knocking out the reigning champion Boston Celtics within the second spherical in six video games. The Knicks additionally ousted the Detroit Pistons in six video games within the first spherical, and Jalen Brunson has been phenomenal all through the playoffs. Brunson is averaging 28.8 factors within the 2025 postseason and has been nice within the fourth quarter.
The Pacers acquired right here by knocking out each the Milwaukee Bucks and Cleveland Cavaliers in 5 video games. Indiana beat the Knicks within the second spherical final season to make the Japanese Convention finals, the place they acquired swept by the Celtics.
The Pacers haven’t been to the NBA Finals since 2000, once they beat the Knicks within the East finals to get there. The Knicks haven’t been to the NBA Finals since 1999 … and, after all, they beat the Pacers within the East finals to get there.
Under is the entire schedule for the Japanese Convention finals.
Japanese Convention finals schedule
All occasions Japanese
Recreation 1: Pacers 138, Knicks 135 (OT)
Recreation 2: Pacers 114, Knicks 109
Recreation 3: Pacers 106, Knicks 100
Recreation 4: Pacers 130, Knicks 121 — Indiana leads 3-1
Recreation 5: Thursday, Could 29 | Pacers vs. Knicks | 8 p.m., TNT/Max
*Recreation 6: Saturday, Could 31 | Knicks vs. Pacers | 8 p.m., TNT/Max
*Recreation 7: Monday, June 2 | Pacers vs. Knicks | 8 p.m., TNT/Max
Knicks vs. Pacers odds
Odds through FanDuel
- Sequence odds: Knicks +430, Pacers -590
- Recreation 5 odds: Knicks -4, O/U 223
Knicks vs. Pacers: Recreation 5 finest wager
Karl-Anthony Cities is at present questionable with a knee damage. Given the stakes of this sport, he is most likely going to attempt to play, but when he cannot accomplish that at 100%, we already noticed in Recreation 2 that Tom Thibodeau is snug limiting his minutes. Meaning we’re in search of an below on a person stat whole. He is scored too properly on this collection to justify factors, however what about rebounds? Bear in mind, Mitchell Robinson is now beginning alongside him, so he is shedding rebounding alternatives to a different large man on his personal staff. If he is hobbled, it simply does not appear seemingly that he performs sufficient minutes as a middle to succeed in 12 rebounds. The choose: Cities Underneath 11.5 Rebounds
