Home Team|**May 12th, 2024**|Away Team
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|2-2|[](/r/tnt)|2-2
|Knicks||Pacers
||**Time: 8:00**|
||**[Game Preview](https://www.nba.com/pacers/news/preview-pacers-knicks-240514)**|
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||**Pacers Betting Odds**|
|*Spread*|*ML*|*O/U*|
|-5.5|-225|217.5|
#**Projected Starters**
**Pacers**
• **PG -** Tyrese Haliburton
• **SG -** Andrew Nembhard
• **SF -** Aaron Nesmith
• **PF -** Pascal Siakam
• **C -** Myles Turner
**Knicks**
• **PG -** Jalen Brunson
• **SG -** Donte DiVincenzo
• **SF -** Josh Hart
• **PF -** Precious Achiuwa
• **C -** Isaiah Hartenstein
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#**Injuries**
**Pacers**
• Tyrese Haliburton – Questionable (Lower Back Spasms)
• Bennedict Mathurin – Out (Right Shoulder Labral Tear)
**Knicks**
• Bojan Bogdanovic – Out (Left Foot Surgery)
• Mitchell Robinson – Out (Left Ankle Stress Injury)
• OG Anunoby – Out (Left Hamstring Strain)
• Julius Randle – Out (Right Shoulder Surgery)
by Smart_Dumb
15 Comments
What is the over/under on “clock malfunctions” to give the Knicks some more time to catch their breath this game?
I expect this game to be much more like Game 3 than Game 4. Knicks are not going to roll over. But if the Pacers don’t get punked on the boards like Games 1 and 2, they’ll be coming back to Indy to close this thing out. I believe.
Stay out of foul trouble.
Run
Score
???
Win
Foster reffing tonight 🥲
Wanna know how I know the NBA is rigged.
Aaron Nesmith is going to pick up 2 fouls very early into this game.
I hope the players were given a montage of all the Pacers victories in the garden to hype them up and believe they can weather the storm of the crowd and any external factors.
Would be great if they can get used to the mindset of being the ones that upsets the home crowds on the road.
NY is gonna come hard and with the crowd behind them. We need to match that energy from the start and not let the game slip away.
3rd quarters have been a problem for us this playoffs. Gotta make sure we’re not flat coming out after the half.
We’re a young team and should have the energy. Hope the mindset will be there as well.
Go Pacers!
I’m fucking stressed
I already know we’re getting hosed on calls tonight
Probably unavoidable after destroying the Knicks in Indy but I’m hoping the general sense I get from fans that the Pacers are inevitably winning this series doesn’t reflect the mentality of the Pacers. We barely beat the Knicks at home in game 3, haven’t seen Brunson’s best effort in a couple games, we’re 1-4 on the road, Nesmith has previously been unable to avoid fouling Brunson at MSG(and if I’m being honest, a lot of his success defensively involves a defensive style that could easily be called for fouls every other possession, does not mean the refs are ‘crooked’ or the game is ‘rigged’ if they call it, just means refs allow it at home in the playoffs and call it on the road in the playoffs, as has been the case for the 35 years I’ve been watching hoops).
OG being out has definitely changed where we can help from, and has opened up options for our offense, and Brunson absolutely has his work cut out for him…but would you be surprised if he drops 35 and DiVincenzo hits 6 threes and McBride finally scores 15 points in a game and our young players blink etc etc? And then the Knicks get 3 days rest…
This series is still a toss-up that will come down to 50-50 balls, execution, and game management. I really hope the Pacers are locked in and play with a chip on their shoulder.
May 12th? Dang, missed it. Did we win? /s
And in comes Scott Foster
PACERS IN 6
If we steal this one…
Losing 3 in a row heading to Indy with the season on the line, this might be it..
LET’S GO ‘CERS!
Trash team. Trash state. Thanks for the ban.
This is a weird time to be a pacers fan. Usually other fans avoid our general direction but the last like 3 weeks we’ve had almost every other fan base in the sub talking shit. I’ve seen Hawks and Wizards fans dropping by to run their mouths. Pretty crazy to see