Will Brunson extend his historic streak?

However, it was hard work for the New Yorkers as they were still trailing before the final quarter. Anyone who thought that the visitors had only survived their previous round due to the Bucks’ bad luck with injuries was wrong. Instead, Indy are in the Eastern Conference semi-finals and rightly so

For the next game between the New York Knicks and Indiana Pacers, the forecast is for more than 37.5 points by Jalen Brunson for the home side.

New York Knicks – stats & current form

Julius, who? That’s what Knicks fans will be starting to think. Even without their injured top forward Julius Randle, the New Yorkers are shaking up the postseason. In the last round, they knocked Philadelphia, including the reigning MVP Joel Embiid, out of the playoffs and now they have also won their first clash against the Pacers.

Jalen Brunson in particular is unstoppable in offense. The former Mavericks player has already scored at least 40 points in four games in a row. Only three NBA legends before him – Jerry West, Bernard King and none other than Michael Jordan – have achieved this feat in the postseason.

Donte DiVincenzo is also in excellent form, having recently scored an equally impressive 25 points for the Pacers and drained an extremely important three-pointer at the end of the game to tie the game after the Knicks had caught up. Josh Hart also set a new personal career best in the playoffs with 24 points

Next Knicks win by four points?

In view of the recent strong performance of the home side and possible personnel concerns of the opponent, betting tips and odds on another win for coach Tom Thibodeau’s team by at least four points are also recommended for Game 2 between the New York Knicks and Indiana Pacers.

The forecast is backed up by the statistics: The Pacers have only won two of their last ten games in New York after their recent defeat!

Indiana Pacers – Statistics & current form

The Pacers played quite well in the first duel, but this judgment does not apply to Tyrese Haliburton. The visitors’ top guard had recorded three double-doubles in six duels in the last round against the Bucks, but this time remained pale.

However, it emerged after the game that he was not fit either, and it is not yet clear whether he will be able to make another appearance against the Knicks. Nevertheless, the Pacers were once again convincing from an offensive point of view.

This was already the core of the basketball team from the “Circle City” during the regular season. They averaged the most points per game before the start of the playoffs!

Turner should fix it in offense

At forward, hopes are now pinned primarily on Myles Turner. The center successfully stepped into the breach for Haliburton in the last game and recorded the best scoring output in coach Rick Carlisle’s squad with 23 points. Against this backdrop, the prediction of him scoring more than 17.5 points once again is a good idea for the next clash between the Knicks and Pacers on May 9.

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New York Knicks – Indiana Pacers head-to-head comparison / H2H record

The men from the “Big Apple” won the most recent duel in the 2024 NBA Playoffs. In the previous regular season, the Pacers prevailed in two of three duels against the Knicks.

New York Knicks – Indiana Pacers betting tip

For the second matchup of the series between the New York Knicks and Indiana Pacers, the forecast includes more than 37.5 points by Jalen Brunson. The point guard has been completely unleashed in the postseason. He recently recorded his fourth game in a row with at least 40 points and no other player has a better scoring value in the playoffs

Brunson has averaged no less than 36.6 points since the start of the postseason! The prediction is also supported by the fact that Indiana has problems on defense. A problem that could already be observed in the regular season and is now also evident in the playoffs, as the 121 points scored by the Knicks in the first clash of the series showed.

The hosts also relied heavily on their starting five. Players such as Brunson, Hart and OG Anunoby were on court for more than 40 minutes in the first clash and such a high level of playing time is on the cards again, which is why plenty of buckets by Brunson can be expected again