Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton discusses loss to New York Knicks
The Indiana Pacers fell to the New York Knicks on Thursday, May 29, 2025, in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
The No. 4 seed Indiana Pacers and No. 3 seed New York Knicks play on May 31 in Game 6 of their Eastern Conference Finals NBA playoffs series.
The game is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. MST (8 p.m. Eastern time) and can be seen on TNT (stream with Sling TV).
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The Pacers are a 3.5-point favorite over the Knicks in NBA playoffs odds provided by BetMGM Sportsbook. Indiana is -175 on the moneyline. New York is +145. The over/under for the game is set at 218.5 points.
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ESPN: Pacers have a 58% chance to beat Knicks in Game 6
The site gives New York a 42% shot at defeating Indiana in the sixth game of the NBA playoffs series.
The site’s formula predicts that New York will defeat Indiana in Game 6 of the NBA postseason series.
Dimers: Pacers 112, Knicks 108
It writes: “After extensive simulations, our model gives the Knicks a win probability of 39%, while the Pacers have a win probability of 61%.”
Bleacher Report: Bet the Pacers to beat the Knicks in Game 6
Andy Bailey writes: “As is often the case when a series hits this point (one team having more than one chance to close things out), Indiana appeared to have let its foot off the gas a bit even before the game started. It’s human nature to let your mind drift to the fact that you’ll get another shot at home in 48 hours. But that won’t happen again. Knowing Game 7 would be in New York will force the Pacers to focus and come out far more aggressively on Saturday. And after that win, Indiana will return to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2000.
Odds Shark: Knicks 116.9, Pacers 113.5
The site is taking New York with the points. In fact, it is taking the Knicks to win outright. It predicts that the total will go over in Game 6 against Indiana.
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