Haliburton and the Pacers try to clinch conference finals against New York

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Indiana Pacers (50-32, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. New York Knicks (51-31, third in the Eastern Conference)

New York; Thursday, 8 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Knicks -5; over/under is 222.5

EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: Pacers lead series 3-1

BOTTOM LINE: The Indiana Pacers look to clinch the series over the New York Knicks in game five of the Eastern Conference finals. The Pacers defeated the Knicks 130-121 in the last meeting on Wednesday. Tyrese Haliburton led the Pacers with 32 points, and Jalen Brunson led the Knicks with 31.

The Knicks have gone 34-18 against Eastern Conference teams. New York scores 115.8 points and has outscored opponents by 4.1 points per game.

The Pacers are 29-22 against Eastern Conference opponents. Indiana has a 22-15 record against opponents over .500.

The Knicks are shooting 48.6% from the field this season, 1.2 percentage points higher than the 47.4% the Pacers allow to opponents. The Pacers are shooting 48.8% from the field, 1.4% higher than the 47.4% the Knicks’ opponents have shot this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Karl-Anthony Towns is scoring 24.4 points per game with 12.8 rebounds and 3.1 assists for the Knicks. Brunson is averaging 29.0 points and 3.1 rebounds while shooting 46.2% over the last 10 games.

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Haliburton is averaging 18.6 points and 9.2 assists for the Pacers. Pascal Siakam is averaging 20.2 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.3 assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Knicks: 5-5, averaging 110.5 points, 44.1 rebounds, 19.3 assists, 6.8 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 45.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 111.3 points per game.

Pacers: 8-2, averaging 118.9 points, 39.5 rebounds, 27.3 assists, 7.5 steals and 5.4 blocks per game while shooting 49.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 116.0 points.

INJURIES: Knicks: None listed.

Pacers: Isaiah Jackson: out for season (calf).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.