Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals in the Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks series will take place on Sunday afternoon, when the Pacers travel to New York City, New York, to face the Knicks at Madison Square Garden. The game will start at 3:30 PM ET and air on ABC.
The last time the Indiana Pacers advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals was in the 2013-14 NBA season, in which they lost in the Eastern Conference Finals against the Miami Heat in six games, losing the series 2-4.
The Pacers have been one of the highest-scoring teams in the league this season, finishing the regular season with the most points per game with an average of 121.89 points per game and averaging 112.83 points per game.
With Game 7 taking place in Madison Square Garden, Indiana has lost all three road games in the playoff series against the Knicks, with an average loss margin of 14.33 points per game. The Indiana Pacers will look to end their three-game road losing streak in the series when they travel to face the New York Knicks for Game 7.
The New York Knicks have only lost one game at home in the 2024 NBA Playoffs, which came in Game 5 of their 1st round matchup against the Philadelphia 76ers in a 106-112 overtime loss. They have a record of 5-1 at home in the playoffs this season.
Since their last appearance in the Eastern Conference Finals in the 1999-2000 NBA Playoffs, where the Indiana Pacers eliminated them in six games, the Knicks have not advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals in over two decades. The defensive play of New York, which has allowed the 5th fewest points per game with an average of 108.42 points per game and held the highest-scoring team, the Indiana Pacers, to nine points below their season average in this series, has been the key to their success this season.
The New York Knicks will look to advance to face the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals when they host the Indiana Pacers for Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals on Sunday afternoon.
The New York Knicks are listed as 3-point favorites at home against the Indiana Pacers in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals on Sunday afternoon, according to JustBet. Indiana has won six of the last ten and two of the previous three meetings while going 6-4 ATS in the last ten and 2-1 ATS in the previous three games in the series.
The Pacers and Knicks have a long-standing rivalry that has had a lot of memorable moments in NBA history, including playoff matchups during the 1990s. Indiana has struggled on the road during their last seven road games, going 1-6 in those contests, and has lost eight of the previous ten games in the series on the road, including three losses in this series. With a record of 5-1, the Knicks have been dominant at home in the NBA Playoffs, winning eight of their last nine home games. As a result, I am taking the moneyline for the New York Knicks when they host the Indiana Pacers for Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals on Sunday afternoon.
