The New York Knicks will be in search for offensive improvement when they take the court in Game 4 of their best of seven Eastern conference NBA playoff series against the Indiana Pacers with a pro basketball game on Tuesday night. The Knicks and Pacers will tip off from Indiana at 7PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by TNT TV.
The betting line odds from Game 4 of his NBA playoff series has the home side Indiana Pacers favored by -5 points with an over under line of 180 ½ points. There has been no line movement in this playoff contest since the odds were released few hours ago.
The Pacers go up 2-1 in this best of seven NBA playoff series after their 82-71 home victory against the New York Knicks as a -5 point betting favorite. The total came in at under 183 points.
The Knicks were held to 33 first half points and 38 in the second half. They get outscored by the Pacers by eight points in the second half. New York shoots a miserable 35.2% from the floor and 3 of 11 came from three. The team missed 7 of 25 free throw attempts. The Knicks get crushed on the glass by a 53-40 rebound difference. Carmelo Anthony had 21 points and five rebounds on 6 of 16 shooting. No other Knick scored in double digits. Raymond Felton had a poor game with 6 points on 1 of 8 makes from the field. J.R. Smith had nine points as he made 4 of his 12 shots. New York heavily relies on three point shooting as the team is 4th in the NBA at 40.6% accuracy from beyond the arc. They have defended well in the playoffs allowing over 100 points just once in nine playoff games.
The Pacers survived a 35% shooting game and made 10 of 33 three point attempts. Indiana missed 7 of 23 free throw attempts. Center Roy Hibbert had 24 points and 12 rebounds as he connected on 9 of 18 from the floor. George Hill had 17 points as he made just 5 of his 16 shots. Indiana’s bench is a weak spot and the unit contributed with just eight points all game long. The Pacers are a stout defense ranking first in the NBA in opponent’s field goal and three point shooting accuracy. They limit teams to just 90.7 points a game ranking second best in all of basketball. Offensively the Pacers have been inconsistent with four playoff games with 100 or more points and four playoff games with 82 or fewer points scored.
