Volves - Blaizers

Rockets is a better team, having diverse weapons and a wide rotation, with low injuries. Pistons still lack quality and although they started the season well, they will eventually struggle, as they lack talent.

Once again, I will try to go with the thought that this star must simply shine. Against Charlotte, it was just miserable with only 6 points and a 2/11 shooting average scattered over two quarters, and after such a performance, there must be some kind of response. Haliburton is a 20/10 player in the NBA League, and I don't think that 9 games will change that. Tonight's opponent is the New York Knicks, a team that Indiana has already faced with some resistance. The first meeting of the season was disastrous for both Haliburton and his team, losing by 25 points and not scoring a single point, so I also believe that there should be some personal motivation to redeem themselves from that. In the playoffs, Haliburton scored around 24 points in a home game against the Knicks last season, going over this total 2 out of 3 times.

Hello. NBA. Indiana against New York. We are going against the Knicks with a negative handicap. I'm not confident in the Pacers team this season at all. Haliburton seems to have died down and is no longer the same player as last year. He has some good performances in other games, but is starting to look more and more like an overrated player. Siakam often carries the team, but only to a certain extent. They can sometimes beat big teams like Dallas or Boston, but they also lose to weaker teams like Charlotte. A very inconsistent team.

The start of the season for the Knicks wasn't what everyone expected. A 4-4 score isn't bad, but considering the opponents they had, it could have been better. The team composition is very promising and they just need time to develop. In my opinion, after Boston, this is probably the second-best team in the East and I hope they will start showing that soon. These two teams have already met this season and the Knicks won at home with a score of 123-98. So I don't expect the Pacers to easily beat the Knicks at home, but I also see an advantage for the Knicks. By the way, the main players have managed to avoid injuries somehow under Thibs, even though they play a lot, so there aren't any major injuries at the moment. Good luck.