Utah Jazz - Cleveland Cavaliers

I jumped on the rake in fifth grade, the Knicks play like a team that is pinned against the wall and Indiana just doesn't play with the same energy, including Haliburton who looked like a sister in the MSG arena. Now the action returns to Indiana and I believe the Pacers will have their own celebration for their fans. It's almost guaranteed that Haliburton will play with a different energy, and when he is aggressive, the Pacers look like a completely different team, as we have seen in all of the playoffs. It is very rare in NBA history for a team to come back from a 1-3 deficit, and I don't believe the Knicks will be that team. Similarly to the Knicks-Celtics series, I think the Pacers will end this in 6 games, although hopefully not with a 38-point difference ;D)

It's worth taking, a player who plays a lot, performs various roles, and has recently started taking initiative in the series. In the last 3 series games, he has gathered at least 10 rebounds, and the last two games ended with double doubles. The odds are too high for a very realistic finish.

After a performance like the 5th game, here I am eagerly anticipating Haliburton's mega aggressiveness, not only to finish the series at home against the Spurs, but also to not lose and bring back the Knicks' potential 7-game advantage. The Pacers are playing better when Hali is aggressive, so I am taking the Indiana handicap and the Hali P+A Over. In the series, when Indiana won, Hali had 42, 25, and 47 P+A, so I think we can possibly see a 30/10 game from him, which would give them two wins in the series.

The Pacers must close out the series at home, they simply cannot afford to lose the 6th game at home and then travel to New York for Game 7 and hope for the best... and in order for the Pacers to win today, they must play their game, their style... that style is an aggressive tempo, fast-paced attacks that last 5-8 seconds, quick ball recoveries and lightning fast offense, a style that allowed them to defeat the Bucks, defeat the Cavaliers, and win the first 3 games of the series against the Knicks. Those 3 wins had final scores of 273, 223, and 251, while the 2 losses where the Knicks held the Pacers down ended with scores of 206 and 205. I believe the Pacers will win this game and the total points will also be covered.

Not everyone in New York was expecting the Pacers to repeat such a poor performance with such a deep team, it was an unexpected phenomenon, a deeply rooted salt, Mathurin is now getting more and more profit over minutes, unlike NYC where Tibbs does not have such options, dependant on Brunson and KAT, but at home the Pacers are blacksmiths, they have to close out the series and play like it's game 7 today, because there could be problems in New York.

I believe that after a poor performance, Haliburton will rehabilitate and today I hope for more productive games than usual, as I believe Haliburton will have the ball overseas in his hands and score when the team needs it the most.

Although the Knicks are not worse on paper, Indiana looks better and I would risk with both the over and the negative handicap, as Indiana has already proven their advantage over the Knicks. Haliburton is a crucial player for Indiana and they need him to have a good game, as the whole game revolves around him and if the Knicks don't shut him down, they won't have much chance. As for the over in general, I believe that in such a situation, there will be a lot of scoring if Indiana manages to create a lead early on, and with the high pace of these teams, there is a good chance of that happening.

Although the Knicks might not be worse on paper, Indiana looks better and I would take the risk with both the over and the minus handicap, since Indiana has already proven their superiority over the Knicks. Haliburton is a very important player for Indiana and they need him to play well, as the whole game revolves around him and if the Knicks can't shut him down, they will have very little chances. As for the overall over, I believe there will be a lot of points scored in this game, especially if Indiana manages to create a lead early on, and with both teams playing at a high pace, there will be plenty of opportunities.