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Indiana Pacers @ New York Knicks

Regular Season Records: Indiana 47-35, New York 50-32

Current Series Standings: New York 0, Indiana 0

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On Monday, the New York Knicks will fight it out against the Indiana Pacers in an Eastern Conference playoff contest at 7:30 p.m. ET at Madison Square Garden. Coming in fresh off a victory as the underdog, the Knicks will stroll into this one as the favorite.

The Knicks are headed into the game having just posted their closest win since February 26th on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 118-115 victory over the 76ers.

The Knicks’ win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jalen Brunson, who dropped a double-double on 41 points and 12 assists. That means Brunson has scored a third or more of the Knicks’ points for four games straight. Donte DiVincenzo was another key contributor, scoring 23 points along with seven assists and three blocks.

Meanwhile, there’s no place like home for the Pacers, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 120-98 margin over the Bucks on Thursday.

T.J. McConnell was the offensive standout of the matchup as he almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine assists. He didn’t help the Pacers’ cause all that much against the Bucks on Tuesday but the same can’t be said for this match.

The Knicks and the Pacers will be playing the first game of their best-of-seven series on Monday. Check back on CBS Sports to see who will be starting their playoff series on the wrong foot.

Odds

New York is a solid 5.5-point favorite against Indiana, according to the latest NBA odds.

The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Knicks as a 6.5-point favorite.

The over/under is 217.5 points.

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Series History

New York has won 6 out of their last 10 games against Indiana.

• Feb 10, 2024 – Indiana 125 vs. New York 111
• Feb 01, 2024 – New York 109 vs. Indiana 105
• Dec 30, 2023 – Indiana 140 vs. New York 126
• Apr 09, 2023 – Indiana 141 vs. New York 136
• Apr 05, 2023 – New York 138 vs. Indiana 129
• Jan 11, 2023 – New York 119 vs. Indiana 113
• Dec 18, 2022 – New York 109 vs. Indiana 106
• Jan 04, 2022 – New York 104 vs. Indiana 94
• Dec 08, 2021 – Indiana 122 vs. New York 102
• Nov 15, 2021 – New York 92 vs. Indiana 84

A notable national recruiting analyst has logged a crystal ball projection for Bellarmine transfer Langdon Hatton to choose Indiana.

Travis Branham of 247Sports logged the projection on Sunday, May 5 for Hatton to commit to Indiana.

A native of Georgetown, Indiana who played at North Harrison, Hatton began his college career at William & Mary before transferring to play for Scott Davenport at Bellarmine for the last two seasons.

The 6-foot-10, 240-pound forward averaged 10.5 points, 7.1 rebounds, and 1.3 assists last season for the Knights. He shot 48 percent from the field, 33.3 percent from the 3-point line and 67.5 percent from the free-throw line.

Hatton has one season of eligibility remaining. He’s started 43 of the 94 career college games he’s played in.

Over his three seasons, he’s averaged 6.1 points, four rebounds and is a 49.1 percent shooter from the field. At Indiana, he would fill a vital role as a backup to Malik Reneau and Oumar Ballo.

Hatton has yet to visit Bloomington but is expected to be on campus soon.

At North Harrison, Hatton was named an IBCA senior all-state selection in his final prep season and was invited to Hoosier Basketball Magazine’s top 60 workout.

According to reports, Hatton has drawn significant interest in the transfer portal with Louisville, Ohio State, Cincinnati, and Xavier among the lengthy list of schools in contact.

Indiana has two scholarships open for next season’s roster.

(Photo credit: Bellarmine University Athletics)

Filed to: Langdon Hatton, Transfer portal