I'm on the Pacers +5 in game 2 vs The Knicks for these reasons:

- Knicks bench is weaker and less deep than The Pacers. The Knicks starting 5 have played 42+ minutes apeice. That's not sustainable when enduring a 7 game series. I expect NY to be forced to dig deeper into their roster and that gives a huge advantage to the Pacers team who played 9 players on their roster last game, and NOBODY played more than 36 minutes.

- I expect better games from Nesmith, Nembhard, who had 4 fouls in that game (Nesmith got into foul trouble early). Nesmith is the best option to contain Brunson, but was unable to stay on the floor consistently.

- Haliburton..... what the hell. Only 6 points scored as an Allstar, and they lose by 4. We will see a much better effort from Tyrese Halliburton who only made two 3s and ONLY ATTEMPTED 6 SHOTS ALL GAME. He didn't even reach his assists average, only getting 8 assists that game. He needs to contribute better.

- The big men struggled for NY, while the Big men for Indiana looked good. Mitchell Robinson only had 2 points and 2 rebounds, Hartenstein played the most down low, and he had 13 points and 6 rebounds. Meanwhile, Indiana Big Men Turner and Siakam combined for 42 points. Hell, even Isaiah Jackson scored 8 points in only 13 minutes played. Expect the big men for Indiana to dominate again. (But hopefully they all rebound better, cause the Knicks Owned the boards last game).

Official Play: Pacers +5

Side Bet: Siakam over 19.5 points

Hail Mary: Over 220