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CNET
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- CNET
How to Watch Tonight's New York Knicks vs. Indiana Pacers Game 6 for Free
The Oklahoma City Thunder is headed to the NBA finals, but who they'll play is still up in the air. The New York Knicks beat the Indiana Pacers in Game 5 on the back of huge performances from Karl-Anthony Towns and Jalen Brunson at Madison Square Garden. The two teams will face off again tonight in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals. The Pacers are leading 3-2, and if they win tonight, they'll advance to the NBA finals. Game 6 will tip off tonight, May 31, at 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PT) at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Here's how to watch for free. You can watch the Knicks vs. Pacers Game 6 for free Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals will be available to watch for free on the NBA's YouTube livestream. However, the game is geo-locked in India, so you'll need a virtual private network or VPN to bypass it. A VPN will route your internet traffic through a server in a location you choose. Our top pick is ExpressVPN if you're looking for a way to watch tonight's game. It's a great pick for streaming because you can get around location restrictions, but it's a paid VPN that costs $13 a month. You can also sign up for a free trial to watch tonight's game for no extra charge. Although there are free VPNs available, you typically can't select the server location, making them less than ideal for streaming region-locked sports games. How to stream the Knicks vs. Pacers Game 6 with a VPN Sign up for a free trial for a paid VPN. Install the VPN on your mobile device or computer. Connect to a server in India, if possible. Watch the game via the NBA's YouTube livestream.
New York Times
3 days ago
- Business
- New York Times
Knicks at Pacers Game 6 picks, odds: New York tries to extend unpredictable and frenzied series
What might be the best series of an all-time wild postseason gets another installment Saturday night. The New York Knicks forced a Game 6 after winning in The Garden on Thursday. The Indiana Pacers now have a chance to close out the Eastern Conference in their own (Field)house. If Game 6 is anything like Games 3 and 4, Spike Lee and Timothée Chalamet will migrate to the Midwest for a weekend trip, sticking out like orange sore thumbs amid a maze of harvest gold playoff shirts. With an upset win here, Jalen Brunson and the Knicks would earn a Game 7 in Manhattan … and get a shot at the fabled 3-1 comeback. But if Tyrese Haliburton and his frenetic Pacers get the W, they'll be a massive step closer to their franchise's first NBA championship. Advertisement Pacers lead series 3-2 Series odds: Pacers -375, Knicks +275 To buoy its NBA Finals hopes, New York must keep turnovers to a minimum in a hyper-pressurized do-or-die road game. In their last look on this floor, the Knicks surrendered 17 giveaways. They had 15 in Game 3. Through five games, Brunson is averaging 33 points on 51.4 percent shooting. Karl-Anthony Towns is above 25 points per game with a 51.8 percent clip. Mitchell Robinson has the team's best offensive rating through stellar rebounding and screening. It's the 'Wing Stop' trio that needs to be better, though. OG Anunoby is at modest 43/29/71 shooting splits. Mikal Bridges ranks seventh in the rotation for defensive rating and eighth for offense. Josh Hart's assists are down, his turnovers are up and he's averaging four fouls a night. Tom Thibodeau seems to like what he's getting from Robinson as a starter, and nine Knicks played at least 10 minutes in Thursday's win. The series comeback starts and ends with All-NBA talents Brunson and Towns, but New York will need a full game from a full rotation come Saturday. Indiana will continue pushing at a breakneck pace, with Haliburton anchoring the sprint circuit. In the Pacers' Game 4 victory, their point guard produced a 32-point triple-double with zero (0!) turnovers. Game 5 was Indy's worst offensive showing of the playoffs thus far, and it failed to crack triple-digit scoring for the first time since February 4. Rick Carlisle's crew has gone nine players deep in all five contests. Expect more from Bennedict Mathurin once again. The bench bucket has scored at least 20 points in back-to-back tries, after totaling just 11 points in the first three games. Aaron Nesmith, the hero behind Game 1's historic flip, has looked stiff since injuring his ankle in Game 3. To wrap up the Conference finals, the host side will likely look to Pascal Siakam. He's been the most efficient main option in the series, with a better effective shooting mark than Brunson, Towns and Haliburton. Advertisement 1999 — Blazers 85, Spurs 86: Sean Elliott's Memorial Day Miracle! From Mike Wise in the New York Times: 'When Sean Elliott tiptoed along the baseline in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals in May and let fly the most memorable 3-pointer of his career, the winning shot was immediately dubbed the Memorial Day Miracle. Looking back, how the 31-year-old forward even played that game against Portland and eventually helped the San Antonio Spurs win their first National Basketball Association title may go down as a much more remarkable feat. 'Less than a month after he and his team frolicked on the Madison Square Garden floor after beating the Knicks in the N.B.A. finals, Elliott and his physicians disclosed yesterday in San Antonio that he is suffering from worsening renal function and will undergo a kidney transplant as soon as a matching donor is found, perhaps as early as August, leaving his basketball future in doubt.' Fortunately, Elliot made a full recovery. 'I'm lucky to be around, that's for sure,' he told The Athletic in 2020. Betting/odds and ticketing links in this article are provided by partners of The Athletic. Restrictions may apply. The Athletic maintains full editorial independence. Partners have no control over or input into the reporting or editing process and do not review stories before publication. (Photo of Jalen Brunson and T.J. McConnell: Charly Triballeau / Getty Images)
Forbes
27-05-2025
- Sport
- Forbes
New York Knicks, Indiana Reach Game 4 In Compelling Playoff Series
The New York Knicks and Indiana Pacers will continue what has become a most compelling and confounding playoff series with Game 4 of the NBA Eastern Conference finals in Indianapolis on Tuesday. Let the chaos continue. The Knicks in all likelihood saved their season with a 106-100 victory over the Pacers on the road in Game 3, when they recovered from a 20-point first-half deficit to trim the Pacers' series edge to two games to one. 'It's a true test when you're down 20-plus,' Knicks hero Karl-Anthony Towns said. No team in NBA history has won a playoff series after losing the first three, and the Knicks are attempting to become the first team in league history to lose the first two games at home and win a finals series. New York's comeback victory in Game 3 was simply more of the same in this series, which features teams that took out No. 1 seed Boston and No. 2 seed Cleveland in the semifinals. The road team has won each of the first three games, all games that each team could legitimately say they could have won. Stars have taken turns. The Pacers overcame a 17-point deficit in a 138-135 overtime victory Game 1, when they trailed by eight with 41.1 seconds before rallying behind a flurry of 3-pointers from Aaron Nesmith. The Knicks trailed by 20 in the first half of their Game 3 win before Towns scored 20 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter. In a series of adjustments, Game 4 could provide more. Three things to look for. Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau got 24 points, 14 rebounds, seven assists and physical defense from his reserves in Game 3, by far their best production of the series. Part of that had to do with a lineup change and part with foul trouble. Center Mitchell Robison replaced small forward Josh Hart in the starting lineup, giving the Knicks a bigger frontcourt presence and more significantly giving Towns favorable matchups on the offensive end. Leading scorer Jalen Brunson got in foul trouble early and played only 31 minutes, eight minutes under his playoff average, while finishing with 23 points on 6 of 18 shooting. Towns also played with five fouls late, but Thibodeau rode with him down the stretch as the Pacers had no answer for him on the defensive end, either from distance or on drives to the hoop. Indiana is built to push the ball, which can lead to quick shots and offensive spurts. Nesmith had 30 points in Game 1 and made eight 3-pointers. Pascal Siakam had 39 points in the Pacers' 114-109 Game 2 victory, the only relatively normal game in the series. But the Pacers stalled in the second half Sunday, when they could only match Towns in the fourth quarter by scoring 20. Nesmith's loss to a right ankle injury midway through the third quarter seemed pivotal, not necessarily for his offensive production but for his toughness and his ability to shadow Brunson. The Pacers were 5 of 18 from the field in the fourth quarter, 1 of 8 from three-point range, and did not have much of an offensive rhythm when the Knicks had defenders Mikel Bridges, Josh Hart and OJ Anunoby on the floor. Many of their shots were forced attempts late in the shot clock. They made a season-low 5 of 25 from distance, and when those shots did not drop they struggled. Tyrese Haliburton, who has 65 points in the series, became the third player in the last 60 years to reach 455 points, 216 assists and 127 rebounds in 25 career playoff games, according to OPTA Sports. Magic Johnson and Chris Paul are the other two. But he is 9 of 30 from distance, and the Pacers need more. Nesmith returned late in the fourth quarter but was limping noticeably afterward. He will be a game-time decision for Game 4. Danny Ainge once said that he liked playing on the road because it was a good way to shut the home fans up. The Knicks and Pacers have had their fingers on the mute button all playoffs long. The Knicks recovered from 20-point deficits in Games 1 and 2 of their semifinal series against Boston, winning both games on the road. They have won each of their last four road games despite trailing in the fourth quarter of each, the longest streak by any NBA team in the postseason in the last 20 years. The Pacers have three road wins in which they have trailed by 15 points in this postseason, making them the second team in the last 20 years to do that. The 2011 Dallas Mavericks are then other. They will have to wait for Game 5 in Madison Square Garden on Thursday to see if the that applies.
Washington Post
26-05-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
Haliburton and the Pacers host New York with 2-1 series lead
New York Knicks (51-31, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Indiana Pacers (50-32, fourth in the Eastern Conference) Indianapolis; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Pacers -2.5; over/under is 221 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: Pacers lead series 2-1 BOTTOM LINE: The Indiana Pacers host the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference finals with a 2-1 lead in the series. The Knicks won the last meeting 106-100 on Monday, led by 24 points from Karl-Anthony Towns. Tyrese Haliburton led the Pacers with 20.
Associated Press
26-05-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Haliburton and the Pacers host New York with 2-1 series lead
New York Knicks (51-31, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Indiana Pacers (50-32, fourth in the Eastern Conference) Indianapolis; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Pacers -2.5; over/under is 221 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: Pacers lead series 2-1 BOTTOM LINE: The Indiana Pacers host the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference finals with a 2-1 lead in the series. The Knicks won the last meeting 106-100 on Monday, led by 24 points from Karl-Anthony Towns. Tyrese Haliburton led the Pacers with 20. The Pacers are 29-22 against conference opponents. Indiana is 6-2 in one-possession games. The Knicks are 34-18 in conference play. New York ranks seventh in the Eastern Conference with 15.7 fast break points per game led by OG Anunoby averaging 3.4. The Pacers are shooting 48.8% from the field this season, 1.4 percentage points higher than the 47.4% the Knicks allow to opponents. The Knicks average 115.8 points per game, 0.7 more than the 115.1 the Pacers allow. TOP PERFORMERS: Myles Turner is scoring 15.6 points per game and averaging 6.5 rebounds for the Pacers. Haliburton is averaging 19.5 points and 5.2 rebounds over the last 10 games. Towns is averaging 24.4 points, 12.8 rebounds and 3.1 assists for the Knicks. Jalen Brunson is averaging 29.9 points and 6.7 assists over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Pacers: 8-2, averaging 118.8 points, 40.3 rebounds, 28.0 assists, 6.7 steals and 5.7 blocks per game while shooting 50.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 114.2 points per game. Knicks: 6-4, averaging 110.0 points, 44.0 rebounds, 19.4 assists, 6.7 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 45.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 109.6 points. INJURIES: Pacers: Isaiah Jackson: out for season (calf). Knicks: None listed. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
