The Indiana Pacers owned Madison Square Garden and are returning home with a 2-0 series lead to prove it.
A win in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals pushes them to a 3-0 lead, and no team in NBA Playoff history has ever mounted a comeback from that deficit.
The New York Knicks are down, but a win can turn their fortunes around in a hurry, which is why this should be another spirited affair, with plenty of player props to choose from.
We’ve assembled our favorite NBA picks and rolled them into our best Knicks vs Pacers same-game parlay for Game 3 below.
Kicks vs Pacers SGP - May 25
Tyrese Haliburton Over 20.5 points
Karl-Anthony Towns Over 1.5 threes
Pascal Siakam Over 3.5 assists
Tyrese Haliburton has been good in these playoffs, but he’s been prone to some duds.
The Indiana Pacers guard shot just 5-for-16 in Game 2 for 14 points (he did add 11 assists and eight boards), but Pascal Siakam carried the offensive weight to land that win.
Back home, Haliburton is in prime position to go on the offensive as he did in Game 1 when he notched 31 points.
He struggled offensively against Cleveland and its airtight defense at home, totaling just 15 points across Games 3 and 4. However, against a looser defense in Milwaukee, Haliburton topped his 20.5 scoring line twice. Expect more of the same today.
After going bonkers in Game 1 with 35 points and 12 boards, Karl-Anthony Towns regressed to his wingman role in Game 2, dropping 20 points and grabbing seven rebounds.
His shooting will be vital for the New York Knicks to get back in the series. KAT is hitting at a 46.2% clip from distance vs. Indiana and has gone Over 1.5 threes in both games.
Towns had his biggest 3-point efforts on the road in Round 1 vs. Detroit, going 4-for-8 in Game 3 and 5-for-7 in Game 4, leading New York to two impressive wins to take command of that series.
With Jalen Brunson working everywhere in and around the paint, Towns should keep the space open with some long-distance buckets.
We’ll wrap with Siakam, who posted his career playoff high with 39 points in Game 2. I don’t know if that sort of game is in the cards tonight, as he had gone for 18 points or less in six of his previous eight.
However, he’s been sneaky good as a de facto setup man alongside Haliburton. He has crossed his 3.5 assist line in four of the last seven games but missed the other three by a single assist each time.
Indiana spreads the ball around, leading the postseason with 29.1 assists per game. Look for Siakam to add a little more dishing and a little less scoring to the menu in Game 3.
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