Exploring the Knicks' Chances Against the Pacers in NBA

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00:00Again, Tom, do you have any thoughts on Knicks Pacers?

00:03There's a part of me that wants to take the under.

00:07Whoa, whoa, whoa.

00:09This guy's nuts.

00:10I can't believe you just out nuts, Coach.

00:13I can't believe that.

00:15This guy's crazy.

00:17What are you talking about?

00:18Go to the ice cream shop and get a small.

00:21What are you talking about?

00:22Small vanilla.

00:24No sprinkles.

00:25Oh, my goodness.

00:26No, but there's a part of me that wants to take the under

00:28because, again, it's getting to the point where I'm not sure the Knicks

00:35have the firepower on offense outside of Brunson

00:39to consistently score with the Pacers.

00:41So, again, what is, like, being objective about this, Coach,

00:45like, how do the Knicks win a game or the series?

00:50I'll ask Kevin.

00:55What's better for the Knicks?

00:56Is the Knicks trying to win games 130 to 135 or trying to win games, like,

01:01we'll give you, like, 108-100.

01:03I don't think the Pacers will allow it.

01:07So, again, my point is if the Pacers won't allow it, it's like the Knicks

01:10are not going to outscore them because the Pacers are just going to run away.

01:14Well, in order to win the game, you're going to outscore them.

01:16The only path for the Knicks to win is to keep it low.

01:18They're not going to outscore them 140 to 130.

01:20If that's the case, the Pacers win 99 times out of 100.

01:23See, I'll push back.

01:25The Knicks, again, massively choked away game number one.

01:31Sure.

01:31That was a very high-scoring game.

01:33What the Knicks cannot have, they cannot have lulls.

01:38What you cannot have is your, you know, the college basketball, Kyron.

01:43You cannot watch a college game without has not scored a field goal in three minutes

01:48coming up.

01:49It's every single game.

01:50Virginia, I think they just keep it up when that group's playing.

01:55You cannot have that against the Pacers because it is always seemingly in that window where

02:01they are then giving, you know, their absolute best and getting to the rim relentlessly.

02:06I actually, in the moment, am starting to think that a Knicks team total of 110.5 is a very

02:11legitimate look.

02:13The Pacers, at times, you could have that off night, right?

02:17So, but if the Pacers go and get theirs, that's fine.

02:21Look, the thing about the Pacers, they've not separated from the Knicks either, right?

02:28So, it's not as if I would be surprised if this game went 125 to 105 Indiana.

02:35You know, I don't really see that much of being on the board here.

02:39So, again, in the moment, I expect that the Knicks offense will be consistent because they

02:44can score consistently against the Pacers.

02:46I think even if the Knicks make some sacrifices in terms of personnel, starting Mitch Robb or

02:51whatever it might be, they're going to still be able to score the basketball somewhat consistently.

02:57So, at least as we sit here on this Saturday, I think the Knicks team total is going to be

03:01in line.

03:01Okay.

03:01I mean, I could see that because you've got to get better play out of certain people.

03:06And I just think, if I think Cat, you know, does better than 21.5, Deuce gets you 8, 9,

03:1210 points.

03:13Brunson's going to give you at least 25.

03:16I think the Knicks get up and over that total.

03:18It's just going to depend on, at Kev's point, do the Knicks have enough honesty to get to

03:24the finish line?

03:24Because it tends to be midway, late fourth quarter is when the wheels come off because

03:28they lose their legs.

03:29That means Tips has to rely on his bench more, and that's why I'm looking squarely at Deuce

03:34McBride's points prop when it comes out.

03:37What do you even, I mean, listen, I'll, you know, hand up accountability pie.

03:43Have they been consistently hanging the Deuce prop?

03:47They have.

03:47I've seen it.

03:48Well, all right.

03:50I think you, I think you might've been baited into the...

03:52It doesn't matter.

03:53I'm laying it.

03:55Deuce over.

03:55Best bets.

03:56Take it.

03:56Three man.

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