The New York Knicks and Indiana Pacers link up for their fifth game of the Eastern Conference Semifinals meeting. It starts at 8 p.m. ET from Madison Square Garden and you can catch the action online, for free as the Knicks are facing elimination.
Why are the Knicks up against the wall? Simple, the Pacers have taken control of this series because they are the more orgnanized team and they each have rolls. Not to mention they are shooting better from the floor.
When Roy Hibbert doesn't score, he still makes his presence felt in the paint by snatching rebounds. George Hill seems to have caught fire in the latter games of this series and in Game 5 he finished with a game-high 26 points. Hill started Game 5 shooting red hot from the perimeter and finished 9/14 from the floor. David West and Paul George finished with double-doubles as they controlled the boards and were hitting their shots in Game 5.
The Pacers are also matching the Knicks from the three-point line. In Game 4, the Knicks tried going back to their routine threes, but the Pacers gave them tough looks and when wide open the Knicks missed their open shots.
As the Pacers deserve a lot of credit for the way they have played through the last couple of games, the Knicks haven't helped themselves out as of late. They are stinking from the perimeter, have no plan in the paint and are playing disorganized basketball. The Knicks were the favorite to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals against the Miami Heat, but from the looks of it, it's going to be a Heat vs. Pacers rematch.
The game will be on TNT, but if you can't watch the game on television, click here to watch Game 5 between the Knicks vs. Pacers.
