Indiana Pacers (23-18, sixth in the Eastern Conference) vs. New York Knicks (22-19, seventh in the Eastern Conference)
New York; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: New York hosts the Indiana Pacers after Jalen Brunson scored 44 points in the New York Knicks' 111-107 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks.
The Knicks are 13-10 against conference opponents. New York averages 114.0 points while outscoring opponents by 2.7 points per game.
The Pacers are 16-9 in Eastern Conference play. Indiana has a 5-5 record in one-possession games.
The teams play for the second time this season. The Knicks won the last meeting 109-106 on Dec. 18. Brunson scored 30 points to help lead the Knicks to the victory.
TOP PERFORMERS: Julius Randle is shooting 34.0% from beyond the arc with 2.7 made 3-pointers per game for the Knicks, while averaging 24.4 points, 10.1 rebounds and 3.8 assists. Brunson is shooting 44.3% and averaging 18.4 points over the past 10 games for New York.
Myles Turner is averaging 17 points, 7.9 rebounds and 2.3 blocks for the Pacers. Tyrese Haliburton is averaging 19.4 points over the last 10 games for Indiana.
LAST 10 GAMES: Knicks: 4-6, averaging 111.7 points, 46.1 rebounds, 22.2 assists, 4.9 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 45.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 110.2 points per game.
Pacers: 8-2, averaging 118.8 points, 42.0 rebounds, 26.4 assists, 7.9 steals and 5.1 blocks per game while shooting 48.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 115.6 points.
INJURIES: Knicks: RJ Barrett: day to day (finger).
Pacers: T.J. McConnell: day to day (shoulder), Daniel Theis: out (knee), Kendall Brown: out (leg).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
