Overview
- The Pacers hold a 3-1 series lead and need one more win to advance to the NBA Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
- Karl-Anthony Towns was upgraded from questionable and joined the starting lineup after sustaining a left knee contusion late in Game 4.
- Tyrese Haliburton, Myles Turner and Bennedict Mathurin all passed the injury report and will play for Indiana tonight.
- Aaron Nesmith is listed as questionable with an ankle injury, while Isaiah Jackson remains sidelined for the Pacers.
- A loss would end the Knicks’ season and send the Pacers to the NBA Finals, while a Knicks victory forces a decisive Game 6.