Why the New York Knicks Are Poised to Settle Scores with Indiana Pacers and Pat McAfee in High-Stakes Game 6

But, the Knicks are the better team, and Game 5 was a precursor to what will happen in the rest of this series. They have a slightly higher net rating in this series and should’ve, could’ve won Game 1. Whilst giving out a “best bet” for NYK to win and cover the spread in Game 5, I mentioned that they are “getting the bad end of shooting variance”. 

Sure enough, Indiana shot like sh*t in Game 5, and New York rolled despite hitting nine fewer free throws and two fewer 3-pointers. It’s hard to win by double digits while losing the free-throw and 3-point battles. However, the Knicks dominated in the paint where they outscored the Pacers 60-34. That’s how you overcome shooting variance. 

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