zimpy27 wrote:mpharris36 wrote:zimpy27 wrote:I think Pacers win this one.
Pacers PF/C combo is far better than the Knicks.
Hali and Brunson will be a close call.
The pace of the Pacers is going to exhaust the tight lineups that Thibs lays with.
Just to put in perspective the Pacers played at a much slower place in Round 1 then they did in the regular season.
Also Milwaukee was one of the worst offensive rebounding teams in the NBA. And that was with Giannis playing all year who avg nearly 3 offensive rebounds a game (by far bucks best offensive rebounders).
So Indy is going to have to deal with a completely different animal this series.
Yeah Bucks prioritise transition defense over offensive boards.
Knicks will have more shots but I'm expecting Pacers offensive efficiency to be fat higher than Knicks.
I think the pacers are likely to get more leak out opportunities. But pacers will have to secure the boards first. Is Turner capable of doing that vs two of the best offensive rebounding bigs in the NBA?
Then you have the Josh Hart factor.
Rebounding nearly 40% of your misses is pretty demoralizing to a team.
We basically killed the sixers and then the cavs last year like that. Miami was able to really able to limit that last year playoffs.
Obi and others will sure get a few leakouts thats for sure but will it be enough to combat the amount of offensive rebounds will grab?