The New York Knicks staved off elimination on their home court while holding the Indiana Pacers to 75 points at Madison Square Garden Thursday night, and will look to shift the series back home again for a Game 7. To do that, they'll have to beat the Pacers in Indiana tonight, in a game that tips off at 8:00 p.m. and will be broadcast on ESPN. The game can be live streamed here for free; Knicks fans can listen to the game at 98.7 ESPN FM while Pacers fans can hear the action on 1070 The Fan.
The road ahead will be tough for the Knicks; knocking off an angry Pacers group on their home floor will be a daunting task. However, the Pacers could be without point guard George Hill, who missed Game 5 with a concussion. D.J. Augustin will likely replace Hill, but Pacers coach Frank Vogel could make an unorthodox choice.
Paul George manned the position a bit in Game 5 and said he felt comfortable in the role. "Honestly, I felt like having the ball in my hands put me in rhythm and the shots started falling for me," George said. Vogel declined to say who would start at point guard, telling reporters he didn't want to give away his game plan.
As for the Knicks, head coach Mike Woodson said, "That [Game 5] was a must-win; our backs were against the wall. They still are. When we lost Game 1, we knew right then and there that the only way to get out of this series was to go get one at Indiana and this is our last chance."
When asked about the injury to Hill, Woodson said, "With or without George (Hill), the pressure has got to stay the same. We're preparing as if he is going to play. But the pressure has got to come whether he (Hill) is out there or someone else is out there."
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