The 4-3 Pacers will travel to Madison Square Garden to take on the 2-5 New York Knicks on Thursday to kick off a big day of NBA action.<\/p>\n
Indiana will enter the clash on the back of a loss to Portland, which ended their two-game winning streak over San Antonio and Cleveland.<\/p>\n
The Pacers have been led by Victor Oladipo this season with 21.7 ppg and 4.9 apg, as they have turned their back on the threes.<\/p>\n
They\u2019re attempting 73.9% of their shots from inside the arc, which has seen them shoot 50.1% from the field, which is the second-best percentage in the NBA behind the Warriors.<\/p>\n
At the other end of the scale, the Knicks are shooting just 43.1%, which is only good enough for 23rd in the league.<\/p>\n
They pushed the Warriors on the weekend before being beaten 128-100, as Tim Hardaway Jr. leads the side with 24.4ppg.<\/p>\n
Their win over Brooklyn ended a five-game winning streak, but the Pacers will enter the clash the better side and be too strong.<\/p>\n
Tip<\/strong>: Indiana -5.5 @ $1.92<\/a><\/p>\n Back-to-back wins over Los Angeles and Dallas will see the Spurs enter their fixture with Phoenix with a 4-2 record.<\/p>\n DeMar DeRozan came alive in overtime and led the Spurs with 34 points and nine assists in their 113-108 win over the Mavericks, and they\u2019ll be out to extend their streak to three on Thursday.<\/p>\n The Suns have lost five on the bounce after their opening game win over the Mavs, although four of those have come on the road.<\/p>\n DeAndre Ayton leads the team in points (17.5), rebounds (10.3) and assists (3.8) per game, as the number one draft selection looks to settle to life in Arizona.<\/p>\n Devin Booker has missed the Suns\u2019 last two games, and is still a day-to-day prospect.<\/p>\n The Spurs are attempting the lowest percentage of threes in the league, shooting just 24.7% of their attempts from deep.<\/p>\n Both sides are giving up over 116 points per game, although the Spurs\u2019 big-name players should see them record another victory here.<\/p>\n Tip<\/strong>: San Antonio @ $1.33<\/a><\/p>\n The two highest-scoring teams in the NBA come together on Thursday night, as the Pelicans visit the Warriors in San Francisco.<\/p>\n Golden State are pouring in 124.3 points per contest, while New Orleans are second to them with 122.5 points per game.<\/p>\n The Warriors have won five straight to boast a 7-1 record, with Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant and more recently Klay Thompson dominating their past three wins.<\/p>\n Thompson set an NBA record on Tuesday, knocking down 14 triples en route to 52 points.<\/p>\n While the Warriors are hard to stop at the best of times, the Pelicans may be without star centre Anthony Davis, who will be a game-time decision after recently sustaining an elbow injury.<\/p>\n Davis has averaged 27.3 points, 13.3 rebounds and 3.8 blocks per game this season, and has a PER of 33.21, the third best in the league among players who\u2019ve played over four games.<\/p>\n This should be a high scoring game regardless, although the Warriors should come out on top.<\/p>\n Tip: Golden State -12.5 at $1.90<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nSan Antonio Spurs @ Phoenix Suns<\/a> – ESPN<\/h3>\n
New Orleans Pelicans at Golden State Warriors<\/a><\/h3>\n