Pacers and Knicks meet Friday in NBA Cup group stage

New York Knicks (6-5, fifth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Indiana Pacers (4-8, 11th in the Eastern Conference)

Indianapolis; Friday, 7 p.m. EST

LINE: Knicks -2.5; over/under is 233.5

BOTTOM LINE: The Indiana Pacers face the New York Knicks in an NBA Cup in-season tournament group play matchup.

Indiana went 19-63 overall, 15-37 in Eastern Conference action and 11-30 at home during the 2025-26 season. The Pacers averaged 112.4 points per game while allowing opponents to score 120.4 last season.

New York went 53-29 overall and 35-17 in Eastern Conference play during the 2025-26 season. The Knicks gave up 110.1 points per game while committing 20.0 fouls last season.

INJURIES: Pacers: Tyrese Haliburton: out (hamstring), Ben Sheppard: out (meniscus), Johnny Furphy: out for season (acl), Aaron Nesmith: day to day (knee).

Knicks: None listed.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.