Knicks vs Pacers Match Player Stats | Thursday, December 18th 2025

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Todays Thursday, December 18th Matchup Details

Thursday New York Knicks at Indiana Pacers
NBA Game is on Thursday, December 18th 2025
18/12/25 19:00:00 PM EST Tipoff

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The matchup vs. New York is a good one for three-pointers; when the Knicks are away from home, the opposition’s starting SFs have put up the highest three rate in the league this year (48.0%).

The 9th-fastest pace-of-play offense in the NBA over the last 20 games has been the Indiana Pacers.

Offensive rebounds continue possession and generate bonus opportunities for scoring and assists, and the Pacers rank 10th-best in in the NBA with 11.9 offensive boards per game over the last 25 games.

The Pacers have played at the 9th-quickest tempo in the NBA over the last 20 games, which ought to lead to more possessions for the Knicks.

Offensive rebounds maintain possession and spark more opportunities for scoring and assists, and the New York Knicks grade out 3rd-best in in the league with 13.8 offensive rebounds per game this year.

Bennedict Mathurin has compiled an impressive 20.4 points per game this year, quite a bit higher than his 14.9 points per game last year.

Over the last 5 games when they are the visiting squad, the opposition’s starting PGs have attempted 5.4 free throws per game (7th-most in the league) against the Indiana Pacers, making it fairly effortless to get to the foul line.

The matchup vs. Indiana is a favorable one for getting to the free-throw line; the opposing team’s starting SFs have attempted an enormous 4.0 free throws per game this year when the Pacers are playing at home (4th-most in the NBA).

Karl-Anthony Towns has put up 25.6 points per game over the last 5 games when playing away from home, 4.1 higher than he’s put up overall this season on the road.

The matchup against the Indiana Pacers is a positive one; they have given up the most points per game in the league to opposing starting SGs this year (19.0).

This year when they are on the road, the opposition’s starting SGs have attempted 5.3 foul shots per game (highest in the NBA) against the Pacers, finding it easy to get to the charity stripe.

The matchup against New York is a positive one for threes; when the New York Knicks are the visiting squad, the opposition’s starting PFs have shot for the 2nd-highest three rate in the NBA this year (47.7%).

This year, the opposing team’s starting PFs have attempted 5.8 free throws per game (highest in the league) against the Indiana Pacers, succeeding in their efforts to draw fouls.

The matchup against the Knicks is a good one for getting to the charity stripe; the other team’s starting PGs have attempted a monstrous 4.3 foul shots per game this year (6th-most in the league).

Over the last 5 games, the opposition’s starting PFs have attempted 5.2 free throws per game (5th-most in the league) vs. the Knicks, easily managing to get to the free-throw line.

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When it comes to threes, the Indiana Pacers’s poor 33.1% rate of converted threes ranks weakest in the league this year.

The New York Knicks have played at the 2nd-most lethargic pace in the NBA over the last 5 games, which ought to lead to decreased plays for the Indiana Pacers.

The matchup vs. Indiana is a challenging one for 3-point shots; when the Indiana Pacers are on their home court, the opposing team’s starting SGs have totaled the 3rd-least three-pointers per game in the NBA this year (1.4).

The Knicks have played at the 2nd-slowest pace-of-play in the NBA over the last 5 games.

The Indiana Pacers rank as the lowest scoring offense in the league this year.

The matchup vs. New York may be a challenging one for getting to the charity stripe; the other team’s starting SFs have attempted just 2.5 foul shots per game over the last 10 games when the New York Knicks are on the road (7th-least in the league).

This year, the opposing team’s starting PGs have averaged 4.6 three attempts per game (fewest in the league) against the Indiana Pacers, identifying this as a difficult matchup.

As a team, the Knicks have been poor at getting to the foul line without the home court advantage: 7th-worst in the NBA this year with just 22.6 free throws per game.

The matchup against the Indiana Pacers is a tough one for shots from behind the three-point arc; opposing starting PFs have tallied the least 3-point attempts per game in the league this year (2.5).

The matchup against the Indiana Pacers is a hard one for shot attempts from downtown; opposing starting SFs have totaled the least 3-point attempts per game in the NBA this year (2.9).

This year, the opposing team’s starting PGs have averaged 4.8 3-point attempts per game (2nd-lowest in the league) against the New York Knicks, identifying this as a hard matchup.

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