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Many people thought the New York Knicks would dominate the Indiana Pacers in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Sunday but that didn’t happen.
Instead, the Pacers ruled the scoreboard for the entire game and won with ease, 130-109.
Now they face the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals and, again, many people think they won’t win.
But Jay Williams believes they have a “legitimate” chance to overcome the Celtics and reach the NBA Finals.
On Monday’s “Get Up,” he said that the Celtics tend to put their feet “on and off the gas,” which could open the door for a Pacers win.
Additionally, Indiana showed great promise months ago during the In-Season Tournament and they could perhaps play like that again.
If so, they could upset the Celtics and compete for a championship.
.@RealJayWilliams believes the Pacers have a “legitimate chance” to be in the NBA Finals pic.twitter.com/AWIlveHH0g
— Get Up (@GetUpESPN) May 20, 2024
Undoubtedly, most analysts and betting sites think that the Celtics have the upper hand in this matchup and will defeat the Pacers.
At the same time, Indiana has a chance of surprising everyone, but it won’t be easy.
Williams is right when he said that the Celtics sometimes don’t play as hard as they need to.
There have been some surprising, bizarre losses for the team during the regular season.
They have given up games that nearly everyone thought they’d win and there is a possibility of them doing that again against Indiana.
Plus, the Pacers are an incredibly high-scoring team.
Their defense may be lacking at times but they can score from all over the court and play with a fast and high volume of shots.
It won’t be easy to beat the Celtics, but it also won’t be impossible if the Pacers do what they do best.
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