Largest X factors in New York Knicks against Indiana Pacers NBA Eastern Conference Finale

Tyrese Haliburton (17.5 points and 9.3 assists) leads the playoffs into assists per game and understandably generates most of the headlines, but in this off -season he is not even the leading scorer of the Pacers. That would be Pascal Siakam at 18.8.

And after these two, Indiana has six other rotary players between eight and 17 points per game in the playoffs.

There is worth that the rating is distributed so well by the Pacers. That and Haliburton's no-favorite games make the offenses difficult to plan against the game. It is almost impossible to zero a single scorer.

And the playoffs are often about which role players could have a random large quarter or half to swing a game. There are many candidates on this front, Myles Turner, Andrew Nembhard, Aaron Nesmith, Bennedict Mathurin, TJ McConnell and Obi Toppin.