Knicks 4 Wins from Likely Heat Match-up

Sunday 3:30 p.m. – Indiana at New York: Even with Amar’e Stoudemire out, the Knicks have a advantage from their best through eighth-best player in their playoff match-up with the Pacers. Carmelo Anthony was the fourth best player in the league in the games he played, while Tyson Chandler is a dominant defender and JR Smith was the best player off the bench. The Knicks could be emerging as the team with the best shot at upsetting the Heat if they take care of business verses the Pacers.

Rnk	Visitors Best in Order	Edge	Rnk	Home Best in Order
25	David West, IND	Knicks big	4	Carmelo Anthony, NY
78	Roy Hibbert, IND	Knicks big	38	Tyson Chandler, NY
68	George Hill, IND	Knicks	51	J.R. Smith, NY
179	Tyler Hansbrough, IND	Knicks	99	Raymond Felton, NY
245	Jeff Pendergraph, IND	Knicks	173	Kenyon Martin, NY
306	D.J. Augustin, IND	Knicks	175	Jason Kidd, NY
329	Ian Mahinmi, IND	Knicks	235	Pablo Prigioni, NY
			41	Amar’e Stoudemire, NY (inj)