NBA Finals Odds: Knicks Chances Crumble After Game 2 Loss vs. Pacers

Iain MacMillan | May 24, 2025

The Knicks odds have fallen off a cliff after losing to the Pacers in Game 2. / Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images

Hopes were high in New York when the Knicks upset the Boston Celtics to advance to the Eastern Conference Final, but this series hasn't gone how they'd imagine. A historic meltdown took place in Game 1 and then it was followed up by yet another close loss in Game 2, a game that many felt was a "must win" before the series head to Indiana for Game 3.

Now, facing an 0-2 deficit with the series flipping to the opponent's home court, the Knicks' odds of winning the NBA Championship have fallen off a cliff. They'll need a Herculean effort to get back in the mix.

Let's take a look.

NBA Championship Odds

Odds via FanDuel Sportsbook

• Thunder -340
• Pacers +440
• Knicks +1900
• Timberwolves +2400

Before Game 2, the Pacers had just a slight edge at +600 to +800. Now, that gap has widened significantly with the Knicks' odds of an NBA title dropping to +1900. That's an implied probability of just 5% of winning it all.

If it's any consolation for Knicks fans, the Thunder are the overwhelming favorite at -340, an implied probability of 77.27%, despite still needing to close out their series against the Timberwolves. It looks more likely than not that whichever team comes out of the East will fall to the buzzsaw that is the Thunder.

Game 3 between the Thunder and Timberwolves is set for Saturday night.

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