The New York Knicks and Indiana Pacers are meeting once again in the playoffs, and this time there is an NBA finals berth on the line. The New York-Indiana playoff rivalry gets its newest chapter in the 2025 Eastern Conference finals,

The Knicks may have been built with an eye on matching up with the Boston Celtics, but after finishing that job, they now have moved onto this Eastern Conference finals meeting with the Indiana Pacers.

The Knicks lean on their stars. The Pacers spread the weight. The Knicks play seven. The Pacers play 10 — sometimes 11. And while this Knicks team is a different beast from the one Indiana eliminated in seven games last spring, the path to victory — and the road to ruin — hasn’t changed.