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 postseason rivalry is writing its newest chapter in the 2025 Eastern Conference finals,

The Pacers were down by as many as 17 points in the fourth quarter on Wednesday night in NYC, but rallied to win Game 1.

Siakam's career-high 39 points gave the Pacers a 114-109 win and a 2-0 series lead coming home. Here's what we learned.

SportsLine's computer model has revealed three free NBA prop picks for Indiana vs. New York in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals in the 2025 NBA playoffs after evaluating the latest NBA odds

The New York Knicks were about two stops away from securing what looked to be a dominant home victory in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Indiana Pacers. Up 14 with less than three minutes remaining in regulation, the game was all but over for them.

And although the Timberwolves lost Game 1 of the conference finals in a blowout against the No. 1 seed Oklahoma City Thunder, they've proved they aren't your average No. 6 seed. Instead, they have a solid chance to become just the third No.

No lineup in basketball has played more than the starting five for the New York Knicks. The group of Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart, Mikal Bridges, OG Anunoby and Karl-Anthony Towns played 940 minutes during the regular season,

Injuries defined this round, but there are takeaways for the Celtics, Cavaliers, Nuggets and Warriors heading into next season.