The Knicks (94.88) place third in pace among teams remaining in the postseason, barely surpassing the Minnesota Timberwolves (95.43). The Pacers (99.03) rank second behind the Oklahoma City Thunder (100.46). The Knicks, though, were on their way to solving the issue before worsening it themselves.

The Pacers' success, particularly on offense, is the product of a group of players that has bought in and an NBA champion coach who has evolved.

Former Gonzaga star Andrew Nembhard shined in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals, sealing the Pacers’ win with a clutch layup and lockdown defense on Jalen Brunson.

In 2024, Indiana boasted the second-best offense and 24th-ranked defense ... at the Pacers improving simply because they wanted to seems a bit of an oversimplification, but his head coach backed ...

This might not be the conference finals matchup that many expected, but that just makes things all the more interesting.

Entering the conference finals, the Pacers have the second-fastest pace of any playoff team still alive (99.3). Only the Oklahoma City Thunder are playing faster. The rest of the top-seven has been eliminated. Quicker teams are largely struggling.

NEW YORK — It’s the matchup Tyrese Haliburton wanted — one-on-one with the Knicks captain — and with just under five minutes left in the third quarter of Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals matchup between the Knicks and Pacers, Indiana’s All-Star guard dialed his own number.

Dopirak ranks the Pacers' offense, depth, and coaching as superior ... could cause problems for [Tyrese] Haliburton. [Miles] McBride is also an effective defensive heckler off the bench, and ...

The Eastern Conference’s No. 3 seed, the New York Knicks (51-31), will take on the No. 4-seed Indiana Pacers (50-32) in the Eastern Conference finals, the third round of the 2025 NBA playoffs. It’s a rematch of last season’s Eastern Conference semifinals, which the Pacers won in seven games.