Like Bon Jovi before them, the New York Knicks are only halfway there. No matter what happens in their Eastern Conference Finals series against the Indiana Pace

T he New York Knicks and Indiana Pacers are reigniting their playoff rivalry in the 2025 Eastern Conference finals. Both teams are looking for their first NBA Finals appearance in

Recently, following their elimination at the hands of the Minnesota Timberwolves, Nikola Jokic said that their team needed to work on their depth like some of the other successful teams in the NBA playoffs. One of these teams has proven to be the Indiana Pacers.

With All-Stars Jalen Brunson and Tyrese Haliburton now leading the way, take a moment to revisit the history of a rivalry that helped shape the NBA's Eastern Conference.

The No. 3-seeded New York Knicks will face the No. 4 Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2025 NBA Playoffs.

Last week, the 305 selected former NBA point guard Lance Stephenson first overall. Beasley and Stephenson have a long-standing beef, with multiple videos showing the two trash-talking and getting physical. In the small Big3 locker rooms, Beasley seems to want nothing to do with Stephenson and is pursuing a trade.

But there's also history from a year ago, when the Pacers beat the Knicks in the second round in seven games. Will history repeat itself? New York travels to Indianapolis for Game 1 of the series on Wednesday,

The New York Knicks earned their first Eastern Conference finals berth since 2000 with a 119-81 Game 6 victory over the Boston Celtics on Friday night at Madison Square Garden. The game wasn't in doubt after the first quarter, as New York absolutely dominated both ends of the floor. It was the largest playoff victory in franchise history.