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After a miraculous Game 1 comeback, it's time for the Indiana Pacers to try to move another win closer to the 2025 NBA Finals. The Pacers and New York Knicks will play in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals Friday night at Madison Square Garden.
Following their back-to-back road wins to open the Eastern Conference Finals, the Indiana Pacers now hold a commanding 2-0 series lead over the New York Knicks—and the oddsmakers have taken notice.
The Knicks failed to finish once again. And now their season is in serious jeopardy. Two days after they suffered one of the most dramatic collapses in NBA postseason history, the Knicks struggled down the stretch in their 114-109 loss to the Indiana Pacers in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals.
SportsLine's model simulated New York vs. Indiana 10,000 times and revealed its NBA picks for Friday's 2025 Eastern Conference finals matchup
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The Eastern Conference finals tipped off with an epic Game 1 as the No. 4 seed Indiana Pacers needed overtime to beat the No. 3 seed New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden.
ESPN is trying out some new technology for its broadcast of the Oklahoma City Thunder and Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference Finals.
The New York Knicks will look to even their best-of-seven series when they meet the Indiana Pacers in Game 2 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals on Friday night. Indiana rallied from double-digits to earn a 138-135 overtime win in the series opener.
Pascal Siakam scored a playoff career-high 39 points, and the Indiana Pacers beat the New York Knicks 114-109 for a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals