The Indiana Pacers were the first team to advance to the Conference Finals and await either the New York Knicks or the Boston ...

For what it's worth, this strategy has worked for New York ... wonder whether this pace is possible to sustain against a Pacers team that likes to play as fast as anyone. The Pacers have averaged ...

Discussing what the Cavs may be able to take away from their Eastern Conference adversaries to apply to their own game.

But from a coaching and general strategy standpoint, it's not different at all. The Pacers know exactly what to expect from a team coached by Tom Thibodeau, which makes the Knicks relatively easy ...

The way that they spread the ball around and are constantly capitalizing on turnovers makes it very difficult for teams to ...

Now that the team has demonstrated the strength of their offense and their capacity to adapt to various defensive strategies, people are beginning to view the Pacers as serious contenders.

but he failed to consider Carlisle's ability to counter the strategy with a change in the offense. The Pacers moved the ball and created better opportunities for the team's jump shooters.

Indiana has had a smoother run to this round, winning each of its first two series in five games, as no team has lost fewer games than the Pacers' two defeats in the postseason. Meanwhile ...

Here's what went wrong for the Knicks at the end of Game 1 against the Pacers, and how they can learn from their mistakes.