On Thursday, the New York Knicks concluded a classic first-round series against the Philadelphia 76ers, winning four games to two and earning the right to move on to the NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals. Tonight, they’ll start anew with a tilt against Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers.
In their first-round series, the Pacers defeated the Giannis-less Milwaukee Bucks, 4-2. Indiana took the regular season series against the Knicks 2-1. They won 140-126 on December 30 and 125-111 on February 10, while New York took the February 1 game, 109-105.
This season, the sixth-seeded Pacers led the league in points (123.