Knicks-Pacers Game 6 Lookahead
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SportsLine's model simulated New York vs. Indiana 10,000 times and revealed its NBA picks for Saturday's 2025 Eastern Conference finals matchup
In Thursday's Game 5, New York became the first team in the postseason to hold the Pacers to fewer than 100 points.
The Knicks won on their home floor for the first time in the series and prevented the Pacers from earning the second NBA Finals trip in franchise history.
Editor's Note: A previous version of this post incorrectly stated a Knicks fan paid a witch to curse the Indiana Pacers in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals. The fan in fact paid a witch to cast a spell on the Knicks to win Game 5. We regret the error.
Oakley was famously ejected from the Garden in 2017 on owner James Dolan’s watch and then filed a lawsuit against Dolan and the Garden. The New York Post recently reported that Oakley would be welcomed back into the Knicks family if he dropped the lawsuit.
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Can they do it again? Can the Knicks build off their best defensive performance of the postseason with a similar effort?
A day after John Mellencamp criticized Pat McAfee's actions (without naming the former Indianapolis Colts punter) at Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals, McAfee had a response.
New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson received major praise after he kept his team alive in Game 5 with a 32-point performance.