History aside, Pacers and Knicks reset for East finals

The Indiana Pacers and the New York Knicks are no strangers to each other in the postseason, given the former eliminated the latter last season to advance to the Eastern Conference finals.

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Now, a case could be made that this year’s conference final matchup is an unexpected one, given the massive roadblocks that each team faced in the semi-finals. Fourth-seeded Indiana recorded their second straight five-game series win by dispatching the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers, while third-seeded New York upended the defending champions Boston Celtics in six games. Tyrese Haliburton and the Pacers will renew acquaintances against Jalen Brunson and the Knicks this morning (Thai time) in New York for Game 1 of their best-of-seven series.