Knicks’ Game 6 Formula vs. Celtics Could Be Blueprint Against Pacers in ECF

Knicks’ Game 6 formula vs. Celtics could be blueprint against Pacers in ECF

The Knicks looked every bit like legitimate title contenders in their decisive Game 6 victory over the Boston Celtics. And if that version of New York shows up again in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Indiana Pacers, the Knicks will give themselves their best chance yet at returning to the NBA Finals for the first time in 25 years. Their 119-81 dismantling of the defending champions wasn’t just a closeout — it was a coming-of…

Knicks vs. Pacers matchups: Inside the 10 factors that will decide who goes to NBA Finals

For their first appearance in the Eastern Conference finals in a quarter century, it is only fitting that the Knicks will square off against Indiana — their opponent in each of their past three trips to the NBA’s semifinal round.

Knicks Notes: Brunson, Rose, ECF, Anunoby

The Knicks, playing in their first Eastern Conference Finals since 2000, have built their roster with two-time All-Star point guard Jalen Brunson at the fulcrum of the team, writes Fred Katz of The Athletic. Brunson agreed to a cheaper three-year contract extension last offseason rather than wait to sign a ful maximum deal this summer to help establish long-term security. That contract will give New York significant roster-building flexibility i…

"Besides Burn The City Down": Jalen Brunson And Josh Hart Acknowledge The Absurdity Of Knicks Fans

The New York Knicks are headed to the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time in 25 years, and fans of this iconic franchise are on cloud nine. The Big Apple has lived up to its reputation as the City That Never Sleeps, with celebrations going strong since Friday, when New York blew out their rivals, the Boston Celtics, in Game 6 to clinch the series. Videos of fans in the city have gone viral, capturing scenes of absolute frenzy. From clim…

Former Knicks expect tough Pacers series with one huge X factor

It has been too long. It has been far too long.  It has been a quarter century since the Knicks appeared in the Eastern Conference finals, most of that time spent with Clyde Frazier sitting courtside, watching some of the NBA’s worst teams transform the image of a long proud franchise.  Wednesday night that conference finals drought — the league’s third longest — ends with Game 1 against the Pacers at Madison Square Garden, a gift to the diehard…

The last time the New York Knicks were so close to the NBA Finals, we were still using floppy disks, the internet was making weird noises and Kobe Bryant was just a chamaco. The season was running 1999-2000 when the Knicks were last in Eastern Conference Finals, and the most curious thing of all is that their rival on that occasion was the same one they will now have in front of them: the Indiana Pacers. 25 years later, the story re-crossed New …