Gilgeous-Alexander is the NBA’s MVP and Oklahoma City’s best player. Haliburton is an Olympic gold medalist and Indiana’s best player. They’ll lead their teams into Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night — Indiana at Oklahoma City, the start of a series that will decide who hoists the Larry O’Brien Trophy.

The Indiana Pacers travel back to Madison Square Garden to face the New York Knicks in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals. Here is what to know.

If you want to know why the New York Knicks couldn't beat the Indiana Pacers in their 125-108 Game 6 loss -- or in the Eastern Conference finals in general -- you probably have to go back to the summer of 2022.

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It's understandable that Indiana Pacers legend Reggie Miller might want to see his old team win the 2025 Eastern Conference Finals over the New York Knicks. However, it's hard to ignore how a little bias seeped into Miller's broadcast of Game 6 on Saturday night.

In Thursday's Game 5, New York became the first team in the postseason to hold the Pacers to fewer than 100 points.