With All-Stars Jalen Brunson and Tyrese Haliburton now leading the way, take a moment to revisit the history of a rivalry that helped shape the NBA's Eastern Conference.

The Eastern Conference’s No. 3 seed, the New York Knicks (51-31), will take on the No. 4-seed Indiana Pacers (50-32) in the Eastern Conference finals, the third round of the 2025 NBA playoffs. It’s a rematch of last season’s Eastern Conference semifinals, which the Pacers won in seven games.

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But there's also history from a year ago, when the Pacers beat the Knicks in the second round in seven games. Will history repeat itself? New York travels to Indianapolis for Game 1 of the series on Wednesday,

As he prepares to face Rick Carlisle and the Indiana Pacers, Carlisle reflected on Brunson's emergence. Before taking over as head coach of the Pacers for the second time, Carlisle coached Brunson on the Mavericks during his first three NBA seasons.

The stage is set for the Eastern Conference battle between the Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks. They’ve worked their way to earn a spot in the third round of the 2025 NBA playoffs.

The NBA conference finals are here: Knicks-Pacers in the East, and Thunder-Wolves in the West. What are the biggest questions in each series? Which star guard will prove most important to their team's success? And who will ultimately advance to the NBA Finals? Our writers weigh in.

The Indiana Pacers are just one series win against their Eastern Conference rivals, the New York Knicks, away from the NBA Finals, though Las Vegas has them lis