The Knicks' starting unit has been a problem for a while now. It's why New York is seemingly always clawing back from a deficit ... and why it's down 2-0 in the Eastern Conference finals.

Tyrese Haliburton smiled widely as he envisioned the scene when the Pacers host Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals to cap a daylong sports celebration in Indiana.

Pascal Siakam scored 39 points to lead the Indiana Pacers to a 114-109 road win over the New York Knicks in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Friday evening.

The Knicks' starting unit is a combined minus-29 against the Pacers. They've lost two games by a combined 8 points. Is it time for change?

The Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks are set to clash in Game 4 of the 2025 NBA Eastern Conference Finals on Sunday, May 27.

A miraculous Game 1 comeback by the Indiana Pacers (or choke job by the New York Knicks) put the higher seed on notice. After Friday's 114-109 loss in Game 2, the Knicks are officially on the ropes and headed on the road.

Pascal Siakam exploded for 39 points as the Indiana Pacers beat the New York Knicks 114-109 on Friday night to open up a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals.

There is no scenario in which the Knicks claw back into this series with the Pacers without a tighter, more physical, more assertive defense.

Pascal Siakam scored 39 points, a career playoff high, leading the Indiana Pacers to a 114-109 win over the New York Knicks in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals on Friday night at Madison Square Garden. It is the first time in franchise history the Knicks have lost the first two games of a playoff series at home.

Now, a former NBA star has spoken out with stern criticism for Thibodeau. Isaiah Thomas thinks that coaching has been another issue for the Knicks. "Thibs getting out coached," Thomas said. "This happens to his teams every year. They die out because he doesn't trust his bench."