INDIANAPOLIS — It took two-and-a-half games, but the Knicks defense finally showed up in the Eastern Conference finals. They wouldn’t have sliced their series deficit in half without it. The ...

That beginning set the tone for the rest of the game. The Pacers doubled up the Knicks on fastbreak points, 14-7, though there were plenty of other baskets on second and third actions, cuts to the ...

Knicks guard Josh Hart looks up from the floor after his sixth foul during the second half of Game 4 of the NBA Eastern Conference finals against the Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis on Tuesday.

Trendlines: The Knicks are good for the first time this century, sparking basketball fever in the Big Apple Analysis by Harry Enten , CNN 3 minute read ...

Knicks vs. Pacers: Game 6 best bet. As a general rule, team-wide offense becomes harder and harder to come by as a playoff series progresses. Your opponent becomes familiar with your tendencies ...

T he New York Knicks have dropped the first two games of the Eastern Conference Finals at home to the Indiana Pacers. After a wild Game 1 between the two sides, Game 2 was much more tightly ...

The Knicks have a lot to overcome, well beyond the necessity to win on the road. In NBA history, teams that lead 3-1 are 284-13 all time; that's a 95.6% success rate.

The Pacers got no separation in the period as the Knicks scored 36 points, shooting 15 of 23 from the floor and 4 of 6 from 3, for 1.59 points per possession.

The Knicks almost got run off the floor without the Celtics playing well, but they found a way. New York could have folded, but it didn’t. The Knicks had every reason to stop fighting in Boston.

Just as the Knicks seemed in control Wednesday for much of the game — taking leads of 17 points with 6:26 remaining in regulation, 14 with 2:51 left and nine with 58.8 seconds left in what ...