T he New York Knicks and Indiana Pacers are reigniting their playoff rivalry in the 2025 Eastern Conference finals. Both teams are looking for their first NBA Finals appearance in

This might not be the conference finals matchup that many expected, but that just makes things all the more interesting.

The NBA's Final Four is officially set. The Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks represent a surprising matchup in the Eastern Conference Finals, while the Oklahoma City Thunder and Minnesota Timberwolves are set to do battle in the West. If you love parity, these conference finals are for you.

The Eastern Conference finals figure to be a rock fight in the latest installment of the Pacers-Knicks rivalry. The Western Conference finals feature a showdown of two of the league's top stars in Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards.

A WWE storyline featuring Jalen Brunson and Tyrese Haliburton didn’t lead to anything major, but it did presage the Knicks-Pacers series.

The Golden State Warriors are projected to lose Jonathan Kuminga in free agency to a young Eastern Conference team.

Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner talks to head coach Rick Carlisle in the second half of Game 4 against the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference semifinals of the NBA basketball playoffs in Indianapolis, Sunday, May 11, 2025. Credit: AP/Michael Conroy

The New York Knicks and Indiana Pacers have almost done battle inside a WWE ring this season as well as on the basketball court