New York Knicks Have Two Scapegoats After Loss to Indiana Pacers originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Before the 2024-25 NBA season, the New York Knicks pulled off two of the biggest trades of the offseason, adding Mikal Bridges from the Brooklyn Nets and Karl-Anthony Towns from the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Indiana Pacers star Pascal Siakam said he was unaware there was an even MVP award for the Eastern Conference Finals.

After notching a 32-point, 15-assist, 12-rebound triple-double (with no turnovers) against the New York Knicks in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals, two-time All-Star Indiana Pacers point guard Tyrese Haliburton was restricted to eight points on 2-of-7 shooting from the floor in a critical 111-94 Game 5 loss to New York.

"A very large part of Paul George's NBA legacy is going to be all the great teams that were created in his wake."

Star Pacers forward Pascal Siakam and Indianapolis Star columnist Gregg Doyel got into a heated back-and-forth exchange during a press conference following Indiana’s Game 5 loss to the Knicks on Thursday.

This year's NBA Finals will be a matchup that not many could've expected heading into the season, as the Oklahoma City Thunder will look to capture their first

Check back in 25 or 30 years to see if the barbs Haliburton and actor/director Ben Stiller exchanged during the Eastern Conference finals will have the enduring memory of the feud between Reggie Miller and Spike Lee. But in the culture of 2025, the Indiana Pacers star scored a strong final zinger against the New York Knicks superfan.

The New York Knicks dominated the Indiana Pacers in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals, and a large part of why was the way they game planned against Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton.