The key storylines in Knicks-Pacers Eastern Conference Finals — from revenge to a new villain Sports+ subscribers: Sign up for Inside the Knicks to get daily newsletter coverage and join Expert Take for insider texts about the series. In the playoffs, the Pacers are averaging 99.3, while the Knicks are at 95.3.

The Indiana Pacers have been waiting for almost a week to learn their opponent in the Eastern Conference Finals. They took down the Cleveland Cavaliers in just five games in the second round. Indiana will now be facing the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference Finals.

The New York Knicks nearly ended their lengthy Eastern Conference finals drought last year, only to lose on their home floor to the Indiana Pacers in Game 7 of the second round.