A closer look at the bets to make in Friday's Eastern Conference finals Game 2 between the New York Knicks and Indiana Pacers.

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May 21, 2025; New York, New York, USA; Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton (0) controls the ball against New York Knicks forward Mikal Bridges (25) in overtime during game one of the eastern conference finals for the 2025 NBA Playoffs at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images / Brad Penner-Imagn Images

After that incremental progress post-Pascal deal, Indiana jumped all the way up to 13th this season. And if you chop off those first 25 injury-plagued games, the Pacers rank seventh in defensive efficiency after early December — ahead of defense-first outfits like the Pistons, Rockets and Warriors.

The former coach loves the fact that TNT gets this Eastern Conference Finals matchup with the Pacers and the Knicks with Miller on the call.

On the eve of the 2022 NBA trade deadline, the Sacramento Kings made a shocking move by trading Tyrese Haliburton to the Indiana Pacers in a deal centered around star big man Domantas Sabonis. Sacramento was feeling the pressure of having the longest playoff drought in Northern American professional sports,

Cheers could be heard in the Senate on Wednesday night during the thrilling first game of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals between the New York Knicks and the Indiana Pacers. The Pacers came out on top,

Game 1 of the 2025 Eastern Conference Finals between the Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks will be remembered by basketball fans for a long time after one of the most unbelievable comebacks in NBA history.