The Pacers are in the Eastern Conference Finals for the second consecutive season, and they start their series in New York against the Knicks.

Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle still prefers brutal honesty to nuance. He doesn't sugar-coat mistakes, doesn't fear taking his critiques public and doesn't shield players from high expectations. It's not who he is — and these young Pacers embrace it.

Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals was a tightly contested battle until the fourth quarter, when the New York Knicks caught fire and built a commanding 17-point lead at one point over the Indiana Pacers.

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The Indiana Pacers have pulled off yet another spectacular comeback, dealing a crushing defeat to the New York Knicks to open the Eastern Conference Finals, and T.J McConnell explained where the young

Indiana leads New York 1–0 in the Eastern Conference finals thanks to a historic, late fourth-quarter and overtime stretch to stun the MSG crowd.