The Knicks are back in the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time in 25 years. But they'll have to defeat a familiar foe, the Indiana Pacers, to try to get back to the NBA Finals.

The fourth-seeded Indiana Pacers battle the third-seeded New York Knicks in Game 1 of their 2025 NBA Eastern Conference finals matchup on Wednesday. Indiana is coming off a stunning 4-1 series win over the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers,

Some die-hard New York Knicks fans with a superstitious streak will be pulling out the big guns – and putting away their jerseys and even TV sets – for