The Indiana Pacers wasted one chance to wrap up the Eastern Conference finals. They don’t intend to let it happen again.

The Thunder should enter the NBA Finals as a heavy favorite regardless of who advances. The West is just a different animal. The Pacers and Knicks are closer to the Memphis Grizzlies than the Nuggets or Timberwolves on the talent scale.

The Knicks' starting lineup change and use of additional depth has been particularly effective in slowing Andrew Nembhard and Myles Turner.

In Thursday's Game 5, New York became the first team in the postseason to hold the Pacers to fewer than 100 points.

The Knicks won on their home floor for the first time in the series and prevented the Pacers from earning the second NBA Finals trip in franchise history.

Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers blew their first chance at closing out the New York Knicks on Thursday night. From start to finish, the Knicks made it clear that they were not going to be beaten at Madison Square Garden, winning the game by a final score of 111-94.