The New York Knicks are set to tackle the Indiana Pacers in Sport 1 of the Japanese Convention finals on Wednesday evening in a highly-anticipated matchup.
The groups go at it within the Knicks’ first journey to the Japanese Convention finals in 25 years, with the winner of their ninth playoff matchup headed to the NBA Finals.
“It’s clearly a storied rivalry between the 2 franchises, so so as to add one other chapter to it’s going to be loads of enjoyable,” Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton stated.
It certain was for Haliburton and the Pacers final 12 months when the groups met within the second spherical. Indiana gained Sport 7 at Madison Sq. Backyard in opposition to a Knicks staff that was decimated by accidents, capturing an NBA playoff-record 67.1% from the sector in a 130-109 romp. Haliburton scored 26 factors and afterward wore a sweatshirt to his information convention with an image of Reggie Miller making a choke sign towards Knicks fan Spike Lee on the sidelines throughout a playoff recreation three many years earlier.
When the groups have met within the East finals, the Knicks gained in 1994 and 1999 — after they reached the NBA Finals as a No. 8 seed — and the Pacers gained in 2000. The Knicks went 2-1 in opposition to the Pacers this season.
The winner of the Japanese Convention finals will play the winner of the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder vs. the Minnesota Timberwolves.
What time do the Knicks play tonight?
Sport 1 between the New York Knicks and Indiana Pacers is ready for 8 p.m. Japanese.
What channel is the Knicks recreation on tonight?
The Knicks vs. Pacers Japanese Convention finals can be accessible on TNT.
The place is Sport 1 of the Japanese Convention Finals being held?
Sport 1 can be held at Madison Sq. Backyard in New York.
WAKE UP, NEW YORK. IT’S GAME DAY.
— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) Might 21, 2025
Who’re the projected starters for Sport 1?
The projected starters, in line with nba.com:
Pacers:
- G – Tyrese Haliburton
- G – Andrew Nembhard
- F – Aaron Nesmith
- F – Pascal Siakam
- C – Myles Turner
Knicks:
- G – Jalen Brunson
- G – Josh Hart
- F – Mikal Bridges
- F – OG Anunoby
- C – Karl-Anthony Cities
Who’s on the damage report for Sport 1?
In accordance with nba.com, the Pacers’ Isaiah Jackson is out with a torn proper Achilles tendon. Nobody on the Knicks is listed on the damage report.
When is Sport 2 of the Japanese Convention finals?
Sport 2 can be held on Friday, Might 23.
