The Golden State Warriors have concluded their playoff dreams after falling to the Minnesota Timberwolves 4-1. The Warriors were able to take Game 1 even with

But there's also history from a year ago, when the Pacers beat the Knicks in the second round in seven games. Will history repeat itself? New York travels to Indianapolis for Game 1 of the series on Wednesday,

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Indiana, by contrast, stretches the floor — and its rotation. All-Star point guard Tyrese Haliburton averages 34 minutes. His fellow starters — Andrew Nembhard, Pascal Siakam, Myles Turner and Aaron Nesmith — range from 29 to 33. And the Pacers have options.

The Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks have faced each other eight times in the postseason. Those matchups have produced some memorable NBA moments involving Reggie Miller, Spike Lee and others.

The New York Knicks are set to meet a familiar playoff foe in the Indiana Pacers during the Eastern Conference Finals, and the two teams know each other well. A year ago, the Knicks and Pacers were playoff opponents in the second round,

The winner of each game in last year's best-of-seven marathon between the Pacers and Knicks also won the rebounding battle.