The Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks have confronted one another eight instances within the postseason.
These matchups have produced some memorable NBA moments involving Reggie Miller, Spike Lee and others.
With the groups set to satisfy once more within the Japanese Convention finals starting Wednesday, a have a look at a few of these notable highlights.
Headbutt
The primary playoff assembly between the groups got here within the first spherical of the 1993 postseason. The Knicks led 2-0 and had been making an attempt to finish a sweep of the best-of-five sequence when guard John Starks believed Reggie Miller was getting away with fouling him and have become annoyed. As they ran downcourt face-to-face exchanging phrases, Starks leaned in and headbutted Miller. Starks was ejected, and the Pacers went on to win the sport.
Choke!
The Knicks had been up 70-58 after three quarters in Sport 5 of the 1994 Japanese Convention finals, seemingly on their strategy to a 3-2 lead within the sequence. Miller then scored 25 factors within the fourth quarter to rally the Pacers to a 93-86 victory, taunting Knicks superfan Spike Lee on the sideline by making a choke sign. The Knicks would win the subsequent two video games to succeed in the NBA Finals.
8 factors, 9 seconds
Miller’s flurry to steal Sport 1 of the 1995 Japanese Convention semifinals stays probably the most memorable and inconceivable comebacks in NBA historical past. The Knicks led 105-99 earlier than Miller rapidly hit a 3-pointer with about 16 seconds left after Indiana inbounded from the sideline. He then stole Anthony Mason’s inbounds move, dribbled backward and fired in one other 3 to tie the sport. Starks then missed two free throws, Patrick Ewing missed a comply with shot and Miller grabbed the rebound and was fouled, hitting each free throws to make it 107-105 with 7.5 seconds remaining.
“Mason choked and threw it to me, I hit a 3, and we virtually price us the sport when Sam (Mitchell) made that foul, however John Starks choked and we got here up large,” Miller mentioned in his postgame interview with NBC on the courtroom.
LJ’s 4-point play
The spotlight play of New York’s run to the 1999 NBA Finals as a No. 8 seed got here in Sport 3 of the Japanese Convention finals in opposition to the Pacers. With the Knicks trailing 91-88, Larry Johnson made a 3-pointer as he was fouled by Indiana’s Antonio Davis with 5.7 seconds remaining. Johnson hit the free throw to finish the four-point play and the Knicks held on to win 92-91.
A file romp
The Pacers had top-of-the-line offenses in NBA historical past in 2023-24 and used it to carve up the Knicks in Sport 7 of the Japanese Convention semifinals. The Pacers shot 67.1% from the sector, an NBA playoff file, of their 130-109 victory in Madison Sq. Backyard. Tyrese Haliburton led the way in which with 26 factors, then wore a sweatshirt with an image of Miller making the choke signal to Lee at MSG to his postgame information convention.
Reporting by The Related Press.
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