New York has a chance to punch its first Eastern Conference finals ticket since 2000 on Friday night when it faces the Indiana Pacers in Game 6 of conference semis. The Knicks' lengthy injury report once against takes center stage but momentum is firmly on Manhattan's side after a 121-91 blowout in Game 5 on Tuesday night.
Moving on will require the Knicks to break a hex against visitors that Indianapolis has produced: the Pacers have won 10 games in a row at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, including Games 3 and 4 earlier in this series. The latter was equally one-sided, as the Pacers previously knotted up the set with a 121-89 triumph on Sunday afternoon.
The Knicks will have to some time to rest if they manage to close the series out early: Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals is currently scheduled for Tuesday night in Boston.
After back-to-back blowouts of varying proportions, it feels like things should even out for Game 6: the Pacers should be playing dangerously desperate while the Knicks face the tantalizing prospect of several days to prepare for the mighty Boston Celtics with one win more. All it'll come down to who wants it more. Throughout this series, it feels like that has been the Knicks. who should use that to their advantage come Friday night.
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