With the 2025 Eastern Conference Finals underway, Brunson is expected to spearhead the team anew. Indiana is no pushover, as evidenced by the epic Game 1 comeback, so Jalen and company must approach the rest of the series wisely.

Amid a very memorable second-round series win over the Celtics, the Knicks played a very forgettable Game 5. Boston, playing its first game after Jayson Tatum ruptured his Achilles, blew out New York 127-102 behind an impressive team-wide effort to save its season.

The New York Knicks’ clutch gene vanished in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals and was instead given to the Indiana Pacers. Indiana pulled off one of the most stunning fourth quarter comebacks in NBA playoffs history,