It’s Saturday, May 31, and the New York Knicks (51-31) and Indiana Pacers (50-32) are all set to square off from Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis for Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals. The Knicks won Game 5,

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The Knicks' starting lineup change and use of additional depth has been particularly effective in slowing Andrew Nembhard and Myles Turner.

In Thursday's Game 5, New York became the first team in the postseason to hold the Pacers to fewer than 100 points.

What might be the best series of an all-time wild postseason gets another installment. The Knicks forced a Game 6 with Thursday's win in NY.

Editor's Note: A previous version of this post incorrectly stated a Knicks fan paid a witch to curse the Indiana Pacers in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals. The fan in fact paid a witch to cast a spell on the Knicks to win Game 5. We regret the error.

“I was embarrassed, honestly. Not even the turnovers, but giving up back cuts, not communicating. I’m the guy who’s supposed to play with a high competitive nature, a high motor. Those were things I couldn’t look at myself in the mirror, let alone look at these guys.”