Indiana's pace will eventually wear down a far thinner New York team, which will find itself in more and more compromised cross-matches as it struggles to balance the rewards of offensive rebounding ...

The Pacers stunned the Knicks by taking the first two games in New York and now they'll head home to Gainbridge Coliseum with a chance to tighten their stranglehold on the series.

The Knicks are in the East finals for the first time since 2000 after knocking out the reigning champion Boston Celtics in the second round in six games.