Find out why our NBA prop picks believe Jalen Brunson and Mikal Bridges will bring their A-games to Indiana as the Knicks look to climb out of a 2-0 hole vs. the Pacers on Sunday, May 25, 2025.

Mikal Bridges rips Knicks’ starters after New York falls behind 0-2 to Pacers in the NBA Eastern Conference Finals.

Bridges has been a huge reason Knicks fans can celebrate in that manner. Other than a rough Game 5, he was brilliant in the second round against the Celtics. He averaged 14.7 points per game across the six games and was clutch in fourth quarters.

The New York Knicks lost their first two games against the Indiana Pacers and could reshape their starting five for the trip to Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

Pascal Siakam scored a playoff career-high 39 points, and the Indiana Pacers beat the New York Knicks 114-109 for a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals.

The Knicks will need to be road warriors after a fourth-quarter rally fell painfully short in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals on Friday night. The Knicks fell 114-109 to the Pacers when Jalen Brunson ran out of heroics, missing a game-tying 3 in the final seconds.

A telltale sign of a television series running too long is additions to its main cast in the final season. That's exactly what the 2024-25 New York Knicks are,