Stephen A Smith has revealed getting called out by Knicks stars Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns on Friday night.

Leading up to Game 6 of the New York Knicks' second-round series against the Boston Celtics on Friday, the stakes were high. A Knicks win would mean advancing to the conference finals for the first time in 25 years.

On the heels of a disappointing effort in Game 5, New York Knicks players convened to discuss what went wrong and how they could avoid the same fate with an opportunity to close out the Boston Celtics on their home court in Game 6.

The Pacers, meanwhile, operate on a different model — the small-market model. The path of most resistance. A blueprint built on development and depth, not luxury. They don’t land the superstars who gravitate to the coasts. They build from the middle out — and they go deep.

The New York Knicks and Indiana Pacers are meeting once again in the playoffs, and this time there is an NBA finals berth on the line. The New York-Indiana playoff rivalry gets its newest chapter in the 2025 Eastern Conference finals,

Jalen Brunson and OG Anunoby each scored 23 points as the New York Knicks reached the Eastern Conference finals for the first time since 2000 by steamrolling the visiting Boston Celtics 119-81 on Friday in Game 6 of their semifinal series.