The New York Knicks clash with the Indiana Pacers in Game 2 of their best-of-7, Eastern Conference Finals series in the NBA Playoffs Friday.

The Indiana Pacers defeated the New York Knicks on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers stole home-court advantage in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals by defeating the New York Knicks 138-135 in Madison Square Garden. Haliburton hit a buzzer-beating shot to send the game to overtime and cap off a 14-point comeback with 2:40 to go in the fourth quarter.

The New York Islanders hired Mathieu Darche as their general manager Friday, giving the two-time Stanley Cup-winning Tampa Bay Lightning assistant his long-awaited first chance to run an NHL team. Darche was named executive vice president and GM and put in charge of the organization's hockey operations department.

The New York Islanders are expected to hire Mathieu Darche as their next general manager, according to multiple reports. Darche, who played nine seasons in the NHL, most recently