Schedule and 2024-25 Results
Regular Season Records: New York 51-31, Indiana 50-32
Game 1 on Wednesday, 21 May: Indiana wins at New York, 138-pts-135(OT)
Game 2 on Friday, 23 May: Indiana wins at New York, 114-pts-109
Game 3 on Sunday, 25 May: New York wins at Indiana, 106-pts-100
Game 4 on Tuesday, 27 May: New York loses at Indiana, 130-pts-121
Game 5 on Thursday, 29 May: Indiana loses at New York, 111-pts-94
Game 6 on Saturday, 31 May: New York loses at Indiana, 125-pts-108

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 6: The Indiana Pacers hosted and defeated the New York Knickerbockers 125-pts-108 to complete a 4-games-2 best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1611 victory. With the series 1611 win, the Indiana Pacers improve their best-of-7 NBA playoff series record to 19-19 overall and 2-8 in the Semifinals round. With the series 1611 loss, the New York Knickerbockers see their best-of-7 NBA playoff series record fall to 22-30 overall and 5-6 in the Semifinals round. The win order for the victorious Indiana Pacers in series 1611 was WWLWLW: Series 1611 thus becomes the seventh NBA Semifinals-round series, the 26th NBA series (all rounds), and the 57th MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow that win order to completion. With their series 1611 Game 6 victory, the Indiana Pacers now have an active five-Game 6 winning streak in best-of-7 NBA playoff series (irrespective of round and Games 1-5 outcomes), with ten Game 6 wins in their last eleven best-of-7 NBA playoff Game 6s.

After Game 5: The New York Knickerbockers hosted and topped the Indiana Pacers 111-pts-94 to reduce the Indiana Pacers best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL series 1611 lead to 3-games-2. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Indiana Pacers have a series record of 10-1 (with an active nine-series winning streak) and a Game 6 record of 8-3 (with an active four-Game 6 winning streak). When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the New York Knickerbockers have a series record of 2-12 and a Game 6 record of 7-7. Leading a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 3-games-2 (as the Indiana Pacers now do in series 1611), Indiana suffered its sole series loss in series 670, to the New York Knickerbockers in the 1994 NBA Semifinals. In their last five best-of-7 NBA playoff series, and irrespective of Games 1-4 outcomes, the New York Knickerbockers have seen their series outcome run contrary to their Game 5 outcome (three series wins to two series losses over those five series).

After Game 4: The Indiana Pacers hosted and defeated the New York Knickerbockers 130-pts-121 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1611 lead of 3-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-1, the Indiana Pacers have a series record of 10-0 and a Game 5 record of 4-6. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-1, the New York Knickerbockers have a series record of 0-15 and a Game 5 record of 6-9. In best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series irrespective of round and site order, teams such as the Indiana Pacers in series 1611 which post a WWLW win order through four games have an active 21-series winning streak; the last MLB/NBA/NHL team to lead WWLW but lose a best-of-7 playoff series was the Atlanta Braves, to the Los Angeles Dodgers in series 1450 (in the 2020 MLB Semifinals).

After Game 3: The New York Knickerbockers visited and bested the Indiana Pacers 106-pts-100 to drop the Indiana Pacers best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL series 1611 lead to 2-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Indiana Pacers have a series record of 13-4 and a Game 4 record of 9-8. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the New York Knickerbockers have a series record of 3-19 (with an active four-series losing streak) and a Game 4 record of 9-13. With their series 1611 Game 3 loss, the Indiana Pacers now have an active four-Game 3 losing streak in best-of-7 NBA playoffs irrespective of Games 1-2 outcomes. The last best-of-7 NBA playoff series won by the New York Knickerbockers upon trailing 2-games-1 was series 814, over the Miami Heat in the 2000 NBA Quarterfinals. The New York Knickerbockers trailed their host Indiana Pacers by ten points after three quarters of series 1611 Game 3, but emerged victorious: In the history of best-of-7 NBA playoff games from 1947 through 5/24/2025, inclusive, road teams down ten points after three quarters had a game record of only 4-86 (.044) - the New York Knickerbockers thus achieve a grade-A (.000 - .099) in-game comeback in halving the Indiana series 1611 lead to 2-games-1.

After Game 2: The Indiana Pacers visited and defeated the New York Knickerbockers 114-pts-109 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1611 lead of 2-games-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-nil, the Indiana Pacers have a series record of 9-0 and a Game 3 record of 3-6 (with an active four-Game 3 losing streak). When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-nil, the New York Knickerbockers have a series record of 0-14 and a Game 3 record of 8-6. With their series 1611 Game 2 victory, the Indiana Pacers have now won Games 1-2 in each of their past three NBA playoff series. In the history of best-of-7 NBA playoff series (1947 through the 2025 NBA Quarterfinals round, inclusive), teams such as the Indiana Pacers which post a WW @ VV win/site order through the first two games, and with the victory margins five points or less for each game, have a 6-0 series record; the last team to win such a series: The New York Knickerbockers (series 1608, over the Boston Celtics in the 2025 NBA Quarterfinals).

After Game 1: The Indiana Pacers visited and bested the New York Knickerbockers 138-pts-135(OT) to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1611 lead of 1-game-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Indiana Pacers have a series record of 12-5 and a Game 2 record of 9-8. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the New York Knickerbockers have a series record of 18-7 and a Game 2 record of 15-10. The series 1611 Game 1 overtime loss by the Knickerbockers in New York breaks a four-Game 1 winning streak in best-of-7 NBA playoff series by the Knickerbockers. With its total 273 points by both teams, series 1611 Game 1 becomes the third-highest total scoring best-of-7 NBA playoff Game 1 in history, behind only series 422 Game 1 in the 1983 NBA Quarterfinals (with the Spurs in San Antonio defeating the Denver Nuggets 152-pts-133), and series 185 Game 1 in the 1967 NBA Finals (with the 76ers in Philadelphia defeating the old San Francisco Warriors 141-pts-135).

Pre-series assessment: In the 2024-25 NBA regular season, the New York Knickerbockers finished one game ahead of the Indiana Pacers. From 1947 through the 2025 NBA Quarterfinals round, when NBA teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by one regular-season game, they have posted a best-of-7 playoff series record of 24-28 (.462) in those series against those opponents. Best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1611 is the 52nd best-of-7 NBA playoff series for the New York Knickerbockers, and the 38th for the Indiana Pacers. In best-of-7 NBA playoff series, the New York Knickerbockers have an all-rounds series record of 22-29, a Semifinals-round series record of 5-5, and a Game 1 record of 25-26 (with an active four-Game 1 winning streak), while the Indiana Pacers have an all-rounds series record of 18-19, a Semifinals-round series record of 1-8 (with an active four-Semifinals series losing streak), and a Game 1 record of 17-20. Series 1611 is the eighth best-of-7 NBA playoff series meeting between the New York Knickerbockers and the Indiana Pacers. In their previous seven best-of-7 NBA playoff series meetings, the Indiana Pacers won five of them. The sole Indiana Pacers best-of-7 NBA Semifinals series victory occurred in series 817, in the 2000 NBA Semifinals over the New York Knickerbockers.