The Indiana Pacers will have another shot to punch their ticket to the NBA Finals.
The Pacers return home to Gainbridge Fieldhouse for Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals against the New York Knicks , whom they lead in the series 3-2.
Indiana is coming off a Game 5 111-94 loss to the Knicks, who forced Game 6 behind Jalen Brunson 's dominant 32-point performance and Karl-Anthony Towns ' 24 points and 13 rebounds.
Saturday could turn into a repeat of the 2000 Eastern Conference Finals, where the Pacers defeated the Knicks 93-80 in Game 6 to advance to the NBA Finals, where they faced the Los Angeles Lakers .
New York collected a win over Indiana in Game 3 -- the first game of the series in Indiana -- when the Knicks completed a 20-point comeback led by Towns' 24 points and