The Knicks may have been built with an eye on matching up with the Boston Celtics, but after finishing that job, they now have moved onto this Eastern Conference finals meeting with the Indiana Pacers.

The parity era continues in the NBA. The New York Knicks haven't won an NBA championship since 1973. The Indiana Pacers won their most recent title that year — in the ABA. The Oklahoma City Thunder franchise has one title in its history,

The Knicks lean on their stars. The Pacers spread the weight. The Knicks play seven. The Pacers play 10 — sometimes 11. And while this Knicks team is a different beast from the one Indiana eliminated in seven games last spring, the path to victory — and the road to ruin — hasn’t changed.