It was a return to Pacers basketball that overwhelmed the Knicks in Game 6 and set up a clash with the Oklahoma City Thunder.

The Eastern Conference finals are heading back to Indianapolis for Game 6. With their backs against the wall, the New York Knicks delivered a wire-to-wire 17-point win over the Indiana Pacers in Game 5 on Thursday night to keep their season alive.

The Pacers were dominated in just about every facet of the game in their first attempt to close out the Knicks in the Eastern Conference Finals.

The Knicks are slight home favorites over the Pacers in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Thursday night as the former look to keep the series alive.

The Pacers squandered a chance to close out the New York Knicks with Game 5's 111-94 loss at Madison Square Garden, sending the Eastern Conference finals back to Indiana. Pascal Siakam got into an awkward exchange with a reporter following the contest after admitting the Pacers didn't give the same effort that previously helped established a 3-1 lead in the series.

ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith thanked a Knicks fan who paid a witch to cast a spell before Game 5 vs. the Pacers.