For the New York Knicks, who remain one of the most valuable teams in the league, the 2025 playoffs weren’t the success they hoped for. While they reached the Eastern Conference Finals, they fell to the surging Indiana Pacers in six games. Their effort wasn’t lacking; it just fell flat.

Perhaps they were a bit gassed because the Pacers love to run the floor. Or they poured all their efforts into their semifinals clash with the mighty Celtics, which left them unprepared for Indiana. Knicks forward Josh Hart, who sustained a finger injury in the postseason, offered another take on why his team fell short in making the NBA Finals.

“I think the only one who should get blamed is me. Had a terrible [conference finals]. I think I played well in Detroit [and] Boston. With Indiana, I just didn’t

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