Before these teams face off in the conference finals, NBA legend Magic Johnson revealed his predictions. Johnson believes the Timberwolves will defeat the Thunder and the Knicks will defeat the Pacers, setting up an NBA finals matchup between New York and Minnesota.

New York, on the other hand, defeated the Detroit Pistons in six games in the first round. The Knicks then backed that up with a win in Game 6 to win their series against the Boston Celtics, who played both Game 5 and Game 6 without Jayson Tatum after he tore his Achilles.

When Jalen Brunson and Tyrese Haliburton glared at each other in a WWE wrestling ring last summer, it seemed like a fitting next step in the rivalry between the Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks that