The Pacers first dress rehearsal for the upcoming regular season will be on the road will be under the bright lights at MSG when they face the New York Knicks on Tuesday night.
If all goes according to plan once the season starts, these two teams will be battling for a playoff spots in the East. The Knicks turned things around last season under coach Tom Thibodeau, using one of the top defenses in the league to finish ten games over .500 and in fourth place in the East before getting bounced from the playoffs in the first round by the equally surprising Hawks.