The Knicks' starting unit is a combined minus-29 against the Pacers. They've lost two games by a combined 8 points. Is it time for change?

When considering the legacy of the NBA, it is easy to assume that all great talents have been featured or have passed through the league. However, for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the best he had ever seen was an athlete who never featured on the big stage - and that honor belonged to Earl Manigault.

The New York Knicks clash with the Indiana Pacers in Game 2 of their best-of-7, Eastern Conference Finals series in the NBA Playoffs Friday.

NBA playoffs score picks, predictions, odds, TV channel, how to watch, stream Indiana Pacers vs New York Knicks NBA playoff Game 2 on May 23.

Now, a former NBA star has spoken out with stern criticism for Thibodeau. Isaiah Thomas thinks that coaching has been another issue for the Knicks. "Thibs getting out coached," Thomas said. "This happens to his teams every year. They die out because he doesn't trust his bench."

There is no scenario in which the Knicks claw back into this series with the Pacers without a tighter, more physical, more assertive defense.

The New York Knicks were about two stops away from securing what looked to be a dominant home victory in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Indiana Pacers.

The former coach loves the fact that TNT gets this Eastern Conference Finals matchup with the Pacers and the Knicks with Miller on the call.