Knicks, Pacers share bitter playoff rivalry with new chapter set to begin
Both teams arrived at the first-annual NBA lottery coming off brutal seasons: the Knicks 24-58, the Pacers even worse at 22-60. But with two spots remaining, they were the two teams left on the board for Patrick Ewing. David Stern flipped over the Pacers’ logo, and when he did, Ewing became a Knick. Indiana picked Wayman Tisdale. Advantage, Knicks.