Years pass. The lists turn around. The coaches are hired and licensed. The old arenas are renovated or replaced. However, whenever it is time to become good and excited by the Knicks and Spring, there is always a common denominator.
Hicks against Slicks.
Pacers against Knicks.
When the pacers visit MSG on Wednesday, it will mark the ninth time that they have clashed with the Knicks in the playoffs since 1993. In the era of the sports division, which dates from 1969, the first year that the four main professional leagues had qualifiers (non-hockey division, something that I will explain in a minute).
