The Knicks lean on their stars. The Pacers spread the weight. The Knicks play seven. The Pacers play 10 — sometimes 11. And while this Knicks team is a different beast from the one Indiana eliminated in seven games last spring, the path to victory — and the road to ruin — hasn’t changed.

The Pacers will go more than a week between basketball games as they prepare for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals on May 21.

The key storylines in Knicks-Pacers Eastern Conference Finals — from revenge to a new villain Sports+ subscribers: Sign up for Inside the Knicks to get daily newsletter coverage and join Expert Take for insider texts about the series. In the playoffs, the Pacers are averaging 99.3, while the Knicks are at 95.3.