The Knicks kept their season alive once with a win in an elimination game.

But they couldn’t replicate the magic again Saturday in Game 6 — and this time, it wasn’t particularly close once the final minutes of the fourth quarter arrived.

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The Pacers won, 125-108, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse to secure a date with the Thunder in the NBA Finals, and the Knicks are now forced to enter an offseason where questions, again, will revolve around a playoff run that fell short.

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They only trailed by four at halftime, but the Knicks were outscored by 11 during the third quarter and Indiana built the lead from there in the fourth quarter with New York never really threatening as Tyrese Haliburton (21 points) took over the game.