The Indiana Pacers spent January cementing themselves as an Eastern Conference contender. The New York Knicks spent the first month of the new decade showing it will take more than a calendar change to shake the play of the 2010s. The Pacers will look to continue their push for a top-four playoff seed Saturday night, when they host the Knicks in the lone game of the season between the teams in Indiana. The victory for the Pacers was their eighth in 10 games and completed a 9-5 January as they moved from sixth to fifth in the Eastern Conference standings. The Pacers could be further positioned for a surge now that Victor Oladipo is back on the court.

Source: National Post January 31, 2020 22:41 UTC