The Knicks roster for 2024-25 was expected to win against the Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals, but a Game 1 loss and a missed goaltending call led to controversy.

The Indiana Pacers won the best-of-seven series against the New York Knicks in the 2024 Eastern Conference Semifinals, ending the series with a 130-109 victory in Game 7. Although the Knicks had been leading the series, the Pacers ultimately advanced, proving their performance in the final game. The claim regarding the missed goaltending call affecting the game's integrity is more subjective and lacks concrete evidence of its impact. Overall, based on the available data and score outcomes, the claim that the Knicks were expected to win is speculative, and the subjective nature of the claims about the goaltending call's impact on the game reduces factual accuracy. Supportive data indicate the series outcome more than the highlighted controversy, leading to a low factual score overall.