NBA Playoffs 2013: Knicks vs. Pacers, Game 5: New York Looking To Dig Out Of A Hole At Home Against Indiana

The New York Knicks, facing elimination down three games to one in their Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Indiana Pacers, are hoping a return to Madison Square Garden will re-energize the team for Game Five.

The task at hand is daunting for the Knicks, with only eight teams in National Basketball Association (NBA) playoff history having ever overcome a three game deficit.

"This has got to be a wake-up now," said Knicks head coach Mike Woodson. "If we lose, we go home and none of us want to go home. I sure as hell don't. I think we're going to show a lot of pride."

With the offense struggling, averaging 88.3 points a game and shooting 41.2 percent from the field throughout the series, Woodson may shake up the starting lineup for tonight's game, "contemplating" starting Pablo Prigioni and move veteran, Kenyon Martin, to the bench.

"That [smaller] lineup has been great for us for two, three months, and I went away from it last night," said Woodson. "There were a lot of things playing into why I did what I did, but that lineup has been good and there's a strong chance we could go right back to that lineup."

Woodson is also considering giving rookie, Chris Copeland, more playing time to spark the offense. An increase in Copeland's playing time may mean less minutes for Amar'e Stoudemire and Kenyon Martin, who is dealing with a sore wrist.

"I'd like to get out there and help the guys," said Copeland. "I think I can help in a lot of ways. It's a great opportunity to help the team."

The Pacers--who have shown they can win at Madison Square Garden, having won Game One--feel confident that they can close out the series tonight.

"It doesn't matter whether it's 0-0, 3-1. It doesn't matter," said Indiana coach Frank Vogel. "We had one closeout game at Atlanta earlier this season in the first round and we were able to come out and give a great effort and we've got to follow the blueprint we shared tonight: great defensive effort, great rebounding effort and selfless passing offensively."

Pacer guard, George Hill, is taking the psychological approach that it is his team with their backs against the wall, and not the Knicks.

"I feel like we have to go into New York like we're on our elimination game, like we're about to get eliminated, like we're down 1-3," said guard George Hill, who scored 26 points in Game Four. "So I think if we do that and play with the same type of energy and effort and passion that we played with [Game Four], we can come away with a win."