question: The Knicks–Pacers rivalry was described by miller as likened to what war involving two rural families of the West Virginia–Kentucky area along the Tug Fork of the Big Sandy River in the years 1863–1891?
answer: Hatfield–McCoy feud
context: Title: Tug Fork Wildlife Management Area
  Passage: Tug Fork Wildlife Management Area (WMA) is located about 10 miles northwest of Welch, West Virginia in McDowell County.  Tug Fork WMA is located on 2165 acre of steep terrain along hills above the Tug Fork River.  The WMA is heavily forested, primarily with mixed hardwoods and yellow poplar/black cherry forests in the coves.  The WMA is accessed from U.S. Route 52 at Premier.  Several tracks and jeep trails provide walking access into the Tug Fork WMA from U.S. Route 52.
  Title: Russell Fork
  Passage: The Russell Fork is a 51.9 mi tributary of the Levisa Fork in southwestern Virginia and southeastern Kentucky in the United States.  Known for its whitewater, it rises in the Appalachian Mountains of southwest Virginia, in southern Dickenson County, and flows north through the town of Haysi, Virginia, the Breaks Interstate Park, and the town of Elkhorn City, Kentucky, in Pike County, where it flows into the Levisa Fork which, together with the Tug Fork, form the Big Sandy River.
  Title: Levisa Fork
  Passage: The Levisa Fork (also known as the Levisa Fork River or the Levisa Fork of the Big Sandy River) is a tributary of the Big Sandy River, approximately 164 mi long, in southwestern Virginia and eastern Kentucky in the United States.
  Title: Dry Fork (Tug Fork)
  Passage: The Dry Fork is a 47.7 mi tributary of the Tug Fork, belonging to the Ohio River watershed.  The river is located in McDowell County, West Virginia and Tazewell County, Virginia, in the United States.  The mouth of the Dry Fork into the Tug Fork is located at Iaeger.
  Title: West Virginia Route 49
  Passage: West Virginia Route 49 is a north–south state highway located within Mingo County, West Virginia.  The southern terminus is at the Kentucky state line, where WV 49 becomes the short Kentucky Route 194 Spur upon crossing the Tug Fork of the Big Sandy River.  The northern terminus is at U.S. Route 52 three miles (5 km) east of Williamson.
  Title: Williamson, West Virginia
  Passage: Williamson is a city in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States, along the Tug Fork River.  The population was 3,191 at the 2010 census.  It is the county seat of Mingo County, and is the county's largest and most populous city.  Williamson is home to Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College.  The Tug Fork River separates Williamson from South Williamson, Kentucky.
  Title: Blackberry Creek (Kentucky)
  Passage: Blackberry Creek is a stream in Pike County, Kentucky, in the United States.  It is a tributary of the Tug Fork, part of the Big Sandy River and thus the Ohio River watershed.
  Title: Knicks–Pacers rivalry
  Passage: The Knicks–Pacers rivalry started in 1977 and quickly became one of the most bitter in NBA history.  They met in the playoffs 6 times from 1993–2000, fueling a rivalry epitomized by the enmity between Reggie Miller and prominent Knick fan Spike Lee.  Miller likened it to the Hatfield–McCoy feud, and "The New York Times" said in 1998 that it was "as combustible as any in the league".
  Title: Hatfield–McCoy feud
  Passage: The Hatfield–McCoy feud, or the McCoy-Hatfield feud or the Hatfield–McCoy war as some papers at the time called it, involved two rural families of the West Virginia–Kentucky area along the Tug Fork of the Big Sandy River in the years 1863–1891.  The Hatfields of West Virginia were led by William Anderson "Devil Anse" Hatfield while the McCoys of Kentucky were under the leadership of Randolph "Ole Ran'l" McCoy.  Those involved in the feud were descended from Ephraim Hatfield (born   1765) and William McCoy (born   1750).  The feud has entered the American folklore lexicon as a metonym for any bitterly feuding rival parties.  More than a century later, the feud has become synonymous with the perils of family honor, justice, and revenge.
  Title: Tug Fork
  Passage: The Tug Fork is a tributary of the Big Sandy River, 159 mi long, in southwestern West Virginia, southwestern Virginia, and eastern Kentucky in the United States.  Via the Big Sandy and Ohio rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River.
citations: Knicks–Pacers rivalry Hatfield–McCoy feud