The New York Knicks will go up against Indiana Pacers in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals on May, 23rd.

May 21, 2025; New York, New York, USA; Indiana Pacers forward Aaron Nesmith (23) shoots a three point shot against New York Knicks guard Josh Hart (3) in the fourth quarter during game one of the eastern conference finals for the 2025 NBA Playoffs at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images / Brad Penner-Imagn Images

The game of the NBA postseason unfolded on Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden, where the Indiana Pacers completed a stunning 14-point comeback with less than three minutes remaining against the New York Knicks to force overtime.

The Pacers built their roster around star Tyrese Haliburton, perfecting "a difficult style," as coach Rick Carlisle calls it.

Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals wasn’t short on drama. Despite putting together a huge fourth quarter lead, the New York Knicks were unable to hold a ni

And what should have been a 1-0 series lead instead landed the Knicks on the wrong side of history. They played 45 minutes of winning basketball — and still became the first team in NBA playoff history to blow a 14-point lead with under 2:50 to play in regulation or overtime.

The Indian Pacers are the greatest comeback team in NBA history. Sure, other teams have had some shocking comebacks, but this many in all these clutch situations? This many playoff comebacks? If you need more convincing, there is this stat from Tom Haberstroh ( his The Finder substack is a must-read):

With just over six minutes left in the fourth quarter of Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals, the New York Knicks were up 17 on the Indiana Pacers. With 2:51 left, after New York had already coughed up some of that lead,

Tyrese Haliburton channeled Reggie Miller as Indiana rallied from 17 down in the fourth quarter to earn a 138-135 overtime victory in New York to open the Eastern Conference finals.