Knicks choke away Game 1 of Eastern Conference Finals
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Indiana Pacers forward Aaron Nesmith (23) goes up for a shot against the New York Knicks during the second quarter of Game 1 of the NBA basketball Eastern Conference final, Wednesday, May 21, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) AP
The Indiana Pacers stormed back to defeat the New York Knicks 138-135 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Wednesday. New York led by nine with 58 seconds remaining, but Indiana forced overtime after a wild sequence that concluded in a basket for Tyrese Haliburton as the regulation buzzer sounded.
The Indiana Pacers were down by as many as 17 points in the fourth quarter, and still trailed by 14 points with 3 minutes and 14 seconds left in Game 1 of the Eastern
The NBA Conference Finals are underway, with Game 1 between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Minnesota Timberwolves concluding Tuesday night in a Thunder win.
NEW YORK -- "Damn, what a f---ing game," Tyrese Haliburton said in the visitors' locker room at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday. Then the Indiana Pacers star grabbed a slice of pineapple from the postgame spread.
The Knicks were swamped by a barrage of Pacers threes in the final three minutes of the fourth quarter of Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals before Indiana completed the comeback in the form of a 138-135 gut-punch on Wednesday night.