Still, because Haliburton's foot was on the line, the Knicks could avoid making history if they could recover in overtime. Instead, it was much of the same as the Pacers kept rolling, with Andrew Nembhard doing most of the damage with seven points in the extra period.

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 Conference finals at New York on

Tyrese Haliburton and Aaron Nesmith led a historic Pacers comeback win over the Knicks in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals.

After building their postseason run on comeback wins, the New York Knicks fell victim to the same fate at the hands of the Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals opener.

Pascal Siakam scored 39 points to lift the Pacers to a 114-109 win over the Knicks in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals