The New York Knicks were about two stops away from securing what looked to be a dominant home victory in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Indiana Pacers. Up 14 with less than three minutes remaining in regulation, the game was all but over for them.

The fourth-seeded Indiana Pacers battle the third-seeded New York Knicks in Game 1 of their 2025 NBA Eastern Conference finals matchup on Wednesday. Indiana is coming off a stunning 4-1 series win over the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers,

In one of the wildest NBA playoff games ever at Madison Square Garden, the Pacers, trailing by 16 points in the fourth quarter, rallied past the Knicks in a 138-135 overtime thriller in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals on Wednesday night.

Indiana completed an epic comeback against the New York Knicks in Game 1 to take home-court advantage away from the Knicks. It was a game that saw Tyrese Haliburton have another clutch moment. Haliburton has shown that he is one of the best clutch performers in the NBA in these playoffs.

The Oklahoma City Thunder have been the best team in basketball all season long, and a major reason for their success is franchise centerpiece Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder to a Game 1 victory on Tuesday night against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference Finals,

"Every team in the NBA wants a guy like Aaron Nesmith," Pacers teammate Tyrese Haliburton said of the Game 1 hero.

Haliburton had something special prepared for the moment after the shot, pulling out the Reggie Miller "choke" sign against the Knicks with the Pacers legend himself calling the game for TNT, not realizing his team had five more minutes left to play. Haliburton finished the game with 31 points on 12-of-23 shooting, 11 assists and four rebounds.

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