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Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers wiped out a 14-point lead late in Game 1 of the NBA Playoffs Eastern Conference Finals against the New York Knicks.
Despite the loss, former Dallas Maverick Jalen Brunson had himself a game: 43 points and 5 assists on 15/25 shooting, including 12/14 from the free-throw line. He tied himself, Bernard King, and Willis Reed for the 9th-highest scoring playoff game in Knicks history.
I know the Knicks just lost Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals in historic fashion. I know all of the good vibes from the Boston series seemingly just went up in smoke. I know you've lost home-court advantage against perhaps your team's greatest historical rival.
The Knicks led by 17 points with 6:26 remaining in the fourth quarter and by nine points with under a minute left, only to lose, 138-135, in overtime at Madison Square Garden.
The Knicks went on a surge in the second quarter to take a seven-point lead at halftime. In fact, they scored 69 points and shot 51% from the field and 42.1% from 3-point range while three of their players scored at least a dozen points.
The Knicks had it all—momentum, the lead, and the numbers—until one wild twist flipped Game 1 on its head at MSG.
The Indiana Pacers completed one of the most epic playoff comebacks in NBA history on Wednesday night. They were down nine with 51 seconds left and still ended up winning the game. Indiana wouldn't have come back to win the game without Tyrese Haliburton.
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The New York Knicks coughed up a big lead, and Tyrese Haliburton of the Indiana Pacers paid homage to Reggie Miller with a famous playoff burn.
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Yardbarker on MSNFive craziest stats from Pacers' epic comeback win over KnicksThe Indiana Pacers pulled off yet another comeback win in the playoffs on Wednesday night, and they have been rewriting the NBA history books in the process.