NBA L2M report confirms no-calls on Knicks' Karl-Anthony Towns, Mikal Bridges should have been fouls on Pacers' Aaron Nesmith, Obi Toppin

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.

Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton added his own chapter in the rivalry, wearing a hoodie after the game with Reggie Miller 's iconic choke signal, which the Hall of Famer aimed at Spike Lee in the 1994 series after helping Indiana come back to defeat New York in Game 5.