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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.
Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers stole home-court advantage in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals by defeating the New York Knicks 138-135 in Madison Square Garden. Haliburton hit a buzzer-beating shot to send the game to overtime and cap off a 14-point comeback with 2:40 to go in the fourth quarter.
With All-Stars Jalen Brunson and Tyrese Haliburton now leading the way, take a moment to revisit the history of a rivalry that helped shape the NBA's Eastern Conference.
Here's the bad history the Knicks made in the loss: They became the first team to lose a playoff game when leading by 14 or more with 2:45 to play in the fourth quarter. Teams had been a combined 994-0 when leading by 14+ with that much time left.
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"People were like, 'Oh, Jalen is waving because he knew he wasn't going back,'" Brunson said on the Roommates Show, a podcast he co-hosts wit
The Indiana Pacers beat the New York Knicks 138-135 in OT after coming back from a 14-point lead. Craig Carton, Danny Parkins, and Mark Schlereth discuss how the Knicks choked.