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Jalen Brunson had just tied Hall of Famer Patrick Ewing's franchise record by reaching 30 points in the playoffs for the 18th time with the New York Knicks. Then the Knicks hit the Indiana Pacers with a 14-0 run after Brunson had to go to the bench early in the fourth quarter Wednesday night after picking up his fifth foul,
Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals was a dark religious experience for Knicks fans. But it was not a deathblow.
On Wednesday, while trailing the New York Knicks by 14 points with 2:40 remaining in regulation, Indiana mounted an absolutely insane rally thanks to a flurry of Aaron Nesmith triples, an Obi Toppin revenge dunk,
The Knicks had been the kings of comebacks this postseason. But in Wednesday night’s Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals, they received a bitter taste of their own medicine. The Knicks led by 17 points with 6:26 remaining in the fourth quarter and by nine points with under a minute left,
"He got too much air space," Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau said of Nesmith after the game.
As the Pacers crept back into the game, the Knicks were confronted with a burden few franchises carry: 50 years of history.
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Aaron Nesmith went wild down the stretch, hitting six 3-pointers in the fourth quarter, and Karl-Anthony Towns and OG Anunoby missed killer free throws in the final 14.3 seconds, as the Knicks failed to close out the win.
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.