The Knicks took one of their hardest hits off the floor following Wednesday’s crushing collapse against the Pacers.

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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,

Still, because Haliburton's foot was on the line, the Knicks could avoid making history if they could recover in overtime. Instead, it was much of the same as the Pacers kept rolling, with Andrew Nembhard doing most of the damage with seven points in the extra period.

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.

As the Pacers crept back into the game, the Knicks were confronted with a burden few franchises carry: 50 years of history.

The sudden silence among Knicks fans spoke volumes. As the Indiana Pacers celebrated Tyrese Haliburton’s stepback buzzer beater in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals, a sellout Madison Square Garden hushed in disbelief.

Reggie Miller had a big smile for his mini-me: Tyrese Haliburton. After Haliburton brought the Pacers back from the depths of defeat for a shocking 138-135 win, the star guard mimicked Miller’s iconic choke sign against the Knicks –– and Miller was seen on camera pointing in Haliburton’s direction.

"He got too much air space," Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau said of Nesmith after the game.