After a wild, last-second Tyrese Haliburton shot sent the game to overtime, the Indiana Pacers stunned the New York Knicks, 138-135, to take Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals.

Despite the game looking out of reach in Game 1, the Pacers made a massive fourth quarter comeback late with clutch shots by Haliburton and Nesmith to send it into overtime. They

It's Pacers vs Knicks in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Follow along for live score and game updates at Madison Square Garden.

The New York Knicks had a Game 1 win in the Conference Finals in their hands, and they let it slip through their fingers on Wednesday night. Yet, despite blowing a near 20-point lead in the fourth quarter,

With just over six minutes left in the fourth quarter of Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals, the New York Knicks were up 17 on the Indiana Pacers. With 2:51 left, after New York had already coughed up some of that lead,

If I had to choose, I think they just love the Pacers because this just keeps happening. The Pacers were down by 15 points with five minutes left in the game before Aaron Nesmith turned into prime Reggie Miller and hit five 3-pointers to bring the Pacers within five points.

After that incremental progress post-Pascal deal, Indiana jumped all the way up to 13th this season. And if you chop off those first 25 injury-plagued games, the Pacers rank seventh in defensive efficiency after early December — ahead of defense-first outfits like the Pistons, Rockets and Warriors.

ESPN broadcaster and self-professed Knicks loyalist Stephen A. Smith shared his thoughts on New York's devastating Game 1 loss at Madison Square Garden. The outspoken sportscaster did not hold back as he trashed the Knicks in what he described as a "disgusting" performance.

For a second year in a row, the Indiana Pacers are back in the Eastern Conference Finals. No one thought we would be here again — especially not after Indiana's slow start to the season.