The Pacers beat the Knicks, 138-135, in overtime in a Game 1 instant classic. This was legitimately one of the most unhinged endings to a high-stakes NBA Playoffs game in history, and it was made possible Nesmith briefly turning into some combination of Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, Ray Allen, and Miller himself.

Both teams had to defeat tough teams in the second round of the 2025 NBA playoffs to get to the penultimate round of the postseason; Indiana knocked down the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers in five games and New York denied a repeat bid from the Boston Celtics by taking down the defending champions in six games.

The New York Knicks have been to the Eastern Conference Finals 11 times in their franchise history. Let's highlight those postseasons.

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,

Skip Bayless goes all in on the New York Knicks after the team suffers one of the worst choke jobs in NBA Playoffs history.