Pascal Siakam scores 39, Pacers take 2-0 lead over Knicks
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Pascal Siakam scored 39 points to lead the Pacers to a 114-109 win over the Knicks in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals.
The Indiana Pacers defeated the New York Knicks 138-135 in a Game 1 overtime win at Madison Square Garden. Pacers guard/forward Aaron Nesmith played out of his mind and exploded for 20 points in the final five minutes of the fourth quarter, without missing a single shot in the quarter.
Indiana Pacers wing Aaron Nesmith reflected on his historic performance following the Pacers' 138-135, come-from-behind road win over the New York Knicks in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Wednesday.
The Knicks held a 17-point lead in the fourth quarter and a nine-point edge in the final minute, yet the Pacers were able to come back and force overtime -- and eventually win the game -- through an incredible sequence of events,
"Every team in the NBA wants a guy like Aaron Nesmith," Pacers teammate Tyrese Haliburton said of the Game 1 hero.
The NBA Conference Finals are underway, with Game 1 between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Minnesota Timberwolves concluding Tuesday night in a Thunder win.
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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.