Overview

• The Indiana Pacers defeated the New York Knicks 138-135 in overtime in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals at Madison Square Garden.
• The Knicks led by as many as 17 points late in the fourth quarter before the Pacers mounted a comeback, hitting six consecutive three-pointers to force overtime.
• Tyrese Haliburton scored 31 points, including a last-second basket to tie the game and send it into overtime, while also contributing 11 assists.
• Aaron Nesmith was instrumental in the comeback, scoring 30 points and hitting eight of nine three-pointers, including five of the team's final six threes in regulation.
• Jalen Brunson led the Knicks with 43 points, but New York now faces a 1-0 series deficit heading into Game 2, scheduled for the night of May 24 in New York.