Pacers snatch first win from Knicks in crazy finish
Reserve center Obi Toppin, a former Knicks player, sealed the Pacers' win with a fierce dunk with 15 seconds left.
Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton again shined in the clutch
The Indiana Pacers earned an improbable 138-135 overtime win at the New York Knicks on Wednesday in the Eastern Conference Finals opener in the NBA.
The Knicks, led by Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns, who scored 43 and 35 points respectively, were up 119-105 with less than three minutes to go with their Madison Square Garden crowd practically celebrating the victory.
But a succession of four straight 3-pointers by forward Aaron Nesmith (30 points) got Indiana back in the game and allowed Tyrese Haliburton (31) to force overtime with a fading jumper that hit off the back of the rim, went straight up and dropped back into the basket.
WHAT A SHOT BY TYRESE HALIBURTON 🤯🤯🤯 https://t.co/8wEwdkeRwZ pic.twitter.com/s497GwRWi9
The exchange of baskets continued in an evenly matched overtime that went to the visiting side after a turnover by Brunson that was determined via video replay.
Reserve center Obi Toppin, a former Knicks player, sealed the Pacers' victory with a fierce dunk with 15 seconds left.
Indiana now leads the Eastern Conference Finals, 1-0, and on Friday will try to scratch out another win in the second game of the best-of-seven series.
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