Indiana faced an impossible deficit against the New York Knicks on Wednesday night. It turns out that’s exactly where they wanted to be.

Still, because Haliburton's foot was on the line, the Knicks could avoid making history if they could recover in overtime. Instead, it was much of the same as the Pacers kept rolling, with Andrew Nembhard doing most of the damage with seven points in the extra period.

Tyrese Haliburton and Aaron Nesmith led a historic Pacers comeback win over the Knicks in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals.

The Indiana Pacers were down by as many as 17 points in the fourth quarter, and still trailed by 14 points with 3 minutes and 14 seconds left in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals at New York on

Tyrese Haliburton's father may not have been inside Madison Square Garden for the Indiana Pacers' stunning comeback win over the New York Knicks in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals, but John Haliburton still found a way to celebrate.

Ben Sheppard has had an up-and-down role in his second season with the Pacers, but he's had to play important minutes against the Knicks in the ECF.