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Myles Turner #33, Aaron Nesmith #23, Pascal Siakam #43, Andrew Nembhard #2 and Tyrese Haliburton #0 of the Indiana Pacers look on during the game against the Cleveland Cavaliers during Round 2 Game 3 of the 2025 NBA Playoffs on May 11, 2025 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. Joe Murphy, NBAE via Getty Images/AFP 

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - MAY 11: Myles Turner #33, Aaron Nesmith #23, Pascal Siakam #43, Andrew Nembhard #2 and Tyrese Haliburton #0 of the Indiana Pacers look on during the game against the Cleveland Cavaliers during Round 2 Game 3 of the 2025 NBA Playoffs on May 11, 2025 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2025 NBAE   Joe MurphyNBAE via Getty Images/AFP (Photo by JOE MURPHY / NBAE / Getty Images / Getty Images via AFP)

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2025 NBA Playoffs - Cleveland Cavaliers v Indiana Pacers - Game Four

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1747916516193052225_IND.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Myles Turner #33, Aaron Nesmith #23, Pascal Siakam #43, Andrew Nembhard #2 and Tyrese Haliburton #0 of the Indiana Pacers look on during the game against the Cleveland Cavaliers during Round 2 Game 3 of the 2025 NBA Playoffs on May 11, 2025 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. Joe Murphy, NBAE via Getty Images/AFP "/>Myles Turner #33, Aaron Nesmith #23, Pascal Siakam #43, Andrew Nembhard #2 and Tyrese Haliburton #0 of the Indiana Pacers look on during the game against the Cleveland Cavaliers during Round 2 Game 3 of the 2025 NBA Playoffs on May 11, 2025 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. Joe Murphy, NBAE via Getty Images/AFP </div>NEW YORK -- The Indiana Pacers pulled off an extraordinary fourth-quarter comeback to beat the New York Knicks 138-135 in overtime in Game One of the NBA Eastern Conference finals on Wednesday.The Knicks, playing in the conference finals for the first time in 25 years, had been in charge of the contest at Madison Square Garden and led by 14 points with 2:51 left in the game before the Pacers suddenly came alive.In stunning fashion, Indiana sank six straight three-pointers down the stretch, five of them from Aaron Nesmith.The Pacers were an inch away from winning the game in regulation when, with the final play of the fourth quarter, Tyrese Haliburton backed out of the three-point arc and his shot while back-pedalling hit the rim and bounced in.The Pacers, who were 17 points down at one stage in the fourth, celebrated what they thought was a famous victory.But the video replay showed that Haliburton&#x27;s foot was on the three-point line and the shot was downgraded to a two-point shot, meaning the game went to overtime.The stunned Knicks regrouped and led by a point with 35.2 seconds of overtime remaining when Jalen Brunson made a driving, floating jump shot.But a lay-up from Andrew Nembhard and then a six-foot dunk from Obi Toppin secured a thrilling win for the Pacers.Haliburton top-scored for the Pacers with 31 points and 11 assists while Nesmith ended with 30 points on 8-from-9 three-point shooting.&quot;I&#x27;m so proud of the resilience of this group, we&#x27;ve shown it all year. We&#x27;ve had to win in so many different, random, unique ways and today we just kept going, kept fighting, and man, that&#x27;s fun,&quot; Haliburton told broadcasters TNT.<div><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/A_DP8bfGRy0?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></div>The win was the Pacer&#x27;s fourth comeback from 15 points or more down during the post-season.&quot;We played a lot of games where it felt like the other team had control,&quot; Haliburton said.&quot;It ain&#x27;t over until it&#x27;s over, until it hits zero. That&#x27;s a hell of a win. But I really do think there&#x27;s a lot for us to improve on,&quot; he added, highlighting rebounding as an area they need to be better in.Brunson top-scored for New York with 43 points while Karl-Anthony Towns added 35 points.Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau was keen to move on from the loss.&quot;There&#x27;s obviously a disappointment when you fall short. We have to take a look at the film, make our corrections, and then we gotta change quickly for Game 2.&quot;We gotta be ready for Game Two, and that&#x27;s all you look at. So, the disappointment, we&#x27;ve got to turn that into more determination,&quot; he said.Game 2 of the series takes place in New York on Friday.<div>© Agence France-Presse</div>

The Indiana Pacers pulled off an extraordinary fourth-quarter comeback to beat the New York Knicks, 138-135, in overtime in Game 1 of the NBA Eastern Conference finals on Wednesday.

The Indiana Pacers pulled off an extraordinary fourth-quarter comeback to beat the New York Knicks, 138-135, in overtime in Game 1 of the NBA Eastern Conference finals on Wednesday.

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