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As we've seen this season and in the playoffs, the Knicks too often require a kick in the behind when they struggle against the top teams.
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.
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Jalen Brunson had just tied Hall of Famer Patrick Ewing's franchise record by reaching 30 points in the playoffs for the 18th time with the New York Knicks. Then the Knicks hit the Indiana Pacers with a 14-0 run after Brunson had to go to the bench early in the fourth quarter Wednesday night after picking up his fifth foul,
Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals was a dark religious experience for Knicks fans. But it was not a deathblow.
Knicks fans were ready to celebrate a certain Game 1 win. Then there was an inexplicable and painful loss as the party turned into a wake.
"He got too much air space," Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau said of Nesmith after the game.
It got loud in a hurry on 'First Take' on Thursday morning in the wake of the Indiana Pacers' Game 1 overtime win over the New York Knicks.