Haliburton's wild shot keys Pacers in stunning Game 1 comeback - ESPN

NEW YORK — Tyrese Haliburton tied the score with a long jumper that bounced high off the back of the rim and in as time expired in regulation, then the Indiana Pacers went on to finish off their stunning rally by beating the New York Knicks 138-135 on Wednesday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals.

The Knicks led by 14 points with under three minutes remaining in regulation, but Aaron Nesmith brought the Pacers back with a flurry of 3-pointers.

Haliburton then hoped he had won it with another. With the Pacers down two and time running down, he started to lose control of his dribble, regained it and dribbled back out toward the 3-point line. He fired up his jumper and, when it finally fell in, he raced toward the sideline and made a choke signal to the crowd, like Pacers Hall of Famer Reggie Miller did to Spike Lee while leading a Pacers comeback in a playoff game in 1994.

Replay confirmed that Haliburton's toe was on the line and it was a 2-pointer that tied it at 125.

Pacers guard Andrew Nembhard eventually made the go-ahead basket with 26 seconds remaining in OT.

According to ESPN Analytics, the Knicks' win probability in Game 1 peaked at 99.8% when they were up 14 late in the fourth quarter.

Entering Wednesday, teams that trailed by nine or more points in the final minute of the fourth quarter or overtime in the playoffs were 0-1,414 since 1998, according to Elias Sports Bureau. Now they are 1-1,414.

«We've played a lot of games where it felt like the other team had control,» Haliburton said in his postgame interview on the court. «It ain't over till it's over, till it hits zero.»

Game 2 is Friday night.

Haliburton had 31 points and 11 assists. Nesmith finished with 30 points, going 8-for-9 from 3-point