Knicks fall behind 0-2 in Eastern Conference finals series vs. Pacers

LeSean McCoy reacts to the Indiana Pacers' 138-135 comeback OT win, then decides whether the New York Knicks blew it or if Indy won it.

The New York Knicks have fallen to a place that no team in NBA history has ever overcome. 

After a historic collapse in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals to the Indiana Pacers, the Knicks let Game 2 slip through their fingers, in a 114-109 loss. 

No NBA team has ever lost the first two games at home and come back to win a series in the conference finals.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM

Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton (0) shoots against New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson (11) in the fourth quarter during game two of the eastern conference finals for the 2025 NBA Playoffs at Madison Square Garden.  (Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images)

Pascal Siakam scored a playoff career-high 39 points, and the Pacers beat the New York Knicks 114-109 on Friday night for a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals.

"We have a long way to go and it’s only going to get tougher for us," Siakam said.

Myles Turner added 16 points and Tyrese Haliburton had 14 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds for the Pacers, who lost to the Lakers in 2000 in their only NBA Finals appearance.

Siakam finished 15 for 23 from the field on a night nobody else on the high-scoring Pacers had more than five baskets.

"Special game," Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said. "In the first half he was the guy that got us going and got us through some difficult stretches."

Jalen Brunson had 36 points and 11 assists for the Knicks, who need a quick turnaround or their first appearance in the conference finals in 25 years will be a brief one. They defended much better after their crushing collapse in a 138-135 overtime