To start the fourth quarter on Wednesday night, the Pacers were down 90-87 to the Knicks. With 6:46 left in the game, that lead ballooned to 17 points for New York.
However, the Pacers kept chipping away at the lead and never gave up. Tyrese Haliburton hit a miraculous step-back jumper to force OT in Game 1. The Pacers won 138-135 in OT. Small forward Aaron Nesmith had the best offensive performance of his postseason career. That included a historic fourth quarter in which he scored 20 points for the Pacers. Nesmith was clutch for Indiana when they needed a bucket late in Game 1.
