In one of the most stunning comebacks in NBA playoff history, the Indiana Pacers erased a nine-point deficit with under a minute remaining in the game to beat the New York Knicks in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals on Wednesday. Pacers star guard Tyrese Haliburton etched his name into Pacers playoff lore—and joined the list of Madison Square Garden villains—with his last-second shot that forced overtime and prompted Haliburton to hit the choke sign celebration in imitation of notorious Knicks heel Reggie Miller.
While Haliburton's shot did not ultimately win the game, his choke sign celebration, like Miller's will be forever synonymous with the Pacers' historic comeback and the Knicks' staggering collapse. But Haliburton, a knower of Pacers ball, isn't keen on repeating all of Miller's playoff history against the Knicks.
