The Indiana Pacers had the opportunity to close out the Eastern Conference finals on Thursday, but fell short as they lost Game 5 of the series 111-94 to the New York Knicks. The Knicks held firm control for the majority of the game, and got their second win of the series to force Game 6.
Though the Knicks had a much stronger game and the Pacers failed to score 100 points for the first time this postseason, Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton is not concerned and emphasized after the loss that they will not be panicking heading into the rest of the series.
