Pascal Siakam scored a playoff career-high 39 points, and the Pacers beat the Knicks for a 2-0 lead in the Eastern final.

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Pascal Siakam scored 39 points to lead the Indiana Pacers to a 114-109 road win over the New York Knicks in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Friday evening.

Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton got more than just a playoff win Wednesday night — he also received a heartfelt message from his longtime girlfriend, Jade Jones. The game at Madison Square Garden was one of the wildest of the playoffs. The Knicks had a 14-point lead with just under three minutes left in the fourth quarter.

The Indiana Pacers pulled off a 138-135 win over the New York Knicks in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Wednesday.

Tyrese Haliburton and his team had five minutes to make a comeback. The Pacers were down, 111-98, at that point with Knicks captain Jalen Brunson checking back into the game. Then it happened.

Aaron Nesmith went wild down the stretch, hitting six 3-pointers in the fourth quarter, and Karl-Anthony Towns and OG Anunoby missed killer free throws in the final 14.3 seconds, as the Knicks failed to close out the win.

The Pacers built their roster around star Tyrese Haliburton, perfecting "a difficult style," as coach Rick Carlisle calls it.