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

The Knicks failed to finish once again. And now their season is in serious jeopardy. Two days after they suffered one of the most dramatic collapses in NBA postseason history, the Knicks struggled down the stretch in their 114-109 loss to the Indiana Pacers in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals.

Call it the Pascal Siakam game. He delivered one of the best performances of his career in the Knicks’ 114-108 Game 2 loss to the Pacers on Friday night at Madison Square Garden. He finished with 39 points on 15-for-23 shooting from the field — by far his best scoring night of not just the postseason. but the entire season.

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

New Yorkers had no chance of catching any sleep after the Knicks delivered an unthinkable blunder in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Indiana Pacers. This was a night to remember in the city that never sleeps for all the wrong reasons.

After being voted as the most overrated player in the NBA by his peers ( via The Athletic ), Haliburton has put on an incredible playoff run to lead his team to his second straight Eastern Conference finals run. The former No. 12 pick in the draft out of Iowa State supplied 31 points and 11 assists, along with the biggest shot of the game.

The game of the NBA postseason unfolded on Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden, where the Indiana Pacers completed a stunning 14-point comeback with less than three minutes remaining against the New York Knicks to force overtime.

The New York Knicks fell in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals to the Indiana Pacers despite holding a double-digit lead in the fourth quarter. The Knicks choked at the end of the game, ultimately falling short in overtime.