Pascal Siakam scored 39 points, a career playoff high, leading the Indiana Pacers to a 114-109 win over the New York Knicks in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals on Friday night at Madison Square Garden. It is the first time in franchise history the Knicks have lost the first two games of a playoff series at home.

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

Tyrese Haliburton's status as one of the best point guards in the NBA should not be questioned. The star guard has been integral in leading the Indiana Pacers

With the Knicks gripping for life down the stretch, the former Raptor went to work again. As he does so often after a Haliburton rebound, Siakam sprinted the floor to get by Knicks forward Mikal Bridges. The star received the pass from Haliburton and converted on a fastbreak layup, which was his 39th point, a playoff career-high.

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.

After a wild, last-second Tyrese Haliburton shot sent the game to overtime, the Indiana Pacers stunned the New York Knicks, 138-135, to take Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals.

Inside the NBA analyst Charles Barkley and Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton continue their campaign for unbanning Haliburton's dad.

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.

It took just one game for the rivalry between the Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks to be reignited. After his game-tying buzzer-beater in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals, Indiana star Tyrese Haliburton recreated Reggie Miller's iconic choking sign in Madison Square Garden -- while Miller was on the call for TNT.

The Indiana Pacers took a commanding 2-0 lead over the New York Knicks, and Jade Jones was flexing in style with her boyfriend Tyrese Haliburton.