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The Indiana Pacers will take on the New York Knicks in Game 2 and hope to leave Madison Square Garden with a crushing advantage.

The New York Knicks will face off against the Indiana Pacers in Game 2 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals on Friday. This prediction features our best bet.

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.

The Indiana Pacers defeated the New York Knicks 138-135 in a Game 1 overtime win at Madison Square Garden. Pacers guard/forward Aaron Nesmith played out of his mind and exploded for 20 points in the final five minutes of the fourth quarter, without missing a single shot in the quarter.

Rebounding is a part of the battle in the paint. Indiana has struggled on the glass in the playoffs while the Robinson-led Knicks have been beasts. Indiana has to focus on keeping New York off the glass and getting easy putback buckets.

The New York Knicks will face off with the Indiana Pacers in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals, following a massive choke in Game 1. Craig Carton, Danny Parkins, and Mark Schlereth ask if there will be a “hangover” in Game 2 for the Knicks,

The Pacers rallied to beat the Knicks, 138-135, on Wednesday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals.