The New York Knicks lost Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals to the Indiana Pacers in stunning fashion on Wednesday night and made some brutal NBA history in the process. The Knicks led by 14 points with with 2:45 to play in the fourth quarter but then watched it all slip away before losing,

Teams trailing by 9 or more points in the final minute of the fourth quarter or overtime had a combined record of 0-1,414 in the playoffs since 1998. The Knicks just became the footnote to that infamous stat, marking the first time such a lead was squandered in over a quarter-century of postseason basketball.

T.J. McConnell is bringing the ball up the floor. It’s a tie game, 81-81, on the first possession of the fourth quarter in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals. The Pacers have decided to open the final frame with an unrelenting flurry of pick-and-roll action — and New York can’t keep up.