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Knicks’ OG Anunoby came up short all night

Daniel ReynoldsBy

Heroes and zeros of the defeat of game 1 of game 1 of game 1 of the Knicks for the Pacers on Wednesday night in Madison Square Garden:

Hero

Aaron Nesmith obtained his best impression of Reggie Miller, exploding for 20 points in the last five minutes of the last quarter while the Pacers set up their enormous return.


Aaron Nesmith, who had a great quarter quarter, shoots a triple about Josh Hart Duration the defeat of the Knicks game 1 against the Pacers.
Aaron Nesmith, who had a great quarter quarter, shoots a triple about the duration of Josh Hart in game 1 on May 21, 2025. Jason Szenes / New York Post

Zero

OG Anunoby was silent most of the night, and his lost free kick with 7.1 seconds allowed the Pacers to tie the game with the Tyrese Haliburton timbre.


The Indiana Pacers Guard, Bennedict Mathurin (00), shot against the New York Knicks striker, Og Anunoby
The Indiana Pacers guard, Bennedict Mathurin (00), shot against the New York Knicks striker, OG Anunoby. AP

Hero not recognized

It is not Tyrese Haliburton is the unrecognized hero, but that is what happens when Nesmith has such a historic night. Hi, he hit the game type shot in the last seconds of regulation.

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Key statistics

23 points scored by the Pacers in finals 3:14 of the fourth quarter, the greatest amount of time in the history of the playoffs in the era of play per game.