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Knicks vs. Pacers was too absurd for words, so Tyrese Haliburton settled for a choke sign and some pineapple

NEW YORK — “Damn, what a f—ing game,” Tyrese Haliburton said in the visitors’ locker room at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday. Then the Indiana Pacers star grabbed a slice of pineapple from the postgame spread. Haliburton looked like he couldn’t believe what had just happened, just like the rest of us. The Pacers trailed … Read more

Greatest shot of Tyrese Haliburton’s life and best game of Aaron Nesmith’s career stoke Pacers-Knicks rivalry

NEW YORK — Of all the outlandish sequences and moments that have ennobled Madison Square Garden to rightfully rank among the most storied venues in American sports, what transpired Wednesday night in this building is immediately among the most inexplicable. The Knicks built a 17-point fourth quarter lead in their first Eastern Conference finals game … Read more

Pacers’ shocking comeback over Knicks creates result that’s never been seen before in NBA playoffs

Getty Images If the New York Knicks’ fourth-quarter collapse in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals was unbelievable that’s probably because it was the first of its kind, dating back to the start of the play-by-play era in 1997. With 2:45 remaining in the fourth-quarter, just six seconds after Jalen Brunson knocked down a … Read more

Tyrese Haliburton on choke celebration: ‘If I do it again, people might say I’m aura farming. I don’t plan on using it again’

Rick Carlisle: Tyrese Haliburton has earned the right to do whatever he wants

Scott Agness @ScottAgness Fun first half to the series. Knicks hung in just fine with the Pacers’ pace, lead 69-62. Haliburton scored 10 of his 14pts in the 2nd to keep them afloat. Brunson has 18. Defense + paint a huge concern, as expected. And now a performance by Mary J. Blige at MSG. – … Read more