NEW YORK -- One game after the New York Knicks blew a historic playoff lead with three minutes to go and lost, they had a chance to make some magic of their own Friday.
Down 10 points to the rival Indiana Pacers with just under three minutes to play, Jalen Brunson and his team chipped away, trimming the deficit to just one in the final 20 seconds of play.
But ultimately there wasn't quite enough magic for the Knicks. Brunson misfired badly on what would've been a long, game-tying 3 with eight seconds to go, and the Knicks slipped 114-109 at Madison Square Garden to fall into a 2-0 hole in the Eastern Conference finals.