2025 NBA playoffs: Live updates, highlights from Pacers-Knicks Game 2

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After a miraculous Game 1 comeback, it's time for the Indiana Pacers to try to move another win closer to the 2025 NBA Finals.

The Pacers and New York Knicks will play in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals Friday night at Madison Square Garden.

In Wednesday's Game 1, New York held a nine-point lead with 58.8 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter. Indiana responded with a fearless comeback to force overtime and take a 138-135 victory.

It marked the third Pacers win this postseason after trailing by at least seven points in the final minute. Since 1998, the rest of the NBA had one such playoff victory, according to ESPN Research. Indiana is also the first team since…