Indiana came into game two on a mission: to let the Knicks know that they were in for a dogfight the rest of the series. The Pacers pounced on the Knicks in the first quarter, leading by 20 points after the tilt, 34-14. The game was out of hand by the third quarter as Indiana was up by as much as 40 points in the game before securing a series-tying victory, 121-89
Tyrese Haliburton led the Pacers with 20 points through three quarters as he sat the fourth with the rest of the starters. Alec Burks scored 20 for the Knicks to lead the way for them as well. Game three will be back in Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night at 8:00pm ET. This will be a crucial game in seeing who will eventually win the Eastern Conference Semifinals.
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