The Pacers are no ordinary team, and they astonished the Knicks with a bewildering comeback win.

Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle defended Tyrese Haliburton's "choke" celebration after a Game 1 win over the New York Knicks.

Caitlin Clark could not hold back her excitement after the Indiana Pacers came back to beat the New York Knicks.

With just over six minutes left in the fourth quarter of Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals, the New York Knicks were up 17 on the Indiana Pacers. With 2:51 left, after New York had already coughed up some of that lead,

Right after Haliburton scored to tie the game at 125 at the end of regulation, he gave the crowd at the Garden the choke sign. Afterward, he said he did so to honor Pacers legend Reggie Miller, who was calling the game for TNT.

The Pacers' success, particularly on offense, is the product of a group of players that has bought in and an NBA champion coach who has evolved.

The Indiana Pacers were down by as many as 17 points in the fourth quarter, and still trailed by 14 points with 3 minutes and 14 seconds left in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals at New York on Wednesday night.

Down 14 with less than three minutes remaining, the Pacers rallied for a stunning 138-135 Game 1 win over the Knicks. Tyrese Haliburton's buzzer beater with his toe on the 3-point line tied the game before Indiana overcame New York in overtime.