The Indiana Pacers continue to shock the basketball world. No one thought that they would make the Eastern Conference Finals for the second straight year. Not only are they in the East Finals, but they have now taken a commanding 2-0 lead after winning both games in New York.

Rick Carlisle knows that the job isn't done yet even after the Pacers beat the Knicks in each of the first two games in New York.

Down 119-105 with 2:51 on the clock, the Indiana Pacers rallied to send the game to overtime, where they outdueled the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden to claim a 138-135 road win and take a 1-0 series lead in the 2025 Eastern Conference Finals.