Tyrese Haliburton hit a game at the end of the regulations to force overtime and held a cho-partner celebration by Reggie Miller.
What makes the moment even more spectacular is that he looks in Miller's direction, who comments beside him.
Haliburton had two seconds left and 7.3 seconds left, got the inbound and ran on the court. He played against Mikal Bridges, who used a left-to-right crossover to create the separation and attack basket, but the bridge poked the ball from behind. Even Halliburton can keep dribbling, it's enough to disrupt Halliburton's rhythm.
Halliburton saw Mitchell Robinson standing in front of him and retreating to the three-point line for a jumper. It jingles from the backboard and then goes straight through the hoop.
Initially, Halliburton actually thought he won the game with a shot and was ruled as a three-pointer. The replay shows that his feet are online and therefore ruled by both.
The Indiana Pacers won a 138-135 win over the New York Knicks in the Overtime Classic. The Pacers were trailing by as many as 14 points, and less than three minutes left, the Pacers were shocking again.
Halliburton finished the game with 31 points and 11 assists.
New York did a lot of things to keep most of the games under control until they were late. It takes a lot of time to recover such losses from such losses.
Game 2 is Friday night at 8:00 pm ET.
Halliburton restores Miller's history with the Knicks
Miller's iconic obstacle against the hardcore Knicks and world-renowned director Spike Lee was the fifth game of the 1994 Eastern Conference Finals.
The Pacers legend scored 25 points in the fourth quarter, leading his team to a victory. Although the Pacers won the game and took a 3-2 lead, the Knicks won the last two games to win the series.
New York hopes to have a similar fate this time.
The person who actually got closer to the miller in this game was Nesmith. He broke out in 20 fourth quarters, including six (!) three-pointers.
After the game, Haliburton made sure to attribute Nesmith to the play of the buzzer.
“He got the big shot after the big shot,” Halliburton said. “Seeing the ball coming from him made us feel like, ‘Oh, we have a chance, we have a chance.’ The coach got him a three-pointer in the last great game.
“He shot the cover from the ball and he worked so hard and was glad to see that it was true for him.”
