This is just The Pacers Way. And Indiana did it again, overcoming what seemed insurmountable odds in the waning moments to top host New York in overtime, 138-135, in Game 1 of the East finals on Wednesday.

Indiana faced an impossible deficit against the New York Knicks on Wednesday night. It turns out that’s exactly where they wanted to be.

Still, because Haliburton's foot was on the line, the Knicks could avoid making history if they could recover in overtime. Instead, it was much of the same as the Pacers kept rolling, with Andrew Nembhard doing most of the damage with seven points in the extra period.