The Indiana Pacers have been down by as many as 17 factors within the fourth quarter, and nonetheless trailed by 14 factors with 3 minutes and 14 seconds left in Sport 1 of the Japanese Convention finals at New York on Wednesday evening.
What occurred subsequent was historic.
The Pacers scored 23 factors within the last 3:14. No crew, no less than within the play-by-play period that goes again to 1997, had scored that many within the last 3:14 of regulation of a playoff sport.
And the Pacers would go on to win in time beyond regulation, outscoring the Knicks 13-10 within the additional session to prevail 138-135.
The anatomy of a comeback:
3:14 left — Aaron Nesmith makes a 3-pointer for Indiana. Knicks 116-105.
2:51 left — Jalen Brunson makes a 3-pointer for New York. Knicks 119-105.
2:39 left — Tyrese Haliburton makes a 3-pointer for Indiana. Knicks 119-108.
2:04 left — Nesmith makes a 3-pointer. Knicks 119-111.
1:20 left — Pascal Siakam makes a free throw for Indiana. Knicks 119-112.
0:58.8 left — Brunson layup. Knicks 121-112.
0:51.0 left — Nesmith 3-pointer. Knicks 121-115.
0:41.7 left — Karl-Anthony Cities makes 6-footer for New York. Knicks 123-115.
0:34.0 left — Nesmith 3-pointer. Knicks 123-118.
0:22.6 left — Nesmith 3-pointer. Knicks 123-121.
0:14.3 left — Cities free throw. Knicks 124-121.
0:12.4 left — Nesmith makes two free throws. Knicks 124-123.
0:7.3 left — OG Anunoby makes free throw. Knicks 125-123.
0.0 left — Haliburton jumper. Tied 125-125.
