The New York Knicks completed the biggest collapse in franchise history in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Pacers and Es Baraheni and Andrew Claudio of Knicks Film School are here to break it down. They discuss the hot shot making of Aaron Nesmith, Haliburton’s huge shot, the overtime and so much more.Host: Es BaraheniWith: Andrew ClaudioExecutive Producer: Andrew SchlechtAudio Producer: Grayson Moody Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Good morning and welcome to the Athletic NBA Daily. Coming up, oh my goodness, one of the greatest games in NBA history just went down. The Pacers pulled off the improbable again. We've got Andrew Claudio of Knicks Film School here, and it's a safe space. Knicks fans, let's talk about it. All right. It was 113 to 98 with four minutes and 54 seconds left.
Now, Andrew, I thought we were going to come in here, talk about Carl Anthony Towns, Jalen Brunson, both of them being dominant. They combined for 78 points in this one or the Mitchell Robinson effect, rebounding the size advantage that the Knicks had in this one or the wing trio of OGN and OB, Josh Hart, Mikhail Bridges. They were all great guys.
But, Andrew, we have to start with four minutes and 54 seconds left in this game. The Knicks were up 15. Andrew Aaron Neesmith hit 16, hit six threes, 16. It felt like 16 threes, honestly, at this point. Why were they playing drop, Andrew? I have no idea. I have no idea. He also buried two clutch free throws. The Knicks cut the lead to one.
OG Ananobi went to the line, split a pair of free throws, and then Tyrese Halliburton has the ball in a clutch situation, and we've seen what has happened over the last couple of weeks when Tyrese Halliburton has the ball in a clutch situation. He hits a clutch shot, does the Reggie Miller choke reenactment, which I'm sure was great for you to watch, and the toe was on the line.
Kevin Durant is somewhere yelling that the toe was on the line. The Knicks still have a chance in this game. We go to overtime. The Pacers end up pulling it out in overtime. And I have some stats and I don't mean to do insult to injury here, but we have to hear the stats because it truly is incredible. OK, my good friend Kierthika, she pulled this up.
NBA teams were 0 and 970 when down by 14 or more points in the final two minutes and 50 seconds of regulation in the playoffs over the last 27 postseasons. Andrew, they are now one and nine hundred and seventy since 1997. 1998 teams are four and one thousand six hundred and forty nine when trailing by seven plus in the final minutes of the fourth quarter and overtime.
The Pacers account for three of those wins all in these playoffs. They had, the Knicks, a 99.7% win probability at some point in this game. And I say all of that. I give you this big spiel because I want to say I'm sorry to your beloved Knicks that were on the bad end of one of the greatest basketball games I've ever watched as an impartial fan. So I say all that to say, how are you doing?
Well... Let's start here. Thank you for having me. Yes. Mr. Schleck behind the glass, thank you for the invitation tonight. Yeah. Never thought that when I'd be honored to make my first appearance to the Athletic NBA show, non-Trade-A-Palooza edition, that it would be after the worst loss in Knicks history. And I don't think...
I've found one yet in my memory bank that has felt like this is a fan. I'm going to be 37 years old, so I don't have a fond memory or even not fond memory, a memory of the Ewing finger roll also against the Pacers. If I were to go to many a Knick fan, they would say that the finger roll game or Reggie Miller 8 points in 8.9 seconds would be their two.
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