“I thought it was a 3”

Tyrese Haliburton He thought he had won match 1 for the Indiana Pacers against the New York Knicks on Wednesday in the Madison Square Garden. The guard guard headed for the lane before re-launching to throw a 23-foot foot. Haliburton's right foot stepped on the 3-point line, giving rise to a two-point basket and sending the game to extension after a tie 125-125.

In an interview on the court after the game, Haliburton explained what happened during this play.

“I went for the 2 (points) and then Mikal (Bridges) hit the ball,” he said. “I didn't know how long he had, so I just tried to gather -and demolish the shot. I thought it was a 3. I tried to hit the celly and it didn't work, but we ended it in the extra hours.”

The Bank of the Pacers exploded and ran to the court to celebrate -with Tyrese Haliburton, who came out Reggie MillerThe gesture of iconic suffocating. After the review, the referees confirmed that this was a two -point basket, dampening the wild celebration.

Miller did the same gesture during match 5 of the 1994 Eastern Conference finals after marking 25 points in the fourth quarter against the Knicks in Msg.

Once the additional five -minute period began, Haliburton returned to work. With the help of Andrew Nembhard, who scored seven points in the extension, the Indian Peacers Beat the New York Knicks 138-135 to steal match 1 on the road.

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Tyrese Haliburton praises the “resilience” of pacers, but shows concern about Knick's rebound domain

Tyrese Haliburton expressed relief and praised his team for his “resilience” to find “random and unique” ways to win. However, the guard said how the Knicks dominated an area before deploying in the fourth quarter.

Haliburton shared some of his concerns despite the fast -paced victory.

“There is a lot to improve.” he said. “I don't know what the final rebound number was, but they dominated us there. It's an area where we want to be fantastic and today we haven't been good.”

The Knicks won the battle by bouncing 46-39, including 13-11 in offensive boards, against Haliburton and Co. In a Battle of See, New York bouncing domain could have been expensive for Indiana. Haliburton pledged to do it, along with his colleagues, in Party 2.

The pacers will try to make an advantage of the series 2-0 when they face the Knicks again on Friday in MSG.