Jalen Brunson has not been the reason for the disappointing two-game deficit. Through the first two games of the series, Brunson has been unstoppable. In Game 1, he scored 43 points on 15-for-25 shooting to go along with five assists.

Pascal Siakam scored 39 points to lead the Indiana Pacers to a 114-109 road win over the New York Knicks in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Friday evening.

After Jalen Brunson picks up his fifth foul and heads to the bench, the Knicks respond with a 14-0 run to break the game open.

The Celtics were unable to become the sixth team in NBA history to win a seven-game series under that scenario, but the Knicks now must accomplish that feat and win four of the next five — beginning with Game 3 on Sunday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse — if they are to reach the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999.

As we've seen this season and in the playoffs, the Knicks too often require a kick in the behind when they struggle against the top teams.

There were several reasons behind the New York Knicks' Game 2 loss to the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals at Madison Square Garden. The 114-109 loss has the Knicks down 2-0 in their best-of-seven series,