A miraculous Game 1 comeback by the Indiana Pacers (or choke job by the New York Knicks) put the higher seed on notice. After Friday's 114-109 loss in Game 2, the Knicks are officially on the ropes and headed on the road.

Indiana has won the first two games of the Eastern Conference finals, and New York is in deep trouble as the series shifts away from Madison Square Garden.

If you find yourself in a hole, you should probably stop digging. The New York Knicks are in the Eastern Conference finals for the first time since 2000. They won 51 games this season — the most any Knicks team has won since 2011-12.

After a wild, last-second Tyrese Haliburton shot sent the game to overtime, the Indiana Pacers stunned the New York Knicks, 138-135, to take Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals.

The New York Knicks clash with the Indiana Pacers in Game 2 of their best-of-7, Eastern Conference Finals series in the NBA Playoffs Friday.

The New York Knicks entered Friday night hoping to bounce back from, arguably, the worst loss in team history against

Rebounding is a part of the battle in the paint. Indiana has struggled on the glass in the playoffs while the Robinson-led Knicks have been beasts. Indiana has to focus on keeping New York off the glass and getting easy putback buckets.

NBA legend Charles Barkley is never one to shy away from a tasty treat, even while he's working during the NBA Playoffs.