New York was waiting for 30 years, then burned with excellent Haliburton (video)

In New York, everything was ready for a new evening of basketball joy. For more than 30 years, fans have been waiting for such an important evening in the Madison Square Garden Hall, the average ticket price approached $ 1000, their NY Knicks entered the Indiana series as favorites. Then they completely relented and wasted an advantage in the playoffs, Indiana celebrated with 138: 135.

For more than 40 minutes, the Knicks dominated the parquet floor, they were a better opponent and had everything in their hands. She enjoyed a filled hall with 43 points by Jalen Brunson, and Karl-Anhony Towns also played the best match in a 35-point and 12-rebound jersey.

New York led by 14 points less than four minutes before the end of the match, according to the ESPN statistical model at the time, they had as much as 99.8 percent of the chance to win the first game. Their leadership seemed safe after the Brunson Troika for 119: 105, then former teammate Luka Doncic had to go on the bench because he had problems with personal mistakes.

But this was again an account without Indiana, in which no one believes the entire ending. With a series of troika, Aaron Nezmith brought the match to a tense playoffs, then Tyrese Haliburton with a crazy throw with a tall bouncing hit the last blow, the ball swept through the ring, Haliburton showed the viewers that their team had suffocated, the same as in the Knicks series in 1994.

But the twists were not over, the recording showed that Haliburton had stepped on the line, the throw counted only two points and the Knicks got rid of the extension. The way back was gone, Indiana was confident and playful, they decided the match in the extra time and won by 138: 135. Nezmith scored 30 points and scored as many as 8 triples from 9 attempts, Haliburton finished the game with 31 points and 11 assists. In this playoffs, the organizer of the Indiana game again proved to be a master of tense endings who never relent under pressure.

The second game will be in New York on Saturday nights, as it seems, the forecasts will come true and there is an interesting and equal series with excellent basketball.