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.

Unable to stop Pascal Siakam, the New York Knicks are officially in the danger zone after dropping the first two games of the Eastern Conference Finals.

Pascal Siakam scored a playoff career-high 39 points, and the Indiana Pacers beat the New York Knicks 114-109 for a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals

Siakam tallied 39 points, five boards and three assists to lead the Pacers past the Knicks in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals.