Stephen A. Smith reveals his honest feelings after watching the New York Knicks lose Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals.

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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.

With just over six minutes left in the fourth quarter of Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals, the New York Knicks were up 17 on the Indiana Pacers. With 2:51 left, after New York had already coughed up some of that lead,

In Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals, the New York Knicks had statistically one of the most unlikely losses in NBA history. After leading by nine-points w

After blowing a cushy 14-point lead with 2:45 in regulation, Jalen Brunson and co. ended up losing game one of the 2025 Eastern Conference Finals in overtime to the fiery Indiana Pacers by a score of 138-135 at NYC’s rowdy Madison Square Garden.

Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton (0) makes a choke motion towards the New York Knicks after hitting a shot at the end of the fourth quarter of Game 1 of the NBA basketball Eastern Conference final, Wednesday, May 21, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) AP

Jalen Brunson and Karl Anthony-Towns were both spectacular on offense, netting 78 total points between them. New York won both the battle of the boards and the free throw line, and led the contest after the first, second and third quarters before stretching out its biggest lead of the night late in the fourth.