Pascal Siakam scored 39 points, a career playoff high, leading the Indiana Pacers to a 114-109 win over the New York Knicks in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals on Friday night at Madison Square Garden. It is the first time in franchise history the Knicks have lost the first two games of a playoff series at home.

NEW YORK — If you find yourself in a hole ... On Friday, point guard Jalen Brunson and center Karl-Anthony Towns were both named to the All-NBA team — just the fifth time in franchise history that two Knicks earned selection in the same year.

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New York Knicks fever continues to spread throughout the city ahead of the team's first Eastern Conference Finals appearance in 25 years. Prior to the series getting underway, streets across the borough of Manhattan are temporarily being co-named after Knicks players to celebrate the team's playoff run.

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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.

No lineup in basketball has played more than the starting five for the New York Knicks. The group of Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart, Mikal Bridges, OG Anunoby and Karl-Anthony Towns played 940 minutes during the regular season,

No other player has more than 15 All-NBA selections. Kobe Bryant (11 first-team picks), Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (10 first-team picks) and Tim Duncan (10 first-team picks) are the other members of the 15-time club.