INDIANAPOLIS — OG Anunoby hardly ever shows any emotion. He is as laconic as they come. That’s why his bit of trash talk during the Knicks’ 106-100 Game 3 win over the Pacers Sunday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse was telling.

His unique two-way skillset has certainly kept this current affair close while Indiana has had several opportunities to pull away. Anunoby is also back on Hoosier State hardwood after previously repping Indiana University in Bloomington on the collegiate level.

The New York Knicks have to win three games in a row against the Indiana Pacers, or else the season is over. They are stuck in a deep and menacing 3-1 hole in the Eastern Conference Finals, and history would suggest there is no way out.