The Indiana Pacers defeated the New York Knicks on Friday, May 23, 2025, in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Call it the Pascal Siakam game. He delivered one of the best performances of his career in the Knicks’ 114-109 Game 2 loss to the Pacers Friday night at Madison Square Garden. He finished with 39 points on 15-for-23 shooting from the field — by far his most of the postseason.

With the Knicks gripping for life down the stretch, the former Raptor went to work again. As he does so often after a Haliburton rebound, Siakam sprinted the floor to get by Knicks forward Mikal Bridges. The star received the pass from Haliburton and converted on a fastbreak layup, which was his 39th point, a playoff career-high.