The Knicks’ Game 2 victory was the 26th 20-point comeback playoff victory in the NBA’s play-by-play era (since 1996-97), and the Pacers and Knicks are the only teams to complete two 20-point comebacks in the same postseason since 1998, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

The East’s top two seeds -- the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics -- are at risk of going down 3-0 in their respective series.

The biggest questions and what to watch for after an exciting start to the second round of the 2025 NBA playoffs.

June 5 — Game 1, NBA Finals. (Other games ... to about a 20-mile walk for Paul Pierce. — These are the playoffs of the big comeback, where no 20-point lead is safe. — Gregg Popovich's ...

Game 2 looked a lot like Game 1 for New York with a 20-point deficit, a lopsided scoring run and a Mikal Bridges steal to ice the win.

Tyrese Haliburton of the @Pacers is the only NBA player in the last 20 years to rebound his own free-throw miss and then hit the game-winning 3-pointer, all in the last 15 seconds of a game (regular season or playoffs). pic.twitter.com/YN1e3jSWjz

The Oklahoma City Thunder launched a late comeback to secure a 112-105 win in Game 5 against the Denver Nuggets, and it now holds a 3-2 lead in the NBA Playoffs.