THE Indiana Pacers are heading home with a golden chance to clinch a seat in the NBA Finals.
The Pacers completed a magnificent two-game sweep on the road, blasting the New York Knicks, 114-109, in Game 2 of their best-of-seven Eastern Conference Finals duel on Saturday (Philippine time), May 24.
By following up their pulsating 138-135 overtime win in Game 1, the Pacers took a giant step towards completing just their second NBA Finals appearance.
Indiana made it to the Finals in 2000 but lost to the LA Lakers.
Shooting 15-for-23 from the field, Pascal Siakam wound up with a playoff career-high 39 points as the Pacers secured their sixth straight win on the road in the playoffs.
Myles Turner added 16 points and Tyrese Haliburton had 14 points, 11 assists, and eight rebounds.
Jalen Brunson had 36 points and 11 assists for the Knicks, who are having a rough showing in their first appearance in the conference finals in 25 years.
Mikal Bridges and Karl-Anthony Towns each had 20 points and seven rebounds for the Knicks.
After giving up two home games, odds are definitely stacked against the Knicks as no team that lost the first two games at home has come back to win a series in the conference finals.
Game 3 of the series is scheduled on Monday, May 26.(CCM)