The Pacers have seized complete control against the Knicks with their win in Game 2, and NBA fans had some interesting reactions to their triumph.

Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals was a dark religious experience for Knicks fans. But it was not a deathblow.

Player after player pointed inward at their own team rather than praising anything the Pacers did following the Knicks’ 138-135 Game 1 overtime loss to Indiana Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden.

Obi Toppin, the former Knicks player, was traded to the Pacers in 2023 in exchange for two second-round picks. He has now returned to New York for his homecoming as the Pacers stole Game 1 of their Eastern Conference Finals series against the Knicks.

The Knicks made the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time since 2000, and Mayor Eric Adams paid homage to the 15 players in orange-and-blue uniform by naming New York City cross street after each member on this year’s rolling Knicks roster.

The Knicks held a 17-point lead in the fourth quarter and a nine-point edge in the final minute, yet the Pacers were able to come back and force overtime -- and eventually win the game -- through an incredible sequence of events,

Before their Game 5 loss in Boston, people around the Knicks noticed their lack of intensity. A meeting before Game 6 shifted their focus.

The stars are out at Madison Square Garden for the New York Knicks' first Eastern Conference final home game since 2000.