May 22 (UPI) -- Offensive engine Jalen Brunson said the New York Knicks must "reevaluate" and "can't sulk" after a historic collapse resulted in a loss to the Indiana Pacers to open the Eastern Conference finals.
The Knicks led 119-105 with 3:14 remaining in regulation, but surrendered that 14-point lead and then lost 138-135 in overtime Wednesday in New York. They also led 121-112 with 59 seconds remaining.
Entering the series opener, teams that trailed by at least nine points in the final minute of the fourth quarter or overtime in the playoffs were 0-1,414 since 1998, according to Elias Sports Bureau.
"We gotta watch film and get together as a team and just reevaluate and be ready for Game 2," Brunson told reporters.
The Knicks, who are playing in the Eastern Conference finals for the first time in 25 years, led by as many as 17 points. They shot 54.5% in the fourth quarter, but couldn't contain Pacers guard Aaron Nesmith, who hit six-consecutive 3-pointers and scored 20 points over the final 12 minutes of regulation.
