Anunoby was one of multiple Knicks to miss a key free throw in the closing minute of regulation and he also committed a turnover in OT to negate the thunderous chants of “OG, OG” he had heard earlier in the fourth quarter from the MSG crowd.

Thomas Bryant’s Indiana Pacers used a miraculous late surge to force overtime to defeat OG Anunoby’s New York Knicks in the battle of former Hoosiers teammates.

Anunoby supplied 16 points (6-15 FG, 2-8 3Pt, 2-4 FT), three rebounds, two assists, three blocks and three steals in 42 minutes during Wednesday's 138-135 overtime loss to the Pacers in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals.

The Knicks were winning that series last year with a healthy Anunoby. No question about it. They were on their way to a 2-0 series lead. They were better than the Pacers. Then Anunoby grabbed the back of his leg in Game 2, and that was the biggest turning point.

Before the series starts, Knicks star OG Anunoby made a post to Instagram that had over 75,000 likes. He captioned his post: "onto the next 🦾" The Knicks are the third seed in the Eastern Conference after going 51-31 during the regular season.

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,

The Knicks let Game 1 slip right through their fingers, but they learned some very valuable lessons about how to attack the Pacers.

The Knicks’ defensive stopper scored just two points on 1-of-6 shooting in 31 minutes during Saturday’s blowout loss to the Celtics.

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Anunoby finished the game with 16 points, three rebounds, and two assists. On the defensive end, he had three blocks and three steals. Looking at the box score, those seem like pretty good numbers, specifically when factoring in that he shot 50 percent from three.