With Carmelo Anthony resting, Kristaps Porzingis rehabbing and Jose Calderon mending, Kurt Rambis’ Knicks figured to be road kill for the eighth-seeded Pacers in the midst of a crazed playoff race.
Instead, the Knicks forgot to roll over and die. Instead there was Sasha Vujacic taking an inbounds pass from Arron Afflalo with 17.2 seconds left, dribbling to the left wing and hoisting a potential game-winning 3-pointer.
The ball crashed off the rim, no good, and the pitifully lethargic Pacers survived an improbable battle from the Knicks, 92-87, before a packed and revved up Garden crowd Sunday night.