It didn’t take long for tempers to flare between the Knicks and the Pacers in Game 7.
The teams came together briefly after a foul was initially called against Tyrese Haliburton on Donte DiVincenzo — and later overturned.
As DiVincenzo was waiting for the ball to take a free throw before the call was overturned, Pascal Siakam was in the paint appearing to stall for a challenge call.
DiVincenzo went up to him to move him out of the way, and Siakam took exception, throwing his arms up at the Knicks guard.
Siakam shoved Isaiah Hartenstein when the Knicks center stepped up to him, and coaches from both benches came onto the court to try to prevent the incident from escalating.
The foul call was overturned, and Siakam and DiVincenzo were assessed double technical fouls.
Knicks guard Donte DiVincenzo pushes the Pacers’ Pascal Siakam for stalling during a free-throw attempt. ABC
Pascal Siakam shoved Knicks center Isaiah Hartenstein when Hartenstein stepped up to him. ABC
The Knicks trailed 39-27 at the end of the first quarter as the Pacers shot 16-for-21 (76.2 percent) from the field.
