The Indiana Pacers take a commanding 2-0 series lead in the Eastern Conference finals, defeating the New York Knicks 114-109 in Game 2 at Madison Square Garden

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.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced that for the duration of the team’s playoff run, streets across Manhattan would be co-named for current players. That included a sign outside Madison Square Garden before Game 1 against the Pacers at the corner of Seventh Avenue and 32nd Street.

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, claps back at New York fans for trash-talking to him during Game 1 of the Pacers' series with the Knicks in the Eastern Conference Finals.

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

Starting Wednesday, the Knicks can exact revenge and return to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999. Of course, they are very different.

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