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The Indiana Pacers' unbelievable playoff run continued Wednesday night with a miraculous win over the New York Knicks, and former Iowa State star Tyrese Haliburton was at the center of it all.Video above: Iowa State honors former Cyclone Tyrese Haliburton at Hilton ColiseumHaliburton hit a dramatic buzzer-beating jumper to tie the game at 125-125, sending the game to overtime. The shot hit the back rim and bounced straight up, finally falling through the hoop with no time left on the clock. Watch the shot here:The Pacers eventually won in overtime, 138-135, to take a 1-0 series lead in the Eastern Conference Finals.Fans following Haliburton and the Pacers have seen a few other wild comebacks in this playoff run. Just how rare are these comebacks?1-970Dating back to the start of the NBA's play-by-play tracking in the late 1990s, teams were 0-970 in playoff games when trailing by 14 or more points in the final 2:50 of regulation.That's now 1-970 after the Pacers' dramatic comeback. Knicks star Jalen Brunson hit a 3-pointer to go up 119-105 at the 2:51 mark, but late-game heroics from Haliburton and teammate Aaron Nesmith brought Indiana back. 4-1,702Dating back to the 1997 playoffs, NBA teams have a combined four wins and 1,702 losses when trailing by 7 or more points in the final 50 seconds of the fourth quarter or overtime.Three of those four wins belong to the Pacers during this year's playoff run, including Wednesday night.1-1,434Game one of the Eastern Conference Finals became the first time in playoff history that a team trailing by 9 or more points in the final minute came back to win. More than 1,400 teams in that position before had lost.4 clutch shotsThe buzzer-beater was Haliburton's fourth shot during this year's playoffs that tied the game or put the Pacers ahead in the last 30 seconds of the fourth quarter or overtime.That ties Ray Allen for the most such shots since the 1998 playoffs. Allen hit four of those shots in 2009.Pacers, Knicks duos make historyFor the fifth time in the history of the NBA playoffs, two players on each team scored 30 or more points in the same game.Haliburton (31) and Nesmith (30) hit that mark for the Pacers, while Jalen Brunson (43) and Karl-Anthony Towns (35) did it for New York.It's the first time that has happened in the conference finals. 4-2That's the Pacers' record this postseason when they trail by at least 15 points at any point in the game.No team has ever had more 15+ point comebacks in a single postseason.31 & 11Haliburton posted a double-double with 31 points and 11 assists in the win. He also turned the ball over just twice, one of which was an intentional turnover with 0.2 seconds left on the clock in overtime with the game secured.Since the league started tracking turnovers in 1983, Haliburton is one of six players to record 31 or more points, 11 or more assists and 2 or fewer turnovers in a conference finals game. Here's the rest of the list:Devin Booker, Phoenix Suns (2021)Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors (2019)Clyde Drexler, Portland Trail Blazers (1992)Isiah Thomas, Detroit Pistons (1988)Larry Bird, Boston Celtics (1987)Each of the previous five advanced to the NBA Finals.Caitlin Clark gives her stamp of approvalThe Hawkeye icon and fellow Indiana basketball star has been following the action, too.» Subscribe to ����vlog's YouTube page» Download the free ����vlog app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play