NEW YORK — Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals spotlighted Aaron Nesmith’s insane three-point outburst and Tyrese Haliburton’s clutch buzzer-beater en route to a shocking win.

In Friday’s Game 2, it was all Pascal Siakam for the Indiana Pacers.

Siakam had his way with the Knicks’ defense all night, recording 39 points, four rebounds and three assists. He made 15 of 23 shots, including three made shots from downtown.

His heroics were crucial in a game teammate Tyrese Haliburton performed inefficiently for most of the night: 14 points on 5-of-16 shooting to go along with 11 assists and eight rebounds.

And more importantly, it helped put the Pacers in a 2-0 series lead with the Eastern Conference Finals headed to Indiana for Game 3 on Sunday.

The star forward did his damage all over the court: He ran the floor, knocked down three-pointers and made opponents look small in the post.

With the Knicks gripping for life down the stretch, the former Raptor went to work again. As he does so often after a Haliburton rebound, Siakam sprinted the floor to get by Knicks forward Mikal Bridges. The star received the pass from Haliburton and converted on a fast-break layup, which was his 39th point, a playoff career-high.

The bucket stretched the Pacer lead to 10 with 2:30 remaining, a cushion just enough to keep the hungry Knicks away.

The Knicks, though, managed to get within a point with 14.2 seconds remaining after Josh Hart’s layup. But a foul on the ensuing inbounds play by Jalen Brunson put Nesmith on the line.

Brunson later missed a potential game-tying jumper to tie the game.

From there, it was all but over.

Siakam’s barrage started early in the first when he recorded his team’s first 11 points himself. He eventually finished the opening period with 16 points on 6-of-9 shooting from the field.

Then it continued in the second and third quarter as poured in 16 more points as both teams traded baskets.

He then added seven more in the final period to tie for the seventh-most points in Pacers playoff history.

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