(CNN) — Pascal Siakam exploded for 39 points as the Indiana Pacers beat the New York Knicks 114-109 on Friday night to open up a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals.

The three-time All-Star’s playoff career-high points total was added to by Myles Turner, who had 16 points, and Tyrese Haliburton, who had 14 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds.

The Pacers’ sixth consecutive win on the road leaves them in a commanding position ahead of their return to Indiana for Game 3, needing just two victories to reach what would be only their second ever NBA Finals. They lost in six games to the Los Angeles Lakers in 2000.

Siakam insisted, however, that he and his teammates were not getting distracted by the prospect of writing their names in franchise history.

“We focus on ourselves,

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