The Indiana Pacers suffered a brutal loss to the New York Knicks on Friday night. In a playoff rematch, the Pacers lost to the Knicks 123-98. To make matters worse for Indiana, this was the Knicks' home opener and was nationally televised.

Despite the overwhelming loss, it wasn't all bad for the Pacers. Bennedict Mathurin scored 20 points on 8-for-13 shooting from the field, Jarace Walker looked solid on the field, and rookie Johnny Furphy made his NBA debut but went 0-for-3 from the field and didn't score anything other.

Regardless of the silver lining, there was far more bad than good. Here are some of the biggest duds from the Pacers' loss to New York.

Haliburton is the Pacers' best player and the face of the franchise. When things go well for the team, it's usually due to Haliburton's play. However, as a franchise player you have to accept the good and the bad, and there was certainly a lot of bad in Haliburton's game against the Knicks.

For the third time in his career (and first since March 1, 2024), Haliburton finished the game scoreless. The Wisconsin native shot 0-for-8 from the field, including an 0-7 mark from beyond the arc, and didn't score a single point. He did record five assists, one rebound and one steal, but that doesn't change his incredibly inefficient shooting performance.

This is even more concerning given that he also shot 1-for-9 from the three-point line in the season opener at Indiana, making him 1-for-16 from deep in two games this season. It's a small sample size, but that doesn't make it any less disturbing for Pacers fans.

Nembhard had a breakout season in the 2023-24 season, culminating in him extending his contract for three years and $58.7 million. Together with Haliburton, the two form an incredible offensive duo. However, a big advantage of Nembhard in the backcourt is that he can fill Haliburton's gaps and vice versa. This did not happen on Friday evening.

In 21 minutes of play, Nembhard scored just two points on 1-for-3 shooting. He also recorded two rebounds, two assists and two steals, but also committed three turnovers.

If Haliburton performs as poorly as he did against the Knicks, Nembhard should be next in line to fill in for his backcourt partner. Although the performance wasn't as technically poor as Haliburton's, the Canadian native still left a lot to be desired on the court.

This is a piece of cake. The Pacers, who shot 37.4% from the three-point line last season, went 3 for 30 (10%) against the Knicks. Mathurin shot 2-5 from deep and Walker scored 1-4. Indiana's starting lineup shot 0-for-17 from behind the line, and no one except Mathurin and Walker made a three-point field goal attempt.

For a team as fast on offense as the Pacers, this type of shooting performance is unacceptable. Granted, it's extremely unlikely that they'll shoot this poorly in another game this season, but it's still disappointing that it happened from the start.

It's no surprise that the Pacers' defense is a weak spot. What's still notable, however, is how poor their defense was against the Knicks.

Indiana gave up 123 points to New York and allowed four of its five starters to score at least 20 points. Additionally, everyone in the Knicks' starting lineup shot at least 50% from the field (except Karl-Anthony Towns, who shot 45%). And without Cam Payne's 3-for-9 shooting performance off the bench, the Knicks would have shot well over 52% from the field.

The Knicks are a great team, but they shouldn't be much better than the Pacers. Luckily for Indiana, it's only one game, but it's crucial that they turn things around sooner rather than later.