This game has to go down as one of the classic playoff games. Historic for the amount of points scored at the end of regulation and overtime for the Pacers, possibly the best 4th quarter comeback ever? as well as the back of the rim straight up, copycat shot from Don Nelson - 1969.
My favorite all-time OT playoff game was when I was a kid and stayed up late to watch the Boston Celtics play against the Phoenix Suns, Triple OT game. Like last night I had no dog in the hunt, and was pleasantly surprised at a great game. That game back in the day kept going, going, going, until about 2:00 a.m. if memory serves correctly.
That game must have started at about 9:00 p.m. Central time, because the game was played at Phoenix. Five hours does seem like a stretch, so maybe the game ended at 1:00 a.m. something.
Edited, AI says the 1976 game was tape delayed so that explains the late night. The game would have started after the late local news, so 10:30 p.m. to whatever time. Also, wiki says the game was in Boston.