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Advantage, Indiana Pacers.
Pacer, fourth in the Eastern Conference, took part in his second series with the top seeded Cleveland Cavaliers as a heavy underdog. But suddenly, the ball is on their court.
After upsetting Cleveland's Game 1, they took a 2-0 lead and managed to win both games on the road to overcome a 20-point deficit.
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The Indiana Pacers celebrate their final two-second victory as Cleveland Cavaliers Center Jarrett Allen (31) left the court after the second game in the second round of the 2025 NBA playoffs at Rocket Arena. (David Richard-Imagn Images)
Indiana was slowly missing, but Cleveland looked like he was planning on going for the evening of the series as seven people led in under 50 seconds.
However, Aaron Nesmith was dumped the dunk and Donovan Mitchell was asked to have an offensive foul two seconds later. Pascal Siakam hit a layup in 27.1 seconds, making it a three-point game.
The Cavs called a timeout but did nothing as they flipped the ball over inbound. They then fouled Halliburton. He then rolled up and cashed out stepback 3 to 120-119.
It was a crusher for Cleveland, and that Mitchell best player dropped 48 points in a loss effort.
Indiana Pacers' Tyreese Halliburton #0 won a three-point basket during a game against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Round 2 Game 2 of the 2025 NBA Playoffs, held at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio on May 6, 2025. (David Liam Kyle/nbae by Getty Images)
Halliburton scored 11 of 19 points in the final 12 minutes.
This is the first time the Pacers have won the first two games of the playoff series on the Road since 1994, since they faced Orlando.
The Cavs didn't have three important players. NBA defensive player of the year Evan Mobley (left ankle) and Key Reserve De Andre Hunter (right thumb) were injured in Game 1, while Darius Garland (left thumb) missed fourth straight postseason game.
Indiana Pacers' Tyrees Halliburton #0 celebrates after a game against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Round 2 Game 2 of the 2025 NBA Playoffs at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio on May 6, 2025. (Joe Murphy/nbae via Getty Images)
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Game 3 will be in Indiana on Friday night as Indiana is looking for a second consecutive appearance in the Eastern Conference Finals.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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