Tyrese Haliburton makes last-second 3 to complete Pacers' wild comeback, take surprising 2-0 lead over Cavs

Advantage, Indiana Pacers.

The Pacers, 4th successful the Eastern Conference, entered their second-round bid against the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers arsenic dense underdogs. But suddenly, the shot is successful their court.

After upsetting Cleveland Game 1, they overcame a 20-point shortage acknowledgment to Tyrese Haliburton to instrumentality a commanding 2-0 lead, winning some games connected the road.

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The Indiana Pacers observe their last-second triumph arsenic Cleveland Cavaliers halfway Jarrett Allen (31) walks disconnected the tribunal aft crippled 2 of the 2nd circular of the 2025 NBA Playoffs astatine Rocket Arena.  (David Richard-Imagn Images)

Indiana had dilatory chipped away, but Cleveland looked similar they were going to spell connected the roadworthy evening up the series, arsenic they led by 7 with little than 50 seconds to go.

But Aaron Nesmith threw down a dunk, and Donovan Mitchell was called for an violative foul 2 seconds later. Pascal Siakam deed a layup with 27.1 seconds, making it a three-point game.

The Cavs called a timeout, but it did nothing, arsenic they turned the shot implicit connected the inbound. They past fouled Haliburton, who made conscionable 1 of two, but Haliburton got his ain rebound. He past hoisted up and cashed a stepback 3 to spell up 120-119, which would crook retired to beryllium the last score, with 1.1 seconds left.

It was a crusher for Cleveland, whose champion subordinate successful Mitchell dropped 48 points successful a losing effort.

Tyrese Haliburton #0 of the Indiana Pacers makes the crippled winning 3 constituent handbasket during the crippled against the Cleveland Cavaliers during Round Two Game Two of the 2025 NBA Playoffs connected May 6, 2025 astatine Rocket Arena successful Cleveland, Ohio.  (David Liam Kyle/NBAE via Getty Images)

Haliburton scored 11 of his 19 points successful the last 12 minutes. 

It's the archetypal clip the Pacers won the archetypal 2 games of a playoff bid connected the roadworthy since 1994 against Orlando.

The Cavs were missing 3 cardinal players: NBA Defensive Player of the Year Evan Mobley (left ankle) and cardinal reserve De’Andre Hunter (right thumb) were injured successful Game 1, portion Darius Garland (left large toe) missed his 4th consecutive postseason game.

Tyrese Haliburton #0 of the Indiana Pacers celebrates aft the crippled against the Cleveland Cavaliers during Round 2 Game 2 of the 2025 NBA Playoffs connected May 6, 2025 astatine Rocket Arena successful Cleveland, Ohio. (Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty Images)

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Game 3 is astatine Indiana connected Friday night, arsenic Indiana looks for a 2nd consecutive quality successful the Eastern Conference Finals.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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