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

Advantage Indiana Pacers The Pacers fourth in the Eastern Conference entered their second-round series against the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers as heavy underdogs But suddenly the ball is in their court After upsetting Cleveland Encounter they overcame a -point deficit thanks to Tyrese Haliburton to take a commanding - lead winning both games on the road CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMIndiana had slowly chipped away but Cleveland looked like they were going to go on the road evening up the series as they led by seven with less than seconds to go But Aaron Nesmith threw down a dunk and Donovan Mitchell was called for an offensive foul two seconds later Pascal Siakam hit a layup with seconds making it a three-point challenge The Cavs called a timeout but it did nothing as they turned the ball over on the inbound They then fouled Haliburton who made just one of two but Haliburton got his own rebound He then hoisted up and cashed a stepback three to go up - which would turn out to be the final outcome with seconds left It was a crusher for Cleveland whose best athlete in Mitchell dropped points in a losing effort Haliburton scored of his points in the final minutes It's the first time the Pacers won the first two games of a playoff series on the road since against Orlando The Cavs were missing three key players NBA Defensive Athlete of the Year Evan Mobley left ankle and key reserve De Andre Hunter right thumb were injured in Championship while Darius Garland left big toe missed his fourth straight postseason contest Championship is at Indiana on Friday night as Indiana looks for a second consecutive appearance in the Eastern Conference Finals The Associated Press contributed to this description Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter