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THE INDIANA PACERS
Tyrese Haliburton has ice in his veins, and the Pacers‘ late-game magic knows no bounds. Indiana took a stunning 2-0 series lead over the Cavaliers with an unbelievable 120-119 win on Haliburton’s stepback 3 with 1.1 seconds left.
Indiana finished the game on an 8-0 run over the final 47.2 seconds.
Down 119-112, Aaron Nesmith came flying in for a massive dunk off a missed free throw. Two seconds later, he drew an offensive foul on Donovan Mitchell.Pascal Siakam got another layup, and the Cavaliers struggled to get the ball in and had to call timeout. Even after the timeout, Max Strus threw the ball away.With 12.1 seconds left, Haliburton drew a foul and made the first free throw. He missed the second, but Myles Turner batted the ball out to Haliburton, who crossed over Ty Jerome and then nailed the stepback, his second game-winner this postseason.The other one was in the Pacers’ crazy Game 5 comeback against the Bucks.
Since 1998, there have only been three playoff games in which a team trailed by seven or more in the final minute and won. Indiana has two of them … in its last three games!
😁 Honorable mentions
In NHL second-round Game 1 action, the Hurricanes beat the Capitals, 2-1, in overtime, and the Oilers beat the Golden Knights, 4-2, and these were our 3 Stars of the Night.Luka Dončić is reportedly “fully committed” to the Lakers.Mikal Bridges explained his Game 1-sealing steal.Sam Presti won NBA Executive of the Year.Could the Cowboys reunite with this former Pro Bowler?Tom Brady was once a…
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Author : Zachary Pereles
Publish date : 2025-05-07 12:38:00
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