The Cleveland Cavaliers had a 7 point lead in the final minute of Game 2 against the Indiana Pacers. When the final whistle blew, the Pacers celebrated a 120-119 victory. Was it more of an epic collapse for Cleveland or a historic comeback for Indiana? The Indiana Pacers trusted guard Tyrese Haliburton with the ball in his hands and the game on the line again and were rewarded with another improbable win in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. Haliburton hit a winning 3-pointer with 1.1 seconds left Tuesday night, rebounding his own missed free throw before stepping out beyond the arc and delivering a jumper that stunned the top-seeded and short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers. "I'm at peace," Haliburton said after the Pacers' 120-119 victory. "I'm at peace with my game. Understanding that I'm trusted in these moments. I have all the confidence in the world to make these shots." The Pacers return to Indiana with a 2-0 series lead after Haliburton's efforts, which helped complete a comeback in a game the Pacers trailed by 20 points in the first half and by seven points in the final 50 seconds. Since 1997-98, playoff teams have won only three of 1,643 games when trailing by at least seven points in the final minute of the fourth quarter or overtime, according to ESPN research. The Pacers have accounted for two of the wins in this postseason. "We just have a resilient group, man," said Haliburton, who finished with 19 points and four assists. "We just figure out ways to win. We don't give up. We're battle-tested as a group. We've basically been together for about two years now and that continuity has been really good for us." Tuesday's comeback mirrored another furious Pacers charge from last week. In a first-round series, the Pacers rallied from down seven in the last 40 seconds of overtime to beat the Milwaukee Bucks in a clinching Game 5. Haliburton sealed that victory with a winning layup in the final seconds. He's only the second player in the play-by-play era (since 1997-98) with multiple go-ahead field goals in the final two seconds in a single postseason, joining LeBron James in 2018, according to ESPN Research. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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