The national media's initial impulse was to focus more on the Cavs' choke job than the Pacers' fortitude, following the Indiana 's miraculous Game 2 comeback win against Cleveland. But ESPN's Stephen A. Smith wants to make sure Indiana gets its flowers.

Tyrese Haliburton made a 3-pointer with 1.1 seconds remaining and the Indiana Pacers scored the final eight points in 47.9 seconds to stun the short handed and top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers 120-119 to take a 2-0 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinals series.

The Indiana Pacers stunned the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 2 on Tuesday night in another shocking finish in the second-round of these 2025 NBA playoffs. Tyrese Haliburton hit a game-winning 3-pointer with one second remaining as the Pacers stormed back for a 120-119 win.