The Pacers staged a remarkable comeback in Game 2, winning 120-119 when Tyrese Haliburton made a last-second 3-pointer to sink the top-seeded Cavaliers. Aaron Nesmith and Myles Turner each scored 23 points for Indiana.

"They all touched the ball," Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson told reporters after practice Thursday. "They all got some reps up. But we didn't do anything live. They kind of participated in the walkthrough. Hoping for the best."

And the Cavs responded with a dominant 126-104 win over the Indiana Pacers on Friday, May 9, in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. Game 4 is set for 8 p.m. Sunday, May 11, in Indianapolis, and the series is now guaranteed to return to Cleveland ...

Watch the Wine and Gold Talk podcast live with cleveland.com's coverage team as the crew talks about the Cavs' big Game 3 win on Friday night.

The Cavs trimmed the Pacers ' series lead to 2-1, avoiding the 3-0 deficit from which no NBA team has ever come back. Game 4 is 8 p.m., Sunday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. The Cavs' win guarantees the series will go at least five games with Game 5 being in Cleveland.

INDIANAPOLIS — The Cleveland Cavaliers’ season might be on the line in Game 3 against the Indiana Pacers. Fortunately for the Cavaliers, they will be getting some much-needed reinforcements. Darius Garland, Evan Mobley, and De’Andre Hunter are all available to play in Game 3.

It’s Tuesday, May 13, and the Indiana Pacers (50-32) and Cleveland Cavaliers (64-18) are all set to square off from Rocket Arena in Cleveland for Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals.

Indiana blew out the Cavaliers, 129-109, in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals to take a commanding 3-1 series lead.

Star guard Donovan Mitchell participated in shootaround at Cleveland Clinic Courts on Tuesday morning, hours ahead of his team's crucial Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Indiana Pacers.

Perhaps the most critical coaching decision of the series was made in the second quarter of Game 3, as the Cavs switched to a 3-2 zone.