Overview

• The Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks have each taken 2-0 series leads after upsetting higher-seeded opponents, the Cavaliers and Celtics, in back-to-back road games.
• The Pacers made NBA history by overcoming two separate 7+ point deficits in the final minute of playoff games, a feat only one other team has achieved in the play-by-play era.
• Cleveland head coach Kenny Atkinson expressed regret over shortening his rotation in Game 2, as injuries to key players left the Cavaliers struggling to close out the game.
• The Oklahoma City Thunder tied their series with Denver at 1-1 after setting franchise and NBA playoff records for points in a quarter (45), a half (87), and a game.
• The Timberwolves and Celtics have struggled with extreme shooting variance, with Minnesota missing 55 of its last 62 three-point attempts and Boston setting an NBA record with 45 missed threes in Game 2.