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Pacers erase 17-point deficit, put Cavs in 2-1 series hole

INDIANAPOLIS -- Last year, the Cleveland Cavaliers had to rally from 26 points down to beat the Indiana Pacers in Game 3 of their first-round series at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. On Friday, it was the Cavs' turn to blow a double-digit lead, as the Pacers came back from 17 down to go up 2-1 on the three-time defending Eastern Conference champions.

JR Smith rebounded a missed Darren Collison free throw and advanced it up the floor, but his 3-point attempt from a few steps past the half-court line fell short at the buzzer to give the Pacers the 92-90 win.