Tyrese Haliburton accomplished a three-point play with 1.6 seconds left, capping his first post-season triple-double in his first residence playoff sport to provide the Pacers a 121-118 extra time victory over the Milwaukee Bucks.
Indiana lead the best-of-seven sequence 2-1, with Game 4 on Sunday (native time) in Indianapolis.
Two-time league MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo once more sat out for Milwaukee on Friday night time (Saturday AEST) due to a strained left calf.
Haliburton had 18 factors, 16 assists and 10 rebounds. Myles Turner added 29 factors and 9 rebounds, each playoff profession highs, to assist in giving Indiana their first back-to-back post-season wins since taking three straight within the 2014 Eastern Conference semi-finals.
The Pacers even have their first lead within the playoffs since Game 3 of a first-round match-up in opposition to Cleveland in 2018.
Indiana have not received a sequence since reaching the 2014 Eastern Conference finals.
In Dallas, Luka Doncic had 22 factors, 10 rebounds and 9 assists because the defensive-minded Mavericks scored a 101-90 victory over the LA Clippers for a 2-1 lead of their first-round sequence.
The Mavs rode the identical defence that gave them home-court benefit with a Game 2 victory in LA, and received in Dallas three years after dropping all three first-round video games on their ground in a seven-game sequence loss to the Clippers.
Game 4 is in Dallas on Sunday.
Rookie Dereck Lively II scored all 13 of his factors within the first half and Daniel Gafford, his tag-team companion as a dunker and rim protector, had an emphatic block of a dunk try by Paul George early within the fourth quarter whereas Dallas was taking management for good in a sport with 5 technical fouls, a flagrant foul and two ejections.
Aussie Josh Green spent 25 minutes on courtroom for the Mavs, contributing 5 rebounds and eight factors.
Green’s compatriot, Dante Exum, had one rebound and one help throughout his 12 minutes of courtroom time.
James Harden scored 21 factors for the Clippers, however simply seven after halftime, whereas fellow stars George and Kawhi Leonard had little impression.
In Phoenix, Anthony Edwards scored 36 factors and Rudy Gobert added 19 factors and 14 rebounds as Minnesota used a hot-shooting third quarter to beat Phoenix 126-109 and take a 3-0 lead of their first-round sequence.
Minnesota might be going for the sweep in Game 4 on Sunday in Phoenix.
It was the third straight sport the Wolves have used an enormous third quarter to show a good encounter into a snug victory.
Minnesota hit 7-of-11 three-pointers throughout the surge, together with 4 from Nickeil Alexander-Walker, to take a 22-point lead into the ultimate quarter.
Bradley Beal led the Suns with 28 factors, whereas Kevin Durant had 25 and Devin Booker 23.
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