2018 NBA Playoffs Round 1: Cleveland Cavaliers Vs Indiana Pacers Game 3 Live Scores & Updates

WHAT A GAME!

Hope you enjoyed it just as much as we enjoyed it presenting it to you. For the first time in his career, LeBron James has lost 2 games in the first round and the Cavaliers as a whole are looking at a steep hill to climb heading into Game 4, down 1-2 against a young and talented Pacers team.

That's all folks for our live coverage of this game. This is Yash Matange signing off, and asking you join us again for Game 4 of this spectacular series on Sunday at 8:30 PM ET/ 6:00 AM IST (23rd April).

Final stat lines from the @Pacers Game 3 victory at home!

Bojan Bogdanovic: 30 PTS, 7 3PM (ties postseason franchise record)
Victor Oladipo: 18 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL
Thaddeus Young: 12 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL#Pacers #NBAPlayoffs

LBJ: 28 PTS, 12 REB, 8 AST pic.twitter.com/FXrJR9zNdT
— NBA (@NBA) April 21, 2018

Quite simply the biggest stat of the game: The Pacers outscored the Cavaliers 52-33 in the second half to come back from 17 down to win it by 2.

FULL-TIME! Pacers WIN 92-90. Indiana leads the series 2-1

He misses the second one and JR Smith gets the rebound and is forced to heave it from halfcourt and that's the BALL GAME!

He makes the first one.

NO TIMEOUTS FOR CLEVELAND.

Collison gets fouled and 2 FT's coming for him. 5 seconds left on the clock.

Pacers lead down to 1 with 7.6 seconds to go. Both teams out of timeouts.

Pacers call TIMEOUT!

James attempts a 3 but Kevin Love gets the offensive rebound, runs to the corner and makes it.

No more timeouts for the Cavaliers. LeBron James has scored the last 12.

Cavaliers advance the ball!

LeBron to Oladipo but the Pacers use all 24 seconds on the clock. 13.5 seconds to go and Cavaliers call TIMEOUT!

Pacers call TIMEOUT!

Coming out of the timeout, LeBron James makes a 3 after taking 16 seconds on the clock. Lead back down to 4.

Cavaliers call TIMEOUT!

Collison to Young for the easy layup. Pacers lead by 7 with 53.7 seconds to go.

Oladipo gets stripped but Cavs can;t make a bucket.

JR can't get his to go. James misses his too.

A 3!

A RIDICULOUS SHOT BY BOGDANOVIC FROM WAY DOWNTOWN.

Love can't hit a 3! LeBron on a 7-0 run but Bogdanovic makes the layup to go.

James makes one-of-two.

James gets fouled by Young and the Pacers are in the penalty so FT's coming for James.

Time for Pacers to make key buckets on all their possessions!

Lead down to 1!

Pacers on multiple tries can't get one to go. LeBron comes right back with another 3!

James hits the big bucket, a step-back 3!

By Sabonis that is.

An offensive foul on Young's dunk

Smith's long 3 doesn't go.

Bogdanovic is forced to sit with 5 fouls. Stephenson comes in for him.

Three ball #6 for Bojan!

He's up to 25 PTS for the #Pacers pic.twitter.com/OhAhmODMBY
— NBA (@NBA) April 21, 2018

Out of the timeout, Sabonis fouls LeBron in the post.

A 9-0 run for the Pacers as the CAVALIERS call TIMEOUT!

Pacers now lead by 7 with 5:40 to go.

Cavaliers turn it over and BOGDANOVIC FOR 3 AGAIN in transition!

He makes the 3 and the foul. He makes the FT and the Pacers now lead by 4.

BOGDANOVIC FOR A FOUR-POINT PLAY!

Oladipo has 15 second half points. Travel call on LeBron James!

Oladipo blows by Green, he ties the game at 77

Cavs can't convert on their possession either.

A 24-second violation by the Pacers.

LeBron fouls Sabonis but it's not called.Still Pacers ball.

Note: LeBron hasn't sat in the second half and doesn't look like he is going to.

Pacers call TIMEOUT!

Oladipo can't get the 3 to go. LeBron comes down the floor and makes the tough leftie layup on Oladipo. He gives the Cavaliers the lead again.

Hood deflects the ball, so still Pacers' ball.

Jeff Green misses his layup and Oladipo comes right back but misses the 3. Still Pacer ball as Korver fails to save the ball.