2018 NBA Playoffs Round 1: Indiana Pacers Vs Cleveland Cavaliers Game 5, Live Scores & Updates

What a superhuman effort by James but the small 3-point win margin says so much about the his supporting cast or about how competitive the East has gotten. Either way, it's not all over officially but looks like James will survive this Pacers' scare and move on.

Game 6 of this riveting series will be played on Friday night in Indiana with the Pacers playing to keep their Playoff hopes alive. As I, Yash Matange sign off, I request you to re-join Sportskeeda's live coverage of the Cavaliers' 2018 Playoff run.

Going by the history books, the Cavaliers are now favored to win this series but don't count this Pacers team yet. Despite being down by as many as 13 and a bad third quarter, they fought back and ended up losing only on the final play!

LeBron James hits the game-winner and the @cavs take Game 5 98-95 at home!

CLE leads the series 3-2 heading back to Indiana!

LBJ: 44 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST
Kyle Korver: 19 PTS, 5 3PM#WhateverItTakes #NBAPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/OzH8OjaB0j
— NBA (@NBA) April 26, 2018

KING. JAMES. 👑 pic.twitter.com/at3WfXuzWU
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) April 26, 2018

WHAT A NIGHT FOR LEBRON JAMES!

WOW! LeBron James GETS THE GAME-WIINNING 3 TO FALL OVER!

Woah! A long possession for the Pacers and it ends with LeBron blocking Turner's shot. 3 seconds on the clock now.

LeBron turns it over on the drive to the rim! Pacers call TIMEOUT with 26.3 seconds to go.

Scores are tied at 95 with 26 seconds to play.

KEVIN LOVE misses too! Terrible shooting night for him today. On the other end, Sabonis with the ball again and this time he drops in the jumper from the free-throw line.

Sabonis misses the easy layup on his roll to the rim.

1:19 to play. Indiana ball although they couldn't score on the first attempt.

LeBron can;t get his fadeaway to go over Sabonis.

Meanwhile, the Pacers score on both via Thaddeus Young.

Cavaliers miss 3-pointers on back-to-back possessions.

4-point game.

Young drives to the rim and he gets it to fall.

Correction: No FT's. The foul call was on the floor and not on the shot attempt

Cavaliers call TIMEOUT!

LeBron gets fouled again on the shot attempt. Two FT's coming.

JR misses his jumper badly but Pacers turn it over again trying to give it to Sabonis.

Out of the timeout, Pacers turn it over in an attempt to feed Sabonis.

HUGE GAME by LeBron so far: 41 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists.

4:38 to play as the Pacers trail by six (89-95)

Pacers call TIMEOUT!

FT attempts no. 14 & 15 for LeBron.

LeBron with another drive to the rim, gets fouled again. Two FT's coming yet again.

Oladipo makes 1-of-2

Oladipo gets fouled in an attempt to get a tough floater to go. Two FT's coming.

James misses step-back 3!

Sabonis again! Hooks it in off the no-look pass from Stephenson

On the other end, Myles Turner fouls LeBron. More FT's coming for the King.

Oladipo makes both. Pacers now trail by 5

Kyle Korver triple #5 extends the @cavs lead!#WhateverItTakes 91 | #Pacers 84 midway through the 4th.

📺: @NBAonTNT pic.twitter.com/YEURyWUHdT
— NBA (@NBA) April 26, 2018

Oladipo drives to the rim, LeBron blocks the shot but a foul by Jeff Green. Two FT's coming.

Pacers can't score either.

James misses his corner 3 over Sabonis.

On the other end, Stephenson drives to rim but maybe too hard. Commits an offensive foul.

Korver with another 3! Again on the assist by James.

Stephenson makes both

LeBron checks back in.

Lance Stephenson drives and gets fouled. Two FT's coming.

Clarkson misses his long two-pointer.

Now 1️⃣8️⃣ points from 1️⃣1️⃣ pic.twitter.com/8FOG9aBJn2
— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) April 26, 2018

Cavaliers call TIMEOUT! Probably for some additional rest for LeBron.

Post-move by Sabonis. He gets it to go and the Pacers cut it back to six points.

Love misses his mid-range jumper!

Pacers can't score again on a key possession.

Nance Jr. gets his jumper to fall, as LeBron sits for the first time in the second half.

Cavaliers turn it over on an offensive foul by Hood.