[From ESPN]

The 2025 NBA playoffs have been marked by comebacks, and nobody has mastered the art quite like the Eastern Conference champion Indiana Pacers.

The Pacers rallied from a seven-point deficit in the final 40 seconds of overtime to complete their 4-1 series win over the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 5 of the opening round, then accomplished the same feat in the final 50 seconds of their Game 2 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

All of that was an appetizer for Indiana's most improbable Houdini act in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals. Down 14 points inside the four-minute mark of regulation and eight in the final minute, the Pacers used a flurry of Aaron Nesmith 3-pointers, untimely New York Knicks turnovers and Tyrese Haliburton's high-bouncing shot at the buzzer to force overtime and eventually steal the opening game of the series.

Inspired by Indiana's late rallies and New York winning three games it trailed by at least 20 points, the most by a team in a single playoff run in the play-by-play era (starting with the 1998 playoffs), let's take a closer look at how comebacks have dominated the 2025 playoffs.

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