NBA playoffs: Cavs take ‘now or never’ Game 3 from Pacers, Nugget edge Thunder in OT thriller

Nikola Jokić added 20 points and 16 rebounds, and Aaron Gordon had 22 points for the Nuggets, who led by no more than two points in regulation but went on an 11-2 run in the extra period.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander #2 of the Oklahoma City Thunder reaches in against Jamal Murray #27 of the Denver Nuggets. Pic: Matthew Stockman/Getty Images

Donovan Mitchell had 43 points and nine rebounds, and the finally full-strength Cleveland Cavaliers beat Indiana 126-104 on Friday night to cut the Pacers’ lead to 2-1 in the Eastern Conference semi-finals.

The road team has won all three games in the series, and the Pacers will have another chance to break that trend Sunday in Game 4.