Kenny Atkinson and the Cleveland Cavaliers looked to be headed to a massive win in Game 2 of their playoff series against the Indiana Pacers. Leading by a score of 119-112 with just 47.2 seconds left in the game, the Cavaliers could taste victory. What happened next was a thing of nightmares for the city of Cleveland.

The 120-119 loss in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Tuesday didn’t feel like a collapse. It felt like a slow leak until the Pacers seized what the Cavs could no longer sustain.

Atkinson served as head coach of the Nets from 2016 to 2020, playing a part in Brooklyn getting back to the postseason in 2019. The team was then led by D'Angelo Russell, who made