Unprecedented NBA Playoff Comeback

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East finals matchup

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Down 2-0, are the Celtics and Cavs toast? How the stunned contenders bounce back

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Road teams won all four Game 1s for the first time, then came back to win both Game 2s as well.

Boston Celtics and Cleveland Cavaliers each won 60-plus games during the regular season .

Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks take their 2 -0 leads into Games 3 and 4 at home.

The Pacers are now the clear favorites to return to the East finals.

The Celtics are just 23 -16 at home over the past four playoffs.

The defending champs head to New York without momentum and with little margin for error.

Despite Boston 's reputation for struggling in close games, the Celtics actually had the NBA 's third -best offensive rating in clutch situations this season .

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