Here are my running thoughts from the Pacers’ 98-95 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers Wednesday night at Quicken Loans Arena.
It was game 5 of their best-of-seven first-round series. The Cavs lead, 3-2.
Back spasms kept George Hill out for the second consecutive game. [Click here to ready my Q&A with the Indy native.] Pacers followed their game plan early on. After turning it over…
George Hill was back home in Indianapolis over the weekend. It was a business trip with his Cleveland Cavaliers, and not much more. He didn’t have dozens of ticket requests because he chose not to get caught up in that. His focus is on basketball.
It’s been a different, an unusual last 21 months for the 31-year-old. After years of stability and routine, three in …
Game 4 followed what has become a familiar script for the Pacers. Fall behind by double digits but then fight like crazy and string together stops to take back the lead, only this time they didn’t execute when they needed to late into Sunday evening.
The Cavaliers outscored the Pacers 15-8 over the final 6:12, a stretch that featured two three-pointers and a pair of …
The Cleveland Cavaliers arrived at Bankers Life Fieldhouse dressed in style… again.
For the second consecutive game, the Cavs all wore the same outfit — this time a black suit and tie.
LeBron James took care of the entire team with not one, not two, but three custom Thom Browne suits.
Watch LeBron and his teammates’ arrival below:
They did the same thing for Game …
Episode Four between the Pacers and Cavaliers will play out Sunday evening, the nightcap of the NBA’s four-game schedule. Tip-off on a school night isn’t until 8:30 pm, meaning players and fans alike will be waiting around all day for the featured event.
“I get restless before every game. It is what it is. It’ll be here before you know it,” Oladipo said after shootaround, …
On Friday, Bojan Bogdanovic had a podium game.
For those not familiar, players with outstanding performances in the postseason are brought to a big room adjacent to the Pacers’ locker room for them to address the media. It’s easier for high-demand players, and is seen aired live by several network broadcasts and a number of streaming platforms.
Victor Oladipo, the face of this Pacers team, …
The Pacers took back control of their first-round series against the Cleveland Cavaliers Friday night by edging the LeBron & Co. 92-90.
Bojan Bogdanovic turned in a playoff career high 30 points on 11 of 15 shooting, including seven 3-pointers. Those seven makes matches a franchise playoff record, one of three players to do it. Most recently, Paul George hit seven on May 11, 2014 …
All even at one game apiece, the Pacers and Cavaliers first-round series shifts to Indianapolis for games three and four.
Game 3 is on Friday at 7:00 pm (FSI, ESPN), and Game 4 is a late one, on Sunday tipping after 8:30 pm (FSI, TNT).
Here are six takeaways from the first two games in Cleveland.
Pacers Are The Better TeamThis is a fair …