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Pacers Triumph Over Cavaliers 121-112 in Game 1 on Sunday
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5/6/2025
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It wasn't a shocker to most people.
00:01
The Pacers are a pretty good team.
00:03
121-112 final, the Pacers knock off the Cleveland Cavaliers
00:06
in game number one of the Eastern Conference semifinals.
00:10
In this game, we saw the Pacers starting lineup.
00:13
17, 17, 13, 23, 22.
00:16
A lot of players performing even well off the bench.
00:19
You saw the first quarter.
00:20
This is where you need to sting them, Joe Ranieri.
00:22
36-25, we're here in the series and we're ready to go.
00:26
And they held that lead throughout the game,
00:28
which included a seven-point margin in the fourth quarter
00:31
to hold off the Cleveland Cavaliers and Donovan Mitchell.
00:33
Impressive performance of the Pacers for saying,
00:36
we're here and we think we can win this series.
00:40
Very much so.
00:41
I mean, and one of the things that you worried about
00:45
and one of the things you need to worry about Oklahoma City early
00:48
is the same things that we just saw with the Cavs yesterday.
00:52
They looked awful yesterday in that first half.
00:56
They were not able to hit water if they fell out of a boat.
00:58
But the one thing we know about the Pacers
01:01
and the one thing the Pacers showed us against Milwaukee
01:04
is that they can, they'll come out and blitz you.
01:07
I mean, 9 of 15, 60% from three.
01:11
24 of 40, 60% from the field in the first half.
01:15
I mean, they were scoring and getting anything they wanted.
01:19
You thought and figured the Cavs would get back into it.
01:22
They weren't going to shoot that terrible forever.
01:24
But was rust not an issue there for Cleveland early and often there?
01:29
So they figured out once they got back up in the second half,
01:33
and again, no Garland again for this game.
01:36
But once they got back into it,
01:38
it never felt watching that game last night, Donnie,
01:41
that I ever thought Cleveland was like,
01:43
like Indiana was in jeopardy of, oh no, they're going to lose.
01:46
It just felt like every time Cleveland would get close,
01:49
the Pacers answered and look at the shooting numbers.
01:53
They, all of these guys, I mean,
01:55
Halliburton was getting whatever he wanted.
01:57
They played defense.
01:59
Cavs could be in trouble in this one.
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