The series between Cleveland and Indiana left very strong! On the still private cavs of Cavs of Darius Garland, the Pacers knew how to dictate their game by mastering three-quarters of the match, between an almost perfect start (25-36 to 67% of success in the first quarter), good management to the break (58-64) until the hot stroke of Aaron Nesmith, author of a 3/3 and two launches changing rooms (75-84).
Carried by a Donovan Mitchell, which has become unstoppable, Cleveland spent a 13-0 as an answer (88-84), but Indiana has not lost foot, relying on the talent of her collective and the “clutchitude” of his triggers, with the 3-point of Benédict Mathurin and Myles Turner in the Buzzer of the third quarter to replace the pacers (90-92). Tyrese Haliburton then Andrew Nembhard twice won, placing Cleveland in embarrassment (104-110). Myles Turner with an offensive rebound, Pascal Siakam in transition and Tyrese Haliburton on a final finish near the circle then put an end to the suspense to ensure convincing success, 121-112, and recover the advantage of the field. The pressure will be all the stronger on the Cavs from the Game 2 Tuesday evening!
What to remember
– The start of the Pacers. The first mission for a team in Playoffs outside is not to let the premises ignite from the start and take the audience with them. In this sense, Indiana perfectly succeeded in the start of her series having mastered the first act of master’s hand, 67% from address to shooting and a pretty 5/9 from afar. Everyone gained confidence around a Haliburton Tyrese in the blow, and it was then up to the Cavs to run after the scoring.
– Management of the absence of Darius Garland. A little in the continuity of the previous point, Kenny Atkinson chose to stay on what he had faced with Miami by starting Sam Merrill in order to preserve the balance of his “second unit” led by Ty Jarome. A choice that has not necessarily put Cleveland in good arrangements to attack strong, Sam Merrill being neither leader nor creator. What happened against Miami was quickly problematic against the Pacers.
– The Pacers collective. Of course, Tyrese Haliburton was still “the head of the snake” with his 22 points and 13 assists. But what about his lieutenants who have practically all brought their stone to the building with once again 8 players at 7 points and more? Enough to cause a real headache that the defense of the Cavs could not resolve. We are thinking in particular of the temperature rise of Aaron Nesmith (17 points) in the third quarter and then Andrew Nembhard (23 points) in the fourth.
– Donovan Mitchell did not hold over the duration. “SPIDA” cannot do everything on its own, even if we thought a moment that he was going to succeed in reversing the trend at the end of the third quarter. Despite his 33 points, his 1/11 behind the arc ended up betraying him. Again, in “spacing”, in creation, the absence of Darius Garland weighed. Difficult to reproach something on the other hand at the Mobley-Allen pair which held its rank.
– The action of the match: the Block of Furious by Benédict Mathurin. We could have quoted the Tomar with a rare violence of Jarrett Allen in the third quarter. But it is ultimately this equally devastating scotch that won the bet. Going hunting on a of theat hunter launched in counterattack, Benédict Mathurin perfectly at the Cavs winger, leaving the latter on the ground, visibly suffering. The Cavs asked for a challenge hoping for a fault but the counter was valid, and Indiana recovered the ball as a bonus! Certainly one of the turns of the end of the match, while Cleveland still led to the score (99-98).
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How to read the stats? Min = minutes; Shots = successful shots / tempted shots; 3pts = 3-point / 3-point attempted; LF = Successful free throws / tempted free throws; O = offensive rebound; D = defensive rebound; T = total rebounds; PD = assists; FTE: Personal faults; Int = interceptions; BP = lost bullets; CT: against; +/- = Differential points when the player is on the field; Pts = points; EVAL: evaluation of the player calculated from positive actions – negative actions.
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