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Oh, we should. Congratulations. Big time. Big time. I hope you audio podcast listeners are okay with a little smack there. Fantastic performance by the Pacers. When it sure looked like the Cavs were going to win their first home game of the series to start. They look so good. They were just hanging back with all five Pacers. They weren't doubling. So those passing lanes weren't there.

Oh, we should. Congratulations. Big time. Big time. I hope you audio podcast listeners are okay with a little smack there. Fantastic performance by the Pacers. When it sure looked like the Cavs were going to win their first home game of the series to start. They look so good. They were just hanging back with all five Pacers. They weren't doubling. So those passing lanes weren't there.

Oh, we should. Congratulations. Big time. Big time. I hope you audio podcast listeners are okay with a little smack there. Fantastic performance by the Pacers. When it sure looked like the Cavs were going to win their first home game of the series to start. They look so good. They were just hanging back with all five Pacers. They weren't doubling. So those passing lanes weren't there.

They just had nowhere to go. They were playing incredible basketball to start. And for the first time in the series, I think Tyrese Halliburton had to say, all right, this is on me early in the game. He hasn't had to do that yet. By far his biggest performance of this series where he had to drop 31 is that second quarter where they're down 19 points. He goes bang, bang, bang, bang, bang.

They just had nowhere to go. They were playing incredible basketball to start. And for the first time in the series, I think Tyrese Halliburton had to say, all right, this is on me early in the game. He hasn't had to do that yet. By far his biggest performance of this series where he had to drop 31 is that second quarter where they're down 19 points. He goes bang, bang, bang, bang, bang.

They just had nowhere to go. They were playing incredible basketball to start. And for the first time in the series, I think Tyrese Halliburton had to say, all right, this is on me early in the game. He hasn't had to do that yet. By far his biggest performance of this series where he had to drop 31 is that second quarter where they're down 19 points. He goes bang, bang, bang, bang, bang.

That's five shots in a row. He had five threes where he had to step back and take monstrous threes. He decided I'm going to have to do this. And the Cavs weren't willing to match as they went into the third quarter there. It was a super close game. Yeah, four-point game at the half. This turned into a different game in the third quarter where the Cavs' Darius Garland was not there.

That's five shots in a row. He had five threes where he had to step back and take monstrous threes. He decided I'm going to have to do this. And the Cavs weren't willing to match as they went into the third quarter there. It was a super close game. Yeah, four-point game at the half. This turned into a different game in the third quarter where the Cavs' Darius Garland was not there.

That's five shots in a row. He had five threes where he had to step back and take monstrous threes. He decided I'm going to have to do this. And the Cavs weren't willing to match as they went into the third quarter there. It was a super close game. Yeah, four-point game at the half. This turned into a different game in the third quarter where the Cavs' Darius Garland was not there.

He just was not himself. Max Shrews had an 0 for a night. Mitchell wasn't shooting the ball all that well either. So a lot of holes there. They stopped passing the ball. If we go and look at the player tracking stats in NBA.com, I mean... I hate those stats, but at the same time, they had over 100 more passes on the Pacers' side. It was a pretty big discrepancy from 328 down to 215.

He just was not himself. Max Shrews had an 0 for a night. Mitchell wasn't shooting the ball all that well either. So a lot of holes there. They stopped passing the ball. If we go and look at the player tracking stats in NBA.com, I mean... I hate those stats, but at the same time, they had over 100 more passes on the Pacers' side. It was a pretty big discrepancy from 328 down to 215.

He just was not himself. Max Shrews had an 0 for a night. Mitchell wasn't shooting the ball all that well either. So a lot of holes there. They stopped passing the ball. If we go and look at the player tracking stats in NBA.com, I mean... I hate those stats, but at the same time, they had over 100 more passes on the Pacers' side. It was a pretty big discrepancy from 328 down to 215.

They stopped passing while the Pacers used all their weapons. You know, as Shea Gillidge's Alexander said post-game in his game, he said, you're only as good as your weakest link. Well, the Pacers don't have one. I mean, to see Thomas Bryant have huge buckets in that third quarter to just keep the Cavs arena going. Dead silent. It did feel like a funeral, as Greg Anthony said. It felt dead silent.

They stopped passing while the Pacers used all their weapons. You know, as Shea Gillidge's Alexander said post-game in his game, he said, you're only as good as your weakest link. Well, the Pacers don't have one. I mean, to see Thomas Bryant have huge buckets in that third quarter to just keep the Cavs arena going. Dead silent. It did feel like a funeral, as Greg Anthony said. It felt dead silent.

They stopped passing while the Pacers used all their weapons. You know, as Shea Gillidge's Alexander said post-game in his game, he said, you're only as good as your weakest link. Well, the Pacers don't have one. I mean, to see Thomas Bryant have huge buckets in that third quarter to just keep the Cavs arena going. Dead silent. It did feel like a funeral, as Greg Anthony said. It felt dead silent.

And they brought in Ty Jerome, who they didn't have in the first half because they needed somebody to score basketball. They went defensive, and that helped. Whoops. Yeah, he was bad defensively. Tyrus Halliburton and Rick Carlisle did a great job of taking advantage of situations. Tyrus Halliburton went right at Ty Jerome over and over.

And they brought in Ty Jerome, who they didn't have in the first half because they needed somebody to score basketball. They went defensive, and that helped. Whoops. Yeah, he was bad defensively. Tyrus Halliburton and Rick Carlisle did a great job of taking advantage of situations. Tyrus Halliburton went right at Ty Jerome over and over.

And they brought in Ty Jerome, who they didn't have in the first half because they needed somebody to score basketball. They went defensive, and that helped. Whoops. Yeah, he was bad defensively. Tyrus Halliburton and Rick Carlisle did a great job of taking advantage of situations. Tyrus Halliburton went right at Ty Jerome over and over.

Pascal Siakam went right at DeAndre Hunter over and over and over again. So they got him. They got him. And they took it into the fourth quarter. And, yeah, the Cavs tried. And, yeah, Donovan Mitchell tried. But it's all for the Pacers. This is all about the Pacers. Fantastic performance throughout this game led by Tyrese Halliburton.

Pascal Siakam went right at DeAndre Hunter over and over and over again. So they got him. They got him. And they took it into the fourth quarter. And, yeah, the Cavs tried. And, yeah, Donovan Mitchell tried. But it's all for the Pacers. This is all about the Pacers. Fantastic performance throughout this game led by Tyrese Halliburton.