Pacers play-by-play announcer on why the Cavaliers are a NIGHTMARE matchup & x-factors in the series

Pacers play-by-play announcer on why the Cavaliers are a NIGHTMARE matchup & x-factors in the series

NBA Playoffs: What to expect in the Cleveland cavaliers vs. Indiana Pacers series.
Both Cleveland and Indiana boast deep rosters that deliver in the clutch, which should make for a competitive semifinals clash.

The last time Indiana advanced beyond the first round in consecutive postseasons was 2013 and 2014. The last time Cleveland did it without LeBron James on the roster was back in 1992 and 1993.

Yet here they are, both in the Eastern Conference semifinals for the second straight year, the Cavs hoping to go a step further this time while the Pacers are aiming for another trip to the conference finals.

There isn’t much of a sample size to go on from their 2024-25 season series. Sure, the two Central Division rivals played the standard-issue four times, but only two of those were fully legit: They split a home-and-home pair of games on Jan. 12 and 14, each winning on the other’s court.

The last two meetings came in the dwindling days of the regular season, by which time the Cavaliers had all but shut down in anticipation of the postseason and the Pacers did likewise in game No. 82.

There’s not a lot to go on from recent playoff clashes, because only one rotation player remains – Indiana center Myles Turner – from their back-to-back first-round meetings in 2017 and 2018. | https://www.nba.com/news/2025-nba-playoffs-series-preview-pacers-cavaliers

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