Indiana Pacers Take HARD FOUGHT Game 1 Against the Cavs | FULL Game Highlights

Indiana Pacers Take HARD FOUGHT Game 1 Against the Cavs | FULL Game Highlights

There’s that. Excellent ball movement for the Pacers. Nice little drive and finish. Aaron Kneesmith. What a piece he’s become. G for Rick Carile and the Pacers. He just continues to grow with confidence. But this is what they do here. It’s their ability to get the ball up the floor. They create cross matches. Seiakum gets some reset to Turner as we are just past the 9minute mark. Seakum that’s a three and hits and again it’s the ability to pass it. He he doesn’t get a lot of attention but they were five and 10 in those games that he missed and he really stabilizes their defense as you see Miles Turner there on the post up and it’s more about who he has a chance to be tied with in terms of that streak. Well, he’s already tied MJ. He can pass him if he can hit that number again here tonight. Hallelbertton that defensive backboard and deal with the size of this Cavs front line. So Mitchell has now hit Cleveland’s last seven. Seakum straightaway three and he rattles it down. They’re starting to work up a ladder already for the Cavs and you know talking about somebody’s got a sense of his team right now. Being really aggressive here early as Hallebertton gets another wideopen look. Kenny Atkinson concerned. That is something that you have to be concerned about. We’re going to have to monitor that one throughout the course of this series. Nemhard stops on a dime and hits over the top of Allen. How good has Nemard been? Able to jam Hallebertton in the back court off of May. And that takes away their transition. Let’s see how often they can get that accomplished. Hallebertton to the wreck. Hallebertton into the corner. This is TJ McConnell. That’s a long two and he connects. But but even there you saw the Cavs. Now this is going to be interesting with these two matchups here. And there’s just another example of the pace that they play with. There’s no rim protection right now for the Patient. As we come up on the final two minutes now in the first quarter where we expected this to be fascinating match up on Taber and it has played out that way. Nimhard burries another three. Mitchell draws the foul. Hunter ran right into Mobley and Toppin with a left-handed sledgehammer. It’s been the Pacers Mitch that has done a better job of dictating and getting better shots. Toppin the look. Me neat. Backto back field goals for Cleveland. And right now the size of Moley in that pick and roll just creating a lot of issues. How about Top under finish by Obie Topphen. It is and then understanding how you’re being defended. And there’s TJ McConnell. He just continues to put pressure on you again. TJ McConnell running the point with Hallebertton on the bench. Matan beats Seakum on the box. The leader and he’s headed to the free throw line. And that’s just high IQ basketball. Puts it on the deck. Slices in. Toppin gets him. Here comes McConnell. One-handed bounce underneath to Mattherin. A great job by Cororo of making a good decision. Not necessarily a scorer. Gets into the teeth of the defense and creates that opportunity. Hallebertton coming back into the game and wasting no time. Take that trade off any day of the week. J this may be the loudest arena I’ve ever been and this is unbelievable the volume in this place. Knee Smith and he buries a three. Matarin working on the wing. He’s going to pull from deep and he connects. Hallebertton. Mehart throwing on the timer. Crosses over, pulls and sticks it. Cleveland has one more foul to give. Hallebertton against Merrill into the corner. They leave Nemhar. That’s a long two for the Pacers. Well played by Moley. taken away. A layup from Turner. And then Turner gets it back. But just a brilliant playmaking of Hallebertton. Merrill misses Moley. And then Mitchell never saw Nesmith from the back and he checked to see Nesmith was actually almost past half court. And then how about he comes back and knocks down the triple. A six-point halftime lead for the Pacers. He’s down to four. Seaka nearly lost his footing. resets on the wing. Nehard Turner good looking stroke boy takes a hard spill. Kenny Atkinson can’t believe that he didn’t get a foul and thankfully looks like Allen is okay as Nimhard buries a three. A six-point Indiana lead with 820 to play before the end of the quarter. Game one of this Eastern Conference semifinal. Hallebertton teardrop just beautiful. Evan Mobley dropping a dime. How about the Twin Towers showing that high low action. Turner hard fake. Good movement. Knee Smith corner three and he connects. And that play is why they’re so difficult. Hallebertton trying to force the issue. Gets it to Nimhard. Turner. Lee Smith starting to cook in Cleveland today. just deafening. Hallebertton sizes up Merrill. Lead for Walker into the paint. Pretty little floater for the Pacers. Donovan Mitchell starting to sizzle. He’s got 25. Seven to shoot. Hallebertton into the corner. This is Mr. Big for the Pacers. I really I felt like this should be a really competitive series. Styles really do make fights and this one is a perfect finish. Hallebertton strews the strip. Three seconds. Seakum into the corner. Turner clean look and he buries it. All right, Jar. Third straight BMP for Darius Garland with that left foot injury as Bryant fades away and hits. Thomas Bryant all over the place for the Pacers. Yeah, that was just not a good read by Wade. I love the attack, but he had a corner three-point shot. Hoping that he missed. Seakum. That was a long two. He had his foot on the three-point line. Now the break neck pace picks up again. Hallebertton. Beautiful teardrop floater. Conceivably could have been a flagrant foul. Although it works out being I think that the red call a clean block. Topping in from the corner. Massive shot for Indiana. The conditioning level of these two teams just off the charts. Hallebertton doing his dance. Crosses over, steps back and buries it for the Pacers. Sizes up Allen Nemhard. Five to shoot. Tough step back and he commits on a deep shot for Indiana. And Donovan Mitchell puts his name on the record books. eighth straight series opener that he’s hit for 30 or plus. Andrew Nimhard, 17 points, eight assists for Ty Jerome in the NBA postseason for the first time in his career. Top in on the catch, had great position. Then it’s Turner. What a match up here. Mitchell against Hallebertton doing his dance. One to shoot. Mitchell the scoop. Missed it. Well played by Hallebertton. Beautiful feed, Siakum. We hit the twominute mark left and the restlessness grows here in Cleveland. Hallebertton around Ellen and he scoops [Applause]

Andrew Nembhard had 23 points (7-10 FG, 5-6 3PT) & 6 assists, Tyrese Haliburton finished with a double-double with 22 points, 13 assists & 3 blocks and Myles Turner added a double-double 13 points, 11 rebounds, 3 steals & 2 blocks as the Pacers beat the Cavs, 121-112, in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals on Sunday.