Indiana Pacers Ability To Be Themselves Will Define Series Vs Cleveland Cavaliers
The post Indiana Pacers Ability To Be Themselves Will Define Series Vs Cleveland Cavaliers appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. CLEVELAND, OHIO – JANUARY 12: Tyrese Haliburton #0 of the Indiana Pacers runs a play while being … More guarded by Isaac Okoro #35 of the Cleveland Cavaliers during the second quarter at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on January 12, 2025 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images) Getty Images INDIANAPOLIS – The top offense in the 2025 NBA playoffs so far belongs to the Cleveland Cavaliers. The second best offense in the postseason has been the Indiana Pacers. Sunday night, the two teams will begin a best-of-seven set that is fascinating thanks to the two teams often using similar methods to win – score often, then get enough stops to come out on top. In the regular season, that led to the Pacers having the ninth-best offense and 14th best defense. Cleveland, meanwhile, finished first and eighth in those categories, respectively. Indiana’s incredibly slow start makes their net rating(s) somewhat misleading, but the Cavaliers numbers accurately show what they are – a terrific team that is hard to stop. The Pacers will do everything they can to topple them in round two, and the story of the series may be the specific way they try to earn four wins. Will the blue and gold opt for defensive-focused lineups and try to slow down the Cavs? Or will they opt to put their best offensive groups and the floor and hope to outscore the East’s top seed? Both strategies have merit, and Indiana is confident despite the challenge ahead of them. “They’re the number one team. Offensively, defensively, they do a good job. They have big bodies, they have really good guards, and they have a good bench,” Pacers forward Pascal Siakam said of the upcoming series against the Cavaliers. “They’re definitely a complete team. So it’s definitely a challenge.”…
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CLEVELAND, OHIO – JANUARY 12: Tyrese Haliburton #0 of the Indiana Pacers runs a play while being … More guarded by Isaac Okoro #35 of the Cleveland Cavaliers during the second quarter at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on January 12, 2025 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images) Getty Images INDIANAPOLIS – The top offense in the 2025 NBA playoffs so far belongs to the Cleveland Cavaliers. The second best offense in the postseason has been the Indiana Pacers. Sunday night, the two teams will begin a best-of-seven set that is fascinating thanks to the two teams often using similar methods to win – score often, then get enough stops to come out on top. In the regular season, that led to the Pacers having the ninth-best offense and 14th best defense. Cleveland, meanwhile, finished first and eighth in those categories, respectively. Indiana’s incredibly slow start makes their net rating(s) somewhat misleading, but the Cavaliers numbers accurately show what they are – a terrific team that is hard to stop. The Pacers will do everything they can to topple them in round two, and the story of the series may be the specific way they try to earn four wins. Will the blue and gold opt for defensive-focused lineups and try to slow down the Cavs? Or will they opt to put their best offensive groups and the floor and hope to outscore the East’s top seed? Both strategies have merit, and Indiana is confident despite the challenge ahead of them. “They’re the number one team. Offensively, defensively, they do a good job. They have big bodies, they have really good guards, and they have a good bench,” Pacers forward Pascal Siakam said of the upcoming series against the Cavaliers. “They’re definitely a complete team. So it’s definitely a challenge.”…
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