IN had a great chance to steal game one and this will give the stronger teams in the east confidence to take advantage of similar opportunities in the later rounds if the Cavs continue to play such poor defence. After three periods, the Cavs were at.600 and led 92-84.
George, easily the Pacers' best player, then made some confusing statements about being upset he didn't take his team's last shot, even though he was the one who passed the ball to Miles well above the 3-point arc with just a shade more than four seconds left in the game.
Kyrie Irving added 23 points and 6 assists, while Kevin Love scored 17 points.
"Myself and Kyle, we kind have been brainstorming about it, how to get it to be more efficient", James said on Saturday.
LeBron James led all scorers with 32 points to go with 13 assists and six rebounds.
Toronto dropped to 0-9 in the opening game of a first-round playoff series and 1-10 overall in Game 1.
Joe Johnson hit a runner in the lane as time expired, lifting the Utah Jazz to a 97-95 victory over Los Angeles in Game 1 of the Western Conference playoffs at Staples Center.
For Indiana, Paul George was very good in making six of eight 3-pointers and finishing with 29 points, five rebounds and seven assists, but he had just four points on 1-for-4 shooting from the field and 1-for-2 from the line in the fourth quarter while alternately being defended by James and J.R. Smith.
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This is G Jeff Teague's third straight postseason facing the Cavs. It's what IN thought was its best strategy.It forced the Cavs into more isolation basketball, as they kept searching for mismatches."We'll go into it tomorrow, looking at what they did defensively against us late IN the game", James said. "You can always make adjustments". "My cousin drove me to Applebee's last night", he said. Lance Stephenson had a great game off the bench for the Pacers.
Irving dismissed the idea that the Cavs feel vulnerable. IN has been in playoff mode for weeks and George carried the Pacers down the stretch go to get them into the postseason by averaging 32.8 points, 8.2 rebounds and 4.5 assists during a 5-1 April. Irving made just 11 of 27 shots, including 1 of 9 3-point tries.
The Cavs maintained their lead in the third quarter with James, Irving and Love leading the charge.
The Cavs also got 11 points from Channing Frye and eight points and 13 rebounds from Tristan Thompson.
The Cavaliers' defense struggled as they allowed IN to shoot 49.4% from the field, but they made the most important stop of the game when it counted. "Not going into the game with the group that we have".
Featuring FTS' Aaron Perine, below is a video talking about the game, a few specific points and a look ahead to Monday's Game 2. "As the series goes on and on, you start to learn more about the team, learn more about your opponent".
Yet the Cavs barely flinched at how dicey things got.
Cavaliers: James (5,604) needs 37 points to pass Kobe Bryant (5,640) for third place in playoff points. The Cavaliers won the season series, 3-1, but it wasn't easy.
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