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Jorge Sierra: The Pacers upset the Cavs despite a 7.3 point differential gap in the regular season. Only three bigger upsets in NBA history if we focus solely on point differential: Golden State vs. Dallas in 2007 (7.56), Denver vs. Seattle in 1994 (7.60), LA Lakers vs. Seattle in 1995 (8.40) … [Read more...] about
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Indiana is peaking at the right time. It was 16-18 on Dec. 31 and finished 50-32, going 34-14 in the final 48 games to gain the No. 4 seed. That was the fourth-best record since Jan. 1 behind the Oklahoma City Thunder (41-9), Boston Celtics (37-12) and Cleveland Cavaliers (35-14). “It’s a special feeling,” Haliburton said. “I’m not going to sit here and talk like I got so many … [Read more...] about
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With Darius Garland injured, Jerome scored 21 points on 20 shots in Game 1, then went 1-for-14 in Game 2 and was the defender who lost track of Tyrese Haliburton on the Pacers’ game winner. Jerome got off to another slow start in Game 3, shooting 1-for-8, and at that point coach Kenny Atkinson had seen enough. Jerome played just 13 minutes, by far his lowest total of the … [Read more...] about
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Atkinson acknowledged some positive strides from the team this season, but he still noted how the Cavs struggled to match the Pacers’ physicality and intensity throughout the series. “I do feel like we got better,” Atkinson said. “From the team aspect and then we had a lot of individuals make a step, so I just want to make that clear. But the truth of the matter is we didn’t … [Read more...] about
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“Who’s the most underrated player in the league in your opinion?” Cooper Flagg: “I would say Tyrese Haliburton, because people hate him and call him overrated all the time and say he’s not that good, but he’s just such a good basketball player.” … [Read more...] about Cooper Flagg: Tyrese Haliburton is NBA's most underrated player