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0 wins and 5 losses at home in the Eastern Conference semifinals! The Pacers lost 22 points at home, will they be reversed 0-2 by the Cavaliers?

7:34am, 15 May 2025Basketball

After taking a 2-0 lead away, the Pacers returned to home today and lost to the Cavaliers 104-126, missing the match point, and the score became 2-1. Although the Pacers are still in the lead, their advantage is not that stable after losing to the Cavaliers today. If you lose to the Cavaliers in the next game, both sides will return to the same starting line, and it will not be so easy for the Pacers to eliminate the Cavaliers.

It is worth mentioning that the Pacers led 2-0 in 8 major scores in history, and they all successfully advanced, and they still took a 2-0 lead away. However, the Cavaliers have completed a major reversal three times in history while falling behind 0-2, so before either side wins 4 games, there is still a lot of suspense in this round of series.

Interestingly, there seems to be no advantage in home court this season's playoffs. The teams playing in the home team only have 27 wins and 25 losses, and the winning rate has just exceeded 50%. The Eastern Conference semi-finals have played 5 games, and all the teams playing at home have lost. It is hard to say whether the Knicks can defeat the Celtics at home in the next game.

Pacers performed poorly in offense today, with five players in the team scoring in double digits, and only one player scored 20+. Matherin played for 27 minutes on the bench, 6 of 11 shots, 3 of 8 three-pointers, 8 of 9 free throws, scoring 23 points, plus-minus-minus-value-7. Siakam felt good, playing 29 minutes in the game, 8 of 14 shots, 1 of 4 three-pointers, and scored 18 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. Turner's early 5 fouls was limited in playing time, playing for only 26 minutes, making 4 of 77 shots, 1 of 2 three-pointers, and 6 of 8 free throws, scoring 15 points, 3 rebounds and 3 blocks.

Halliburton, who hit a winning three-pointer in the last game, was in a sluggish state, and performed poorly on both ends of offense and defense. He started for 30 minutes, made only 2 of 8 shots, 0 of 1 of 3-pointers, scored only 4 points and 5 assists, and made 3 mistakes, with a plus-negative value as low as -20. It is worth mentioning that this is also the first time that the Pacers lost the playoffs at home when they played in Halliburton, with a previous record of 9 wins and 0 losses.

Nemhard performed well, started for 26 minutes, made 4 of 9 shots, 2 of 4 three-pointers, scored 10 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, made 3 turnovers and 4 fouls, with a plus-minus value -32 the lowest in the game. McConnell came on as a substitute for 21 minutes, made 4 of 9 shots and 4 of 4 free throws, contributing comprehensive data of 12 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists, with a plus-minus value of +8 in the team's highest. Toppin performed poorly, playing for 19 minutes, made only 1 of 7 shots, 0 of 4 three-pointers, 3 of 4 free throws, and only scored 5 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists, with a plus-minus value of -3.

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