The Indiana Pacers in the NBA playoffs ensured that from the Cleveland Cavaliers and the first team reached the semi -finals. The Pacers prevailed with 114: 105 at the Cavaliers, the best main round team of the Eastern Conference, and moved into the Conference Finals after the fifth game of the best-of-Seven series (4: 1).
Tyrese Haliburton, as the best thrower of the Pacers, contributed significantly to success with 31 points, Pascal Siakam contributed 21 points. “We are talking about eight more victories for an NBA championship,” said Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle, after linging his team into the final round of the Eastern Conference for the second time: “The league is very open this year. There are a lot of great teams, but everything is open. We just have to believe in ourselves.”
Cavaliers failed after record
At the Cavs, Donovan Mitchell once again towered over with 35 points, but he could not prevent the bankruptcy either. Cleveland ended the main round as the leader of the Eastern Conference and started the series as a favorite.
In the first round, the team around Mitchell had made the sweep against Miami Heat and set a record. The best-of-Seven series against Miami went to the Cavs with a total of 122 points, the previous record had set up Denver 2009 against New Orleans (+121).
Indiana now meets the defending champion Boston Celtics or the New York Knicks, who are 3-1 in the series.