NBA Playoffs 2017: Cavaliers vs. Pacers Game 2 live stream: Watch online
By Ian Levy
The Cleveland Cavaliers will host the Indiana Pacers in Game 2 of their 2017 NBA Playoffs first round series. Here is how to watch it online.
The Pacers earned themselves an incredible opportunity in Game 1. With scorching hot offense, they actually took the lead, 105-103, over the Cavaliers with 3:31 remaining. From there on out, their offense disintegrated, they couldn’t get stops, and a some questionable coaching decisions let them with a C.J. Miles attempting a heavily contested game-winner in the closing seconds. Miles missed and the opportunity slipped through Indiana’s fingers.
Cleveland’s defense struggled, as they had during the second half of the season, but they came up big when they needed to. At the other end, their offense repeatedly forced switches that the Pacers had no answer for. The Cavaliers are clearly the better team but they still have a lot of space between their ceiling and the way they’re playing right now.
In Game 2, the Pacers will likely roll with the same starting lineup they used in Game 1 — Jeff Teague at point guard, Monta Ellis at shooting guard, Paul George at small forward, Thad Young at power forward and Myles Turner at center. That group performed reasonably well, playing the Cavaliers even over 17 minutes in Game 1.
The Cavaliers will likely return to their favorite starting lineup — Kyrie Irving at point guard, J.R. Smith at shooting guard, LeBron at small forward, Kevin Love at power forward, and Tristan Thompson at center. Irving, Love and LeBron combined for 72 points, 20 assists, and 13 rebounds in Game 1.