The season is over for the Indiana Pacers after suffering another tough loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Pacers got to Game 7, but couldn’t get any further, a familiar combination of missed opportunities and LeBron James being LeBron James proving just enough to keep them out of the second round.
The Pacers had every claim to being the better team throughout this series, so it was almost fitting that they simply weren’t in Game 7. Tyronn Lue shifted the game in Cleveland’s favor by opting to start Tristan Thompson, moving Kevin Love to the power forward position, and finding the perfect time to get George Hill back in the action.