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"They outfought us in every category. 50/50, rebounds, they just did better than us," Pascal Siakam says. "This one is going to sting, but we're going to come back and be better next game."

My questions in my notes were starts, zone, Haliburton and rebounding. Carlisle hits 3/4 before I even started. I opened my rebounding question and he got right to it.

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Carlisle unloads his notes to start his presser: "Very poor effort at the beginning of the game, thorugh to many parts of the game... we all own it." "Ty had a rough game. I've got to do more to get him involved." "We'll look at [the zone]... we had struggles at times."

"This is this is not on the officials," Carlisle says. "Zero to do with the officials. This is us not playing with enough presence, posture, disposition, whatever you want to call it."

Carlisle unloads his notes to start his presser: "Very poor effort at the beginning of the game, thorugh to many parts of the game... we all own it." "Ty had a rough game. I've got to do more to get him involved." "We'll look at [the zone]... we had struggles at times."

Pacers shot a better percentage than the Cavs. But TWENTY fewer shot attempts is impossible to overcome. Nearly equal FTA and turnovers. Rebounding killed the Pacers tonight.

Final: Cavs 126, Pacers 104. Cavs were dominant start to finish. They owned the glass and won the possession battle by a mile. It cost the Pacers. Mitchell was awesome, and only Turner + Mathurin were good in both halves for the Pacers. Haliburton's first home playoff loss. 2-1.

James Johnson just tried to dunk and drew a foul. No idea what's happening but he looks spry.

Johnson instantly with a hard screen on Max Strus and it's ruled an offensive foul.

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James Johnson is checking into the game.

His first appearance in a game since March 10.

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James Johnson is checking into the game.

James Johnson is checking into the game.

Cleveland lead climbing over 20 after an absurd layup from Donovan Mitchell. He'll go to the line to get 40. And... a tech on Nembhard before the foul shot even comes.

Nembhard just shoved Strus and prevented him from getting the ball. Delay of game called, and that's the second on the Pacers so it's a tech. Comeback looking rather unlikely tonight.

The Pacers are shooting a better percentage from the field right now. But Cavs have taken 16 more shots and lead by 18.