Game 3: Cleveland Cavaliers 90-92 Indiana Pacers - 5 Talking Points

#3 A tale of 2 halves

Myles Turner and Bojan Bogdanovic

This was a proper tale of 2 halves. Cleveland looked awesome in the 1st, drilling shots from everywhere and looked all but set to regain home-court advantage, but then Indiana took it up a notch. Their defense in the 2nd half was spectacular, limiting Cleveland to just 33 points in the half to overturn a 17 point halftime deficit.

The turnovers played a big part in this turnaround. Indiana had 11 in the first half, allowing Cleveland to get out on the break for easy baskets. The switch was then completely flipped in the 2nd half as this time the Cavs had 10 turnovers, and a couple of huge ones down the stretch as Indiana roared back.

Comebacks have been a theme for the Pacers this season and they've rallied from deficits of 15 or more points 9 times this season, showcasing their resilience. They've also been excellent in late close games, going 11-2 in games decided by 3 or fewer points. Cleveland was 39-0 in the regular season when leading after 3 quarters, which makes this Pacers comeback all the more impressive.