Game 7: Indiana Pacers 101 - 105 Cleveland Cavaliers - 5 Talking Points

#4 Oladipo shrugged off a mediocre first quarter to finish strong

Oladipo had a great game in a losing cause

After suffering for most of the first half, when he was missing shots all over the place and finished with just 5 of the Pacers' 43 points, Oladipo powered the 3rd quarter success of the Pacers. He had 14 points in the 3rd period to go with 2 steals, as the Pacers wrestled their way back to within 2 points of the Cavs - they even held the lead for a short while.

Oladipo finished with 30 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists on 10-of-21 shooting from the field, including 4-of-9 from long range. The one regret Oladipo will have from this game is the fact that he missed 3 of his free throw attempts, in a game of fine margins.

The Cavs kept doubling him, as they have done persistently since Game 2 of this series. But Oladipo was aggressive even in clutch time, getting a couple of quite unbelievable layups to keep the Pacers within touching distance for as long as he could. Oladipo deserves rave reviews for the performances he's put up for most of this series - his first series as the first option in the postseason.