Guided by Bennedict Mathurin and Jarace Walker, the Indiana Pacers took down the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday night. Here are takeaways from the action.
The Indiana Pacers improved to 1-1 in 2024 preseason action by taking down the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday night. It was a strange game for the blue and gold, who weren't impressive at all in the first half with their starters playing yet created separation in the second half thanks to their second unit and reserves.
"It felt great," Mathurin said after the game. He noted that he hadn't played in seven months before this week. He hit back-to-back threes early in the second half that changed the game. "Just going out there and being myself... I shoot the ball thinking it's going to go in," he said of that stretch.
They lived at the rim, both via cuts and drives. The Pacers couldn't stop them, and when they cut off paint pressure, Allen popped into space for easy baskets. Things were far too simple for the hosts, who had 70 points by halftime.
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