Defensively the Cleveland Cavaliers were swarming the ball and pressuring Victor Oladipo. Offensively the ball was hopping around the arc for Cleveland. All looked well for the wine & gold.
Then the second half happened. Suddenly the ball movement stopped, the floor spacing was no more and Cleveland went cold from beyond the arc.
On the other end, the ball pressure stopped on Oladipo, which opened up the rest of the offense for the Indiana Pacers.
After LeBron James’ heroic 46 point game in Game 2, it was clear someone else needed to step up.