CLEVELAND, Ohio- Sunday afternoon was just a coming out party for the Indiana Pacers. After earning the fifth-seed in the Eastern Conference Playoffs, the squad had been written off as an afterthought. They were seen as just another team for LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers to run through in the first round, a mere stepping stone in the power rankings.
After Game 1 in Cleveland, that surely isn’t the case.
The Pacers picked apart the Cavaliers en route to a 98-80 road victory. While there were multiple guys to credit for the strong performance, one player stood out from the rest: Victor Oladipo.