CLEVELAND– Before Sunday’s Game 7 against the Indiana Pacers, Tristan Thompson had played just 23 minutes in the previous six games of the Cavaliers’ opening round playoff series. He scored just three points and pulled down six boards during that time.
In Game 7, however, Thompson was thrust into the starting lineup, and finished with a double-double behind 15 points on 5-of-6 shooting and 10 rebounds in 35 minutes. It’s the most time he’s seen on the court all season.
“Nothing like a Game 7,” Thompson said. “What I was telling the young guys, ‘This is what the playoffs are about.