The Indiana Pacers head back to Indiana down two games to none to the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers, and you’ll hear all manners of cliches about how “their backs are against the wall” or “they’re trying to claw their way back into the series.
The inherent value in these is that they’re essentially true, but they belie how close these games actually were. The score of the series sits at 226-219 in Cleveland’s favor, but the Pacers are a tidy +19 in the 4th in the two games.
The Cavs are definitely winning the series, but the Pacers have a real shot at taking a game or two in Indy.