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Tweets of the Night: Pacers Fall In Game 2, Down 0-2 to Cavs

By Jay Neal

Feb 29, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers center Tristan Thompson (13) reaches for a rebound against Indiana Pacers forward Myles Turner (33) in the fourth quarter at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 29, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers center Tristan Thompson (13) reaches for a rebound against Indiana Pacers forward Myles Turner (33) in the fourth quarter at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Indiana Pacers headed into Game 2 with an opportunity to steal home court advantage away from the heavily-favored Cleveland Cavaliers after coming up just one point short in Game 1. The Pacers showed they can keep up with the Cavs offensively, but they never had an answer defensively.

Could they find a way to slow down LeBron & Co. enough to tie the series? Here’s how Pacers fans & media reacted to the game on Twitter as it happened:

PREGAME

Good news! GR3 can provide some positional flexibility on the defensive side.

No changes here… however.

1st QUARTER

“Reach back like 1-3… like 1-3” © Aubrey Graham

PG with seven early points.

And then, he did that!

Monta still the bane of Pacers’ Twitter existence.

That feeling when your team turns it over and LeBron James gets a fast break dunk. Pacers down three late in the quarter.

GR-Trifecta. Tie game.

Offense isn’t a problem. Defense is… well… *shrug* The defending champs are just plain good.

2nd QUARTER

Somebody had to get the axe…

The Pacers are playing lineups that haven’t played together before in an effort to match up to the Cavs. The offense is stagnant as a result. The defense hasn’t gotten much better. Still early in the quarter, but it’s starting to get away.

I think Craig Ehlo and Mark Price just hit threes too… not sure though.

Oy.

Let’s not lose sight of this… They are the Champs and are led by a basketball savant. Pacers down 11 midway through the quarter.

Even the Pacers free throw defense has declined from Game 1. Yuck.

Fans are none too happy with the coach’s performance.

Desperate times call for desperate measures…

He’s trying, man…

Pacers close half on 7-1 run to get within five at the half. They are shooting the ball well, but do they have a defensive answer?

A reminder that Pacers wives’ Twitter is the best Twitter.

3rd QUARTER

Welp, there goes all those good feelings we had heading into the half.

Sub-optimal at best.

He stepped up and knocked down both free throws & stayed in the game.

It hasn’t been a good night for the young fella.

And that ain’t enough against this team.

This doesn’t help either.

Lance gets three fouls in a minute and half due to a McMillan lineup change in an effort to stop the switching on pick-and-rolls involving LeBron & Kyrie.

Ten straight points from Love have blown the game wide open. Pacers trail by 19.

He hasn’t exactly covered himself in glory. Let’s just say that.

It’s looking bleak.

4th QUARTER

LeBron misses a lay-up so there must be a foul, right?

A little life?

Nah, not really.

Ok, this team is getting on my nerves. Make a decision: Are you in it or nah???

A couple of stops, a few buckets. Didn’t seem possible, especially the stops part.

Pacers fans are not happy with the coach despite the team’s fight.

“I can’t do nuttin’ for ya, man” © Public Enemy

With the Pacers down five, the Cavs miss a three-pointer but Tristan Thompson bullies Myles Turner for an offensive rebound.

Another miscommunication and Kyrie sails in for an easy lay-up and an eight point lead. That’ll do it.

They fought back from another double digit deficit, but come up short in the end.

Cleveland is a matchup nightmare, but the Pacers aren’t helping themselves with all the defensive miscommunication.

There is light at the end of the tunnel, though. The Pacers are going home for Games 3 & 4. It remains to be seen if that light at the end of the tunnel is just a locomotive powered by the game’s greatest player.

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