Playoff Podcap: Cavs 106, Pacers 102 (or, How Sweep It Is!)

Playoff Podcap: Cavs 106, Pacers 102 (or, How Sweep It Is!)

2017-04-24 Off By EvilGenius

https://soundcloud.com/ctb-5/episode-134-how-sweep-it-is

It wasn’t always easy… but at least it was quick. The Cavs put the finishing touches on their first round sweep of the Indiana Pacers on Sunday, becoming the first team to punch their ticket to the second round. For their efforts, they get to kick back and relax for a week or so as they wait for the winner of the slugfest between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Toronto Raptors. Well, hopefully they’ll spend at least a little time practicing some defense and free throw shooting as well.

As he was all series, LeBron was the primary catalyst in this win, logging a game high 33 points on 13-25 shooting with 10 rebounds in 45 minutes. Kyrie was his scoring sidekick with 28, but neither one of them distributed the ball particularly well, as the Cavs wound up with a paltry 11 assists as a team (zero in the first quarter, something that hadn’t happened in any quarter all season). Kevin Love had a brutal night shooting the ball, but redeemed himself a bit with his effort on the glass. And, the bench bunch once again stepped up to provide some big contributions on both sides of the ball.

Nate, Sam and EG spent some time in the booth breaking down the particulars of this game, the entirety of the first round against the Pacers, and discussed some trends we saw with the team and Ty Lue’s approach to how they handled Indiana. We touch on LeBron’s greatness, the madness of Kyrie, whether or not it was the last showing of PG-13 in Indy, and if we feel sorry for Jeff Teague and his 0-12 record against the Cavs. We also checked in on the other series, many of which are far from over, including the currently deadlocked matchup of potential second round opponents for the Cavs. Do we prefer to face the length and inexperience of the Bucks… or the veteran savvy and shooting of the Raps? Take a listen to hear that and much more on this sweep, sweep podcap.

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