Probably the best thing that happened to Indiana in this series was losing Game 1. Sometimes when a team sees an opponent losing their star player they tend to relax and get off their game, thinking they have an easy series at hand. At the same time, Orlando displayed what we see often, a team rising up without their big gun, but it is usually short-lived. Indiana has won all three games since, and while Orlando put up a fight in Game 4, they lost in overtime. That was a big blow, and it was also on their home court. Since the Game 1 debacle the Pacers have played their game, and that was good enough for a pair of huge wins. I expect this one to play out in similar fashion, but the public sees double-digits on Orlando and is all over them, but I disagree. Let's not forget that the Pacers are 15-4 in their last 19 games and are more than capable of delivering the big knockout punch at home, and are 5-0 ATS in their last five vs. an opponent that allowed 100+ in their last game. The other side of that shows Orlando 2-8 ATS in their last 10 after allowing 100+. Play on Indiana.
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