HERO
The Pacers' Roy Hibbert easily won the battle at center over Tyson Chandler in the series opener. Hibbert was a monster, posting 14 points, eight rebounds, five blocks and four assists while anchoring Indiana's impressive defense.
ZERO
For the second straight game at the Garden, J.R. Smith was miserable, shooting 4-for-15 and bricking a 3-point attempt with 27.9 seconds left that could have cut the deficit to three. The Sixth Man Award winner previously shot 3-for-14 in Game 5 vs. the Celtics at MSG.
KEY PLAY
After Smith sank two free throws to cut the Pacers lead to 89-80 with 7:34 left, Paul George went on a personal 5-0 run with a layup, jumper and free throw to bump the lead back to 14.
KEY STAT
44-30 The rebounding differential in favor of the Pacers
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