The Pacers ended Game 2 with a 114-109 victory behind an impressive performance from Pascal Siakam, who helped carry the team in the first half of the game and ended with 39 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists on 65/60/75 shooting splits.

When the Pacers traded for Siakam two Januarys ago and later re-signed him, he was seen as the type of star for whom the Pacers had to settle. Indianapolis, being a non-glamour market, would never get a superstar to pair with Haliburton, so they had to search elsewhere. Siakam would have to be good enough. Across the board, he has been.