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I said that the odds are against them. This clearly means that the odds were less than 50%.
NBA Game 7s are won by the visiting team about 20% of the time.
Some fans here gave the Pacers little to no chance.
I was saying that the Pacers had a decent chance, less than 50% but well above 0%, and above 20%.
They had a shot, they had the personnel, they had some momentum, but the home court advantage won out.
Their two best players were in foul trouble the whole game, and they could not improve the turnover deficit.