With the Cavs coming to town, the Pacers need to take advantage of a team that is in the cellar of the Eastern Conference and will be playing the second night of a back-to-back on Saturday.
But as the Pacers learned the hard way in December, the Cavaliers are not a team that can be taken lightly, as Cleveland escaped Bankers Life Fieldhouse with a buzzer-beating tip-in from forward Larry Nance Jr., which snapped what was then a seven-game winning streak.
The Pacers recovered from that loss, and soon after began another seven-game win streak, showcasing the resiliency of this year's group.
Greg Rappaport
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