The Cavs stay home after a day off to face the Indiana Pacers, who they are leading by one game in the standings. A Cavs’ loss would give these teams identical won-loss records but the Pacers would move ahead of the Cavs in the playoff seeding based on winning the season series 3-1.
For home court advantage in the first round a win tonight is imperative. The Pacers will almost certainly beat Atlanta at home in their final game.
The Pacers are on a roll, having won 8 of 11, including wins over OKC, the Lakers, and Golden State. The Pacers are 21-19 on the road. On March 18 they lost to the Cavaliers at home 108-103 despite the Cavs not having Mitchell, Mobley, Wade, and Strus. Niang, Okoro, and LeVert started for the Cavs with...