CLEVELAND—Tyronn Lue sat at the podium following his Cavaliers Game 2 100-97 win over the Indiana Pacers and smirked when asked about his team's success early in the night. After losing Game 1 due to ice cold shooting married with poor transition defense, Lue switched up the Cavaliers' starting lineup by surrounding LeBron James with four shooters—a decision that would bear immediate fruit.
"We wanted to set a tone," said Lue of his team's early play. "We ran the same play until they stopped it. [LeBron] kept getting what he wanted. We followed his lead from there.