With the Wine & Gold essentially settled on their starting five for the season opener in Memphis in less than two weeks, much of Friday’s preseason matchup with the Pacers allowed J.B. Bickerstaff to work out his rotation.
The game itself was a tight contest through the first two quarters – with Indiana holding the Cavaliers to just 16 points in the third period and holding off Cleveland’s reserves in the fourth for the 109-100 victory at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
Other than Evan Mobley, Cleveland’s starters were mostly ineffective on Friday. The rookie continued his solid preseason – going 3-for-5 from the floor, adding four boards, a steal and a block.