Wrap-Up -- The young Cavaliers have now dropped 45 games this season, and most of them have been good four-quarter battles. That was not the case on Saturday night.
Two days after the Trade Deadline and with the Wine & Gold still tinkering with starting lineups, Cleveland fell behind by double-digits midway through the first quarter and barely made the Pacers sweat from there – falling, 105-90, at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indiana.
The Pacers – which came in winners of four straight – weren’t at their sharpest on Saturday, but they managed 30 points in the first period and 31 more in the fourth, taking advantage of a Cavs squad that came out sluggish to start the game (and the third quarter).