The first full recap I ever did for this blog, just over 13 months ago, just happened to be a road game… in the Bankers Life Fieldhouse… against the Indiana Pacers… with LeBron James sitting out for scheduled rest. Strange how sometimes the more things change… the more they stay the same. On that particular night (being that it was my inaugural game cover), I boldly predicted a wine & gold victory… albeit a close one. I was sadly proven wrong. More than a year later, and with a season of wisdom behind me, I knew better than to fall victim to the temptation of blind faith and optimism, and, for the first time this season, I forecast a Cavs loss in a pre-game Live Thread.