The Cavaliers finally tipped off their 50th NBA season on Wednesday night in the Magic Kingdom – dropping the opener to the Magic as their late rally fell short. On Saturday night, they begin the home portion of the 2019-20 campaign, welcoming the Indiana Pacers to the newly-renovated, state-of-the-art Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
John Beilein’s young squad fell behind 20 in the second quarter, but continued to battle back for the remainder – cutting Orlando’s edge to five in the third quarter and making another late run to make the Magic sweat. Both Tristan Thompson and Kevin Love notched double-doubles and Larry Nance Jr.