The Cavs looked to recover from an ugly loss to the Wizards on Sunday by returning home to face the Indiana Pacers Monday night.
It was a hard-fought contest, just like the previous two meetings between Indiana and Cleveland, but the Cavs grinded out a 100-96 win.
After losing three of their last four, Head Coach Tyronn Lue opted to insert Timofey Mozgov back in the starting lineup at center and bring Tristan Thompson off the bench.
LeBron James rested on Sunday, which was just the second game he has sat this season, and he looked refreshed at the start of Monday’s game, scoring 12 points on 6-of-8 shooting in the first quarter.