The Good: While LeBron James took the night off — as well as J.R. Smith — the Cleveland Cavaliers are a deep team that still had Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving on the floor. With that in mind, picking up a win against the Cavaliers in these circumstances is still impressive. It doesn’t have the luster of a full-squad win, but considering the Indiana Pacers’ struggles this season, getting the win tonight was important.
The defense showed up for a second straight game, holding Cleveland to 40.7% shooting from the field and 36.7% from deep.