Paul George had 29 points and Solomon Hill had 15 to help Indiana to 123-109 victory over Cleveland. C.J. Miles had six threes, scoring 21 points off the bench.
The pendulum of the Indiana Pacers' season continues to swing wildly, from perplexing home losses to white knuckled wins over lottery bound teams, perhaps it was a quality team and a national TV game that Indiana needed all along to get them in something of a playoff mindset. At home tonight, the Pacers beat the Cleveland Cavaliers with the purpose of a team trying to avoid them in the playoffs.