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The depleted Cavaliers will come away with a win they don't even need against the Pacers, and it will present a great opportunity for Ty Jerome to score more than usual in an expanded role.

The Indiana Pacers secured home-court advantage in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs with a 114-112 win over the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday in Indianapolis.

The Cleveland Cavaliers might have surprised NBA teams with how they’ve played this season, but they have what it takes to make a possible Finals run despite the Boston Celtics’ seemingly invincible rotation.

The Cleveland Cavaliers have played like one of the best teams in the NBA all season, and with just four games left before the playoffs, they still look like championship contenders. One NBA analyst recently included the Wine and Gold in an elite group as the postseason nears.

The Cleveland Cavaliers can clinch the best record in the Eastern Conference with a victory on Tuesday when they host the Chicago Bulls. The Cavaliers (62-16) have the second-best record in the NBA and lead the Boston Celtics by four games in the final week of the regular season.

Indiana Pacers vs. Cleveland Cavaliers ( TNT/TruTV, 7:00 ET)

The stakes are high for the Indiana Pacers as they seek their best possible position for the NBA Playoffs in a Thursday night matchup against the East’s clinched No. 1 seed Cleveland Cavaliers.

No playoff team has ever fired their head coach as late as the Denver Nuggets did when they dismissed head Michael Malone on Tuesday. The Nuggets won their first game with new coach David Adelman, but history of late NBA coaching changes is a decidedly mixed bag.

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With the Eastern Conference's No. 1 seed already locked up, the mighty Cleveland Cavaliers are resting many of their top players in a potential second-round pla