BOSTON — The Cleveland Cavaliers have been the best team in the Eastern Conference all season. But, just like the Celtics fell to the Knicks on Monday night, the Cavs dropped the first game of the playoffs at home to a lower-seeded opponent, falling to the Indiana Pacers, 121-112.
It appeared that the Cavs had effectively bounced back in Game 2 — they led by 14 entering the fourth quarter — but they collapsed down the stretch and dropped a second consecutive game to the Pacers.
Now, they find themselves down 0-2 with the second-round series headed back to Indiana.