Recap: Pacers 114, Cavs 111 (or, Turned Over)

In one of the Cavs’ final chances to make a defensive stop, prevent this game from slipping away, and preserve a winning streak, injured power forward Kevin Love stood at the end of a long table in front of the team bench. As he leaned forward in a black hoodie and green chinos, his hands were placed on either side of the table in a posture both of kingly authority and supplication. He wanted the stop, and a win. Lording over the table but unable to influence events on the court, Love watched as the Pacers’ veteran guard, Malcom Brogdon, made his way toward the Cavs sideline through a series of screens. When, with 38.2 seconds left on the clock, Brogdon put the Pacers up 112-107 with an expressionless jumper, Love pounded on the table in fury with both hands, cursing into his slipping black facemask.

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