Cavs' Reserves Nearly Upset Pacers in Narrow Defeat

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00:00Well, the Cavs have already clinched the one seed.

00:02They're resting up here down the final three days of the regular season.

00:06And yet still, the reserves for the Cavs gave Indiana at full strength a heck of a test last night.

00:13The Pacers do prevail, winning 114-112, but Cleveland easily covers as a nine-and-a-half-point road dog.

00:22The Pacers now have won six in a row, and because of it, they clinch a top-four spot in the Eastern Conference standings.

00:28It's currently on that four-seed line right now in the playoff positioning out east.

00:34They got the win.

00:34That's what they needed.

00:35But I don't even think with this victory, you even got a moral victory along with, like, hey, congratulations.

00:40We got a seeding.

00:41All right, we beat the Cavs.

00:42That's awesome, man.

00:43One of the best teams in the NBA.

00:44No, we beat their B squad yesterday, and we were down heading into the fourth quarter at home when we know we needed this game.

00:49And Cleveland was just saying, you know what, backups, get out there and have some spin.

00:52You take a look at the shooting percentage, 46% on the road from three-point range for the backups for the Cavaliers.

00:57That was pretty impressive.

00:58So I like the fact that the Pacers won.

01:00They needed to win.

01:01I thought they would cover and didn't.

01:02But am I more impressed with the Cleveland Cavaliers' B team showing up on the road in a meaningless game,

01:06saying we're just going to play for pride and almost take down the Pacers?

01:10That's pretty good.

01:10So, let's plainne for it.

01:11So, I'm going to also go.

01:12So, let's go.

01:13So, let's do this.