Thursday's game between the Cavs and Pacers had all the makings of a white-flag, warm-up-the-bus-early matchup. Until it didn’t.

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 Pacers struggled with Cleveland's backups – they struggle with bad teams – but the NBA playoffs will be different. And the Pacers will be at home.

The Indiana Pacers secured home-court advantage in the Eastern Conference playoffs with a win over the short-handed Cleveland ...

It’s the Cavaliers’ 17th loss this season. They can no longer catch Oklahoma City for the league’s best record. They won’t ...

The Pacers improved to 49-31 and have won six straight. They trail the Knicks by just one game and still have a chance at the ...

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 ...

The Indiana Pacers secured home-court advantage in the Eastern Conference playoffs with a 114-112 win over the short-handed ...

The Cleveland Cavaliers are keeping four of their five starters out of their game Thursday night at Indiana, though coach Kenny Atkinson said all could still play in the team's final two games.

The depleted Cavaliers will come away with a win they don't even need against the Pacers, and it will present a great ...

The Thunder have outscored their opponents by 1,006 points in their 80 games, while the 1971-72 Lakers were a plus-1,007 in ...