Escape act: LeBron, Cavs edge Pacers 109-108 in Game 1
CLEVELAND — Their regular-season issues followed the Cavaliers into the playoffs. They didn’t win their post-season opener as much as survive it.
The champions remain puzzling.
LeBron James scored 32 points and Cleveland, looking to flip a switch after a shaky-and-streaky regular season, began the post-season by escaping with a 109-108 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Saturday.
C.J. Miles could have won it for Indiana, but a player whom Cleveland’s players and coaches call a “Cavs killer,” missed a 14-foot jumper just before the horn.