Live Thread: Cavs @ Pacers

Good evening CtB!

With the NBA trade deadline now passed, the Cavs travel to the Crossroads of America to take on the Indiana Pacers. The Pacers have completely overhauled their roster, of which the Cavs were beneficiaries with the acquisition of Caris LeVert. There’s simply no telling what kind of team Indiana is at this point with all of the new faces. They were a team who were average on offense and below average on defense. Yours truly is a big fan of the Tyrese Haliburton acquisition so it’ll be interesting to see Coach Rick Carlisle continues to develop the young talent.

For the Cavs, Darius Garland is out again with a nagging back. Hopefully it’s just load management rather than a persistent problem. In DG’s place, Caris LeVert will get the start. This will be a great opportunity to get Caris more comfortable with the team as a point guard and the ball in his hands more, which is when he’s most effective especially as a pick and roll maestro. Also, bench dawg Brandon Goodwin could see some action as well.

#Cavs newbie Caris LeVert, back in Indiana and playing his second game with Cleveland, will start at point guard in place of injured Darius Garland (back) tonight, sources tell @clevelanddotcom.

He will join Isaac Okoro, Dean Wade, Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen.

— Chris Fedor (@ChrisFedor) February 11, 2022

Tip off is scheduled for 7:00PM ET and will be broadcasted by Bally Sports Ohio/Great Lakes, GO CAVS!