The set-up: The Cleveland Cavaliers are up 1-0 in their series with the Pacers (East's No. 7 seed with a 42-40 record, including 13-28 on the road, the worst of any of this year's playoff qualifiers). However, the Cavs, just 10-14 since March 1, needed to withstand a late comeback by Indiana to earn a one-point win (109-108). Cleveland let a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter slip away and was a missed shot at the buzzer away from losing Game 1. However, All-Star PG Kyrie Irving does not feel the team is vulnerable. "Feel vulnerable? Hell no," Irving told reporters. "Not going into any game with the group that we have. I understand there's some mistakes that happen throughout the game, and the regular season didn't end the way we wanted it to, but like I said, it's just a step in the right direction. Game 1, just taking care of home floor and have to come out for Game 2 with an even higher focus and even better level of intensity, limit our mistakes, and we will be good." That's brave talk from a player who went 1-of-9 from three-point range in Game 1!

Indiana: C.J. Miles missed a mid-range jumper at the buzzer in Saturday's loss but Indiana just confirmed its belief that it could hang with the defending champions. "We knew we could go toe-to-toe with them," Pacers All-Star forward Paul George told the media. "We challenged them the last time we were here. We knew we had a chance coming in to win a game here. It sucks that we're down 0-1, but it's encouraging." George (23.7 & 6.6) has led the Pacers all season and did so again in Game 1, scoring 29 points and grabbing seven rebounds. Stephenson signed as a free agent deal in late in March with Indiana and has been a solid reserve. However, he played all 12 minutes of the fourth quarter and scored eight of his 16 points in that final period. He shot 8-of-13 in Game 1, his highest output since making his team debut on Apr. 2.

Cleveland: LBJ let everyone know he's read for another run at the Finals (and another title?) on Saturday. He scored 32 points and handed out 13 assists in 43 minutes (also had six rebounds). However, Kyrie shot poorly (11 of 27 overall) and Kevin Love scored 15 of his 17 points in the first half and finished with just four rebounds. Also, Cleveland shot just 14 of 27 from the foul line and Kyle Korver, the league's top three-point shooter this season, made the only shot he took on Saturday and it wasn't even a three-pointer.

The pick: I noted the following in playing the Over in Game 1..."The Cavs have work to do on defense, ranking 20th in scoring defense overall and just 29th since the All-Star break!" The Pacers scored 108 points on the Cavs in Game 1, making 49.4 percent, including 11 of 24 on threes. Meanwhile, the Cavs scored 109 points, despite making only 14 of 27 FTs. Second verse, same as the first, Make the Over a 10* play.