The quest for a fourth straight trip to the NBA Finals will begin for the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday when they open the 2018 Eastern Conference playoffs against the Indiana Pacers.
Here is the schedule for the best-of-seven series between the No. 4 seed Cavs and the No. 5 seed Pacers:
- Game 1--Sunday, April 15: Indiana at Cleveland, 3:30 p.m.
- Game 2--Wednesday, April 18: Indiana at Cleveland, 7:00 p.m.
- Game 3--Friday, April 20: Cleveland at Indiana, 7:00 p.m.
- Game 4--Sunday, April 22: Cleveland at Indiana, 8:30 p.m.
- (If Necessary) Game 5--Wednesday, April 25: Indiana at Cleveland, time TBA
- (If Necessary) Game 6--Friday, April 27: Cleveland at Indiana, time TBA
- (If Necessary) Game 7--Sunday, April 29: Indiana at Cleveland, time TBA
It will be the second year in a row that the two teams will square off in the first round of the playoffs. In 2017, the Cavaliers swept the Pacers in a four-game sweep. However, each game was highly competitive, including Game 3 in Indianapolis that saw the Cavs rally from 25 down to win.
The two teams met four times during the 2017-18 regular season, with Indiana besting Cleveland in three of the matchups.:
- November 1, 2017: Indiana 124, Cleveland 107
- December 8, 2017: Indiana 106, Cleveland 102
- January 12, 2017: Indiana 97, Cleveland 95
- January 26, 2018: Cleveland 115, Indiana 108
LeBron James and Head Coach Tyronn Lue spoke about the upcoming series rematch with the Pacers following Wednesday's regular season finale:
