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Cleveland Cavaliers: 9 Things We Learned From Game One Against the Indiana Pacers

By Jackson Flickinger

Apr 15, 2017; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) reacts after a dunk in the third quarter against the Indiana Pacers in game one of the first round of the 2017 NBA Playoffs at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 15, 2017; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) reacts after a dunk in the third quarter against the Indiana Pacers in game one of the first round of the 2017 NBA Playoffs at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports /
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Apr 15, 2017; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) reacts after a dunk in the third quarter against the Indiana Pacers in game one of the first round of the 2017 NBA Playoffs at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 15, 2017; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) reacts after a dunk in the third quarter against the Indiana Pacers in game one of the first round of the 2017 NBA Playoffs at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports /

The Cleveland Cavaliers survived a scare on Saturday afternoon. They took the Indiana Pacers best punch, and came away with a 109-108 win.

The Cleveland Cavaliers might not have played an incredible game, but they did enough to somehow win.

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The Pacers had a chance to win the game late. They had the ball down one, with ten seconds left. However, a well-timed double team by LeBron James and J.R. Smith forced Paul George to dish the ball to C.J. Miles. Miles missed the game winning shot.

LeBron James led the Cavaliers with a team-high 32 points and a team-high 13 assists. His superstar teammate Kyrie Irving also helped with 23 points, but Irving did this on just 11-of-27 from the field. One area of concern that Cleveland had was their bench, and they ended with 23 bench points from the four rotational players- Frye, Deron Williams, Jefferson, and Korver.

While this was game a nail bitter, it also unveiled some not-so-pretty spots, so without further ado here’s what we learned from this win.