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Indiana at Cleveland

April 18, 2018
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The Cleveland Cavaliers got a serious wake up call in Game 1. Other than LeBron James doing his thing, the rest of the Cavaliers were sleep walking through the game. Kevin Love, a main cog in the Cleveland's attack, was great off the glass, but attempted just eight shots. The Cavaliers fell behind 25-8 before LeBron even took a shot, and as much  as he likes to start a game getting his team involved, Coach Lue had a talk with him and wants him to impose his will on the game early. The NBA Playoffs are notorious for a team that loses Game 1 at home, especially in the first round, to come back big in Game 2 where historically a first round Game 1 loser is 26-6 SU in Game 2. Play on Cleveland. 

1.5 units on Cleveland -8 (-103) (risk 1.5 to return 2.96)
Result:
LOSS
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Indiana Pacers
18
28
21
30
97
Cleveland Cavaliers img
33
25
16
26
100
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