The Pacers can knock off the Cavaliers, but it won’t be easy

Just about everyone will write this series off as a Cleveland Cavalier victory over the Indiana Pacers. And maybe they’re right, Cleveland does have LeBron. But they are far from unbeatable. This is how the Pacers can do it.

On Sunday, the playoffs officially arrive. The Indiana Pacers and the Cleveland Cavaliers, Eastern Conference quarterfinals, game one.

Not exactly the easiest opponent for the Blue-and-Gold, is it? Cleveland is the thrice defending Conference champion. They have the greatest player in the world. And they have an offense, that when clicking, is a nightmare to defend. But, this series won’t be a cakewalk for the Cavs.

Indiana brings spunk talent and the onus to keep shocking the world.  It should be a tough, tough series for both teams. Don’t tell that to the majority of everyone who has already be penciling Cleveland into the Eastern Semis. I get that. I do.

But…

What if another improbable twist is added to a season full of them? How many of you, our dear readers, in August, though you’re be reading this article in April? The Pacers have shocked so far, dazzled even, and if they indeed want to keep shocking the world, this is what they need to do.