LeBron absence felt as Pacers down Cavs

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LeBron absence felt as Pacers down Cavs
Paul George drops 21 points as Indiana improves to a 6-6 record

LOS ANGELES, USA – Paul George scored 21 points as the Indiana Pacers took full advantage of the absence of LeBron James to defeat the NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers 103-93 on Wednesday, November 16 (Thursday morning, Manila time).

George also weighed in with 11 rebounds while teammate Jeff Teague added 20 points as the Pacers improved to 6-6 as the Cavaliers suffered only their second defeat of the season to go to 9-2.

NBA Finals MVP James had been rested while J.R. Smith was also missing for the Cavs, nursing a right ankle sprain.

While Kevin Love (27 points) and Kyrie Irving (24) both made double figures for the Cavs, the absence of James’ eventually told as the Pacers delighted the home crowd at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse arena.

The Pacers are 6-1 at home this season and took a decisive lead in the fourth quarter when a 6-0 run completed by a Thaddeus Young layup stretched their advantage to 94-84.

Young eventually finished on 16 points while Myles Turner (12) and CJ Miles (10) also reached double figures for Indiana.

The Pacers twice led by 11 in the first half but turned around at half-time only 5 points up at 50-45 after Irving and Love combined for 31 points in the opening two quarters. – Rappler.com

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