Cleveland shocked by a surprise Victor

CLEVELAND— Victor Oladipo scored 32 points and the Indiana Pacers pulled off a stunning 98-80 victory Sunday in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference series, handing LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers their first loss in the opening round in eight years.

Indiana was in control from the outset, opening a 21-point lead in the first quarter and leading by 23 in the third. The Cavs got within seven, but Oladipo hit a big 3-pointer and Bojan Bogdanovic helped put Cleveland away with a 3.

The Pacers completely outplayed the three-time defending conference champions, whose turbulent regular season has carried over into the playoffs. Game 2 is Wednesday night. James, who is trying to get to eighth consecutive NBA final, scored 24 with 12 assists and 10 rebounds for his 20th career triple-double. Cleveland’s four other starters — Kevin Love, Jeff Green, Rodney Hood and George Hill — combined for only 25 points.

Cleveland had won 14 straight first-round games, last losing on April 22, 2010, the last season of James’ first stint with the Cavs.

Oladipo made six 3-pointers, swiped the ball from James on two occasions and more than doubled his previous playoff scoring high of 15.