Oladipo drops 32, Pacers beat Cavs in opener

Indiana guard Victor Oladipo scored 32 points, hitting six of nine attempts from threepoint range, to power the Pacers to a 98-80 victory over the host Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday in Game 1 of an opening-round Eastern Conference playoff series.

Oladipo, who sank 11 of 19 shots overall, also contributed six rebounds, four assists and four steals, Reuters reported. for Cleveland.

Pacers center Myles Turner scored 16 points on six-ofnine shooting. Forward Bojan Bogdanovic struggled with his shot, hitting five of 17, but he had 15 points. Lance Stephenson scored 12 off the bench for Indiana.

Trailing 69-50 in the third quarter, Cleveland used a 13-1 run, capped by Love’s deep three-pointer, to trim the games with the Miami Heat and Cavaliers. The Cavaliers swept the Pacers in last year’s first round.

Oladipo scored 16 in the first half to lead the Pacers to a 55-38 edge at the break. Turner sank a three-pointer with 1.2 seconds left to provide the halftime margin. The Cavaliers had trimmed the Pacers’ 21-point lead to 42-32 in the second quarter