The Cavs are resting most of their starters while the Pacers are going all-out for playoff positioning. Tyrese Haliburton registered just six assists last time out vs. Washington, but in the previous four games he had double-digit assists. This game has a total of 234, the highest on Thursday's board. Look for Haliburton -- averaging 11.1 assists since the All-Star Break -- to dish out at least 10 against Cleveland.

It's that time in the NBA when teams with playoff slots secured are apt to gear things down for the final few meaningless regular-season games, as we saw from the Celtics and Rockets last night. The Cavs fit the same profile, having secured top seed in the East. They all but announced their intentions tonight with Donovan Mitchell, Evan Mobley, and Darius Garland all slated to miss this evening, and mostly a reserve side on the floor at Indy. Meanwhile, the Pacers, who have won 9 of 11, need just one more win to sew up the fourth seed and home-court edge in the opening round of the East playoffs before Rick Carlisle likely gears it down on the weekend. Play Pacers.