CLEVELAND, Ohio - In a Tuesday media session with team president Koby Altman, Cavs coach Kenny Atkinson pulled back the curtain on his vision for a team that’s been good – but not great enough when it matters most.

The conversation centered on what cleveland.com columnist Terry Pluto calls “the Indiana Factor” – the relentless, exhausting pressure that sent the Cavs packing in five games against the Pacers during last year’s playoffs.

“The Pacers got the ball over the half court line faster than anybody in the NBA, and threw more passes in once they got it over than anybody else,” Pluto said on the latest edition of the Terry’s Talkin’ podcast .

“In other words, they were moving. They not only pressured you on defense, they pressured you on offense.”

Pressure on, two games remain,

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