NEW YORK: Forget LeBron James making his eighth consecutive trip to the NBA finals—the Cleveland Cavaliers star might have trouble just getting out of the opening round of the playoffs.

Victor Oladipo scored a game-high 32 points to power the Indiana Pacers over the host Cavaliers 98-80 on Sunday (Monday in Manila) in the opening game of their first-round NBA playoff series.

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