CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Cavs have spent the entire offseason laser-focused on one mission: making sure they never again suffer the embarrassment of being run off the court like they were against the Indiana Pacers in last year’s playoffs. But what if they’re preparing for a battle that’s already over?

This existential question loomed large during the Cavs’ Media Day, where conditioning and pace dominated the conversation among players.

As Wine and Gold Talk podcast host Ethan Sands noted, “one of those major key features was conditioning and being able to keep up and down the floor with the Indiana Pacers. And obviously, as we’ve mentioned, throughout the entire summer, the Pacers played to a different pace than any other team, arguably in NBA history.”

The problem? The Pacers – that sp

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