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Cleveland Cavaliers: Ranking East playoff teams who can beat the Cavs

By Michael Saenz

BOSTON, MA - JANUARY 3: LeBron James #23 of the Cleveland Cavaliers looks on during he first quarter against the Boston Celtics at TD Garden on January 3, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
BOSTON, MA - JANUARY 3: LeBron James #23 of the Cleveland Cavaliers looks on during he first quarter against the Boston Celtics at TD Garden on January 3, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) /
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INDIANAPOLIS, IN – DECEMBER 13: Victor Oladipo #4 of Indiana Pacers and Paul George #13 of the Oklahoma City Thunder watch the action during the game at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on December 13, 2017 in Indianapolis, Indiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – DECEMBER 13: Victor Oladipo #4 of Indiana Pacers and Paul George #13 of the Oklahoma City Thunder watch the action during the game at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on December 13, 2017 in Indianapolis, Indiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

7. Indiana Pacers/Detroit Pistons

The Indiana Pacers are cureently the 6th seed in the East, but I honestly don’t think they have much of a chance to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers in the playoffs. The biggest reason why being that they don’t have the depth to keep going at the Cavs.

The Pacers have a top 10 offense, which is almost a necessity to beat Cleveland. But, their defense is middle-of-the-pack good and their lack of depth would show in a 7-game series against one of the East’s most talented rosters.

The Pistons fall into this same category. In the even that they squeak into the playoffs, the Pistons don’t have the firepower to beat Cleveland. Their offense ranks 21st in the league, and unless a trade is coming I wouldn’t give them much of a shot in a long series.

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