Pacers conclude the preseason with win over Cavs, but have a long road ahead

"We have a lot of work to do — and I mean a lot — before we get to Wednesday," Rick Carlisle said after the preseason.

The curtains were open at The Fieldhouse as the Pacers beat the Cavs 109-104 in their final preseason game.

The best news from the Pacers’ preseason is that they came out of it healthy.

Andrew Nembhard needed to have a kidney stone removed, limiting his workload in camp. And fellow guard Tyrese Haliburton was accidentally swiped across his right nostril i…