Picture: Outside of Quicken Loans Arena on Wednesday, April 12th, 2017. The Cleveland Cavaliers finished the 2016-2017 regular season with a record of 51-31. This was six fewer wins than last season (57-25) and two fewer wins than two seasons ago (53-29). With that said, they are preparing to open the 2017 Playoffs as the #2 seed in the Eastern Conference against the #7 seed Indiana Pacers. In a past article , it was stated that even the best teams make changes to their lineup, and they do this throughout the playoffs. When it comes down to it, teams typically have: Star players who are core players Role players who are core players Role players who are situational players Bench players who are secondary backups As it stands, the Cavs enter the 2017 Playoffs with the following rotation : F/G LeBron James, G Kyrie Irving, F/C Kevin Love C/F Tristan Thompson, G/F J.R. Smith, G/F Iman Shumpert, F/G Kyle Korver, F/G Richard Jefferson, F/C Channing Frye, G Deron Wi