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CLEVELAND -- Sitting in the last chair on Indianas bench, David West stared straight ahead, unable to look at the court. https://www.cheapblackhawks.com/" class="TyTxtSmlC">Chicago Blackhawks Pro Shop . As the final seconds ticked off the clock on another disheartening loss, West seemed dazed. The Pacers promising season is unraveling Dion Waiters scored 19 points, Luol Deng added 15 and the Cleveland Cavaliers kept their playoff push going with a 90-76 win Sunday over the skidding Pacers, who are losing their grip on the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference. Tristan Thompson had 16 rebounds as the Cavs snapped a nine-game losing streak against Indiana. Cleveland came in three games behind slumping, idle Atlanta for the conferences final playoff spot. With seven games left -- six against teams with losing records -- the Cavs still have a chance. The Pacers, meanwhile, are falling apart. They lost their fifth straight road game and now lead Miami by one game for the Easts top record and home-court advantage throughout the post-season. Since beating the Heat at home last week, Indiana has lost to Washington and Cleveland. "Were losing games at an alarming rate to teams that are inferior to us," said West, who picked up a technical four in the fourth quarter. "We cant figure out a way to perform better. Weve done what you do. Weve had team meetings. Weve had players-only meetings. Weve had players and the coaches (meetings). Were kind of looking for answers right now, and things dont get any easier." Paul George scored 15 and West 14 for Indiana, which fell behind by 21 in the fourth quarter. Once thought to be a lock to make the conference finals, the Pacers are in disarray as they enter the final weeks of the regular season. "Were lost right now," guard Lance Stephenson said. "We just have to play through it." Indianas offence lacks rhythm, and other than their win over the Heat, the Pacers arent showing the same intensity or energy that has made them one of the NBAs top teams. "Were all frustrated," coach Frank Vogel said. "I think were playing against ourselves. Its a level of play that were trying to reach that were not close to where we need to be." The Pacers trailed the Cavs by 13 at halftime, and after pulling within six in the third, Indiana let the Cavs go on a 14-5 run, capped by Jarrett Jacks 3-pointer that made it 69-54. Indiana never got close enough to threaten the Cavs in the fourth, and Vogel pulled West and his other starters for the final 1:20 -- a surprising sign of surrender. Midway through the quarter, West was assessed the technical and a flagrant-1 after a mix-up with spunky Cavs rookie guard Matthew Dellavedova and Cleveland centre Spencer Hawes. Theres still time to get things fixed, but the Pacers have lost nine of 15 since March 4 and it wont get any easier with San Antonio coming in for a visit on Monday. The Spurs have won 17 straight. "Weve got to get to playing better," West said. "Weve got eight games left. Its going to get real. We dont want to be disappointed in April and May. Weve got to figure something out. Everybody, individually, all of us have to look at ourselves and figure out what we can do to right this ship." The Cavs, on the other hand, are peaking at the right time. They won for the fourth time in five games despite playing without All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving, who missed his eighth straight with an injured biceps. Irving could be back this week, when the Cavs, who are 14-12 since Feb. 5, are at Orlando before a showdown on Friday against the Hawks, who have lost six in a row. "Our guys just keep fighting," Cavs coach Mike Brown said. Cleveland played the second half without centre Anderson Varejao, who strained his right shoulder. The Cavs said their leading rebounder will be re-evaluated Monday. The Pacers, who shot just 37 per cent, lacked any offensive cohesion and left Cleveland searching for answers. "A lot of our guys are out of rhythm right now," Vogel said. "Weve got to figure it out." NOTES: The Pacers have scored less than 80 points in four of their past five games. ... Irving was scheduled to be re-evaluated Sunday by team physician Dr. Richard Parker. Its not yet known when, or if, Irving will play again. ... Clevelands schedule couldnt be better over the next seven games for its playoff drive. The Cavs will play just one team -- Brooklyn -- with a winning record and thats in the season finale. ... George is shooting just 31 per cent (40 of 130) in his last eight games. https://www.cheapblackhawks.com/" class="TyTxtSmlC">Blackhawks Jerseys China . 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Those guys can help us." The Raiders have had a long list of injured players almost since the season began, most of them offensive linemen. The outlook is a bit more promising now. Getting Watson, the 42nd overall pick in the draft, back to practice gives Oakland some much-needed depth up front. Starting right tackle Tony Pashos and backup centre/left guard Andre Gurode both sat out last weeks win over the Pittsburgh Steelers while hurt. Even left tackle Jared Veldheer, out since early in training camp, received encouraging news regarding his triceps injury. Veldheer flew to Los Angeles earlier this week to meet with his doctor and was told his recovery is right on track. "Everythings going good," said Veldheer, who had started 42 consecutive games for the Raiders before getting hurt during a training camp practice. "Its on track with everything. Its getting close, thats the exciting part." Burris started 15 games as a rookie in 2012 but had been on the physically unable to perform list before getting cleared to practice this week. The Raiders now have three weeks to decide whether to add Burris to the 53-man roster. They have an exemption on the 2012 fourth-roound draft pick until then. https://www.cheapblackhawks.com/" class="TyTxtSmlC">Blackhawks Jerseys 2021. "(Were) getting an opportunity to get him out here and actually go through some football activity and see where hes at movement-wise, see where hes at conditioning-wise," Allen said. "That will be a big factor as to when and if we decide to bring him up to the active roster." Burris set a franchise rookie record with 138 tackles last season while playing weakside linebacker. Now hes taking reps at all three linebacker positions and will also get work on special teams before the team makes its decision. "Feels great to be back out with the team," Burris said. "I was able to go pretty much full-go. Its just the other parts of the game, getting back out there and feeling everything and seeing things and just reacting. "My biggest goal is to get back on that 53 and contribute any way I can." Watson had been getting work at left tackle with Oaklands starting offence after Veldheer went down. The 6-foot-5, 315-pound native of Manchester, England, will continue to get work there and as a backup to Matt McCants at right tackle until Pashos is cleared to practice. Watsons return comes one week after centre Stefen Wisniewski rejoined practice following a two-game absence. "With some of the depth issues that we have on the offensive line, he could potentially be forced into action sooner than maybe we would normally want," Allen said. "We just have to evaluate how he goes through practice, where hes at mentally as well as where hes at physically." Notes: Pashos (hip flexor) and Gurode (quad) joined safety Tyvon Branch as the only players absent from practice. "I dont expect them to be out a whole lot longer," Allen said. "But you never know how these things can go, whether theres any type of setback in the rehab process or whatever. Im hopeful that theyll be back soon." ___ AP NFL website: http://www.pro32.ap.org ' ' '