After a heavy 98-80 loss at home to the Indiana Pacers in game one of their first-round series, the Cleveland Cavaliers know they can't afford to drop another game at home and go down 2-0 heading on the road. 

Wednesday night's game two at Quicken Loans Arena has become a must-win encounter for the Wine and Gold or they'll be staring elimination in the face. 

Following their defeat to the Pacers, LeBron James exuded calm and stated that there was nothing for his team to worry about. 

It's the first time that the Cavs have lost a first-round game since the King returned to the franchise in 2014 but he wasn't prepared to panic.

Speaking before the important game two clash, Kevin Love explained that the early setback in the series could actually work in their favour. 

He sees it as a wake-up call for the team that should enable them to play their best basketball moving forward. 

"It's like that sometimes," Love told reporters. "Sometimes you need to get hit in the mouth and that'll wake you up pretty fast. That'll make you pay attention."

The Cavaliers certainly weren't paying much attention on Sunday as they were outplayed in every department by the Pacers.

Their defence has been their major weakness all year but in game one, they were awful offensively as they produced their second-lowest points total of the season. 

Love may have grabbed 17 rebounds on the night but he was one of the players that failed to make an impact on offence. He took just eight shots and finished with nine points in 34 minutes.

The power forward knows that he has to be more assertive in order for Cleveland to win and needs to be that second option behind LeBron.

"Sometimes I fall into my own trap of just spacing every play," he said. "And that allows other guys to get downhill, Bron to play his game.

"But I think just mixing it up even when he's not in the game, getting in the post a little bit more, getting offensive rebounds, getting more touches in there, not even to shoot it in some cases, but just to feel the ball down there. ... That's partially on me too, just coming out and attacking first and being more aggressive."

The five-time All-Star doesn't believe the outcome of game one will be an indicator of how the rest of the series will go but admits the Cavs must come out with a better energy if they are to even things up.

"We have to be ready to play from the jump tomorrow," he said. "They really set the tone."

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