Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Indiana Pacers

Oct 20, 2023

FINAL

1-3ClevelandCavaliers

104

2-2IndianaPacers

109

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
CLE	26	25	29	24	104
IND	26	30	27	26	109

Game Recap

The Pacers defeat the Cavaliers, 109-104. Buddy Hield led the team with 20 points, four rebounds, and one assist for the Pacers, with Obi Toppin adding 17 points and nine rebounds in the victory. Donovan Mitchell recorded 28 points, four assists, and three rebounds for the Cavaliers in the losing effort. The Pacers finish the preseason 2-2 with the victory, while the Cavaliers finish 1-3 with the defeat.

Player Stats

CAVALIERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Max StrusSF	27	2-8	1-5	2-2	3	2	3	0	2	4	-14	7
32Dean WadePF	20	0-1	0-1	0-0	3	1	0	0	1	2	-4	0
4Evan MobleyC	29	8-14	0-0	2-4	8	2	2	1	2	3	-4	18
3Caris LeVertSG	28	5-15	1-7	1-1	0	2	4	1	1	3	+9	12
45Donovan MitchellPG	28	11-21	3-7	3-4	3	4	2	0	3	3	-11	28
20Georges Niang	24	4-8	3-5	0-0	4	2	0	2	1	1	-4	11
35Isaac Okoro	21	3-8	1-3	0-0	3	3	0	1	0	0	-2	7
2Ty Jerome	14	2-6	0-1	4-4	2	5	0	1	0	2	+5	8
30Damian Jones	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	2	1	+1	0
21Emoni Bates	12	1-3	1-2	1-2	1	1	0	1	1	1	-2	4
13Tristan Thompson	5	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0
15Isaiah Mobley	7	1-3	0-1	1-2	4	2	1	0	2	0	-2	3
9Craig Porter Jr.	5	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	+1	2
24Justin Powell	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	+1	0
5Sam Merrill	5	1-3	1-3	1-1	1	0	0	0	2	0	+1	4
31Jarrett Allen	— did not play —												— did not play —
00Sharife Cooper	— did not play —												— did not play —
10Darius Garland	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Pete Nance	— did not play —												— did not play —
13Ricky Rubio	— did not play —												— did not play —
19Zhaire Smith	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	39-9242.4%	11-3531.4%	15-2075.0%	38	24	12	7	19	23	-	104

PACERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
00Bennedict MathurinSF	22	2-4	2-3	3-4	2	2	1	0	6	1	+8	9
1Obi ToppinPF	26	6-9	1-3	4-4	9	1	0	0	0	1	+7	17
33Myles TurnerC	23	3-9	0-3	2-4	9	2	0	1	1	3	+20	8
11Bruce BrownSG	23	3-6	3-6	0-0	5	1	1	0	1	1	+20	9
0Tyrese HaliburtonPG	28	5-11	0-5	4-5	4	9	4	1	2	0	+13	14
7Buddy Hield	18	6-10	6-8	2-2	4	1	1	2	3	1	-14	20
25Jalen Smith	16	1-3	0-1	0-0	4	0	0	1	2	3	-20	2
2Andrew Nembhard	23	5-10	1-2	2-2	1	2	2	0	3	2	-9	13
9T.J. McConnell	11	3-8	0-1	3-4	2	3	0	0	1	0	-10	9
23Aaron Nesmith	13	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	2	2	-7	0
5Jarace Walker	8	2-3	0-0	1-1	5	1	1	0	1	0	+5	5
26Ben Sheppard	8	1-3	0-1	1-2	1	1	2	0	0	1	+5	3
22Isaiah Jackson	8	0-3	0-0	0-0	5	0	1	1	0	1	+5	0
13Jordan Nwora	7	0-4	0-1	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	1	+2	0
10Kendall Brown	— did not play —												— did not play —
27Daniel Theis	— did not play —												— did not play —
44Oscar Tshiebwe	— did not play —												— did not play —
21Isaiah Wong	— did not play —												— did not play —



TOTAL	-	37-8444.0%	13-3438.2%	22-2878.6%	54	26	13	6	22	17	-	109

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterCLEIND

(11:57) Jump Ball M. Turner vs. E. Mobley: Tip to O. Toppin
+2 (11:46) O. Toppin alley-oop DUNK (2 PTS) (B. Brown 1 AST)
02
+2 (11:25) E. Mobley Hook (2 PTS)
22
(11:07) MISS O. Toppin driving finger roll Layup
(11:06) D. Wade REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:55) MISS D. Mitchell 21' pullup Shot
(10:52) B. Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:42) B. Mathurin bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(10:42) E. Mobley STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (10:31) E. Mobley driving Layup (4 PTS)
42
(10:13) MISS M. Turner Layup - blocked
(10:13) E. Mobley BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:11) M. Turner REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:11) C. LeVert shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Turner 2 FT)
(10:11) MISS M. Turner Free Throw 1 of 2
(10:11) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (10:11) M. Turner Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
43
(9:57) D. Wade bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(9:57) T. Haliburton STEAL (1 STL)
(9:53) D. Mitchell personal FOUL (1 PF)
+3 (9:40) B. Mathurin 28' 3PT pullup (3 PTS)
46
(9:29) MISS D. Mitchell 12' pullup Shot
(9:27) B. Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:21) MISS B. Brown 26' running 3PT
(9:19) E. Mobley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:00) MISS E. Mobley 15' Jump Shot
(8:57) M. Strus REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(8:54) O. Toppin shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Mitchell 2 FT)
+1 (8:54) D. Mitchell Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
56
+1 (8:54) D. Mitchell Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
66
(8:48) MISS T. Haliburton 25' pullup 3PT
(8:45) D. Mitchell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:37) MISS D. Mitchell 25' 3PT
(8:34) O. Toppin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:19) MISS T. Haliburton 9' driving finger roll Layup
(8:17) E. Mobley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:12) MISS M. Strus running Layup
(8:11) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(8:07) D. Mitchell bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(8:07) B. Brown STEAL (1 STL)
(8:01) MISS B. Mathurin 26' running 3PT
(7:58) M. Turner REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(7:55) E. Mobley shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Mathurin 2 FT)
+1 (7:55) B. Mathurin Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
67
+1 (7:55) B. Mathurin Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
68
(7:34) MISS C. LeVert 7' pullup Shot
(7:32) B. Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(7:24) T. Haliburton step out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(7:14) M. Turner shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Mobley 2 FT)
+1 (7:14) E. Mobley Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
78
(7:14) MISS E. Mobley Free Throw 2 of 2
(7:13) M. Turner REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (7:05) T. Haliburton driving reverse Layup (2 PTS)
710
(6:49) D. Mitchell bad pass TURNOVER (2 TO)
(6:49) B. Mathurin STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (6:46) O. Toppin running DUNK (4 PTS) (B. Mathurin 1 AST)
712
+2 (6:26) D. Mitchell 12' turnaround Jump Shot (4 PTS)
912
+3 (6:04) B. Brown 26' 3PT (3 PTS) (M. Turner 1 AST)
915
+3 (5:50) D. Mitchell 25' 3PT pullup (7 PTS)
1215
(5:29) B. Brown lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(5:29) M. Strus STEAL (1 STL)
(5:28) M. Strus bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(5:28) IND Timeout
(5:15) MISS T. Haliburton 27' pullup 3PT
(5:12) I. Okoro REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:04) MISS D. Mitchell 18' pullup Shot
(5:02) M. Turner REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(4:55) MISS M. Turner 25' 3PT
(4:52) G. Niang REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:51) G. Niang bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
+2 (4:41) T. Haliburton driving DUNK (4 PTS) (O. Toppin 1 AST)
1217
+2 (4:21) E. Mobley alley-oop DUNK (7 PTS) (M. Strus 1 AST)
1417
+2 (4:02) M. Turner turnaround Jump Shot (3 PTS)
1419
(3:50) MISS G. Niang Layup
(3:46) O. Toppin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:43) C. LeVert personal FOUL (2 PF)
(3:29) B. Hield lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(3:29) D. Mitchell STEAL (1 STL)
(3:24) D. Mitchell lost ball TURNOVER (3 TO)
(3:24) T. Haliburton STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (3:20) O. Toppin running DUNK (6 PTS) (T. Haliburton 1 AST)
1421
(3:06) MISS C. LeVert 24' 3PT
(3:03) O. Toppin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(2:52) B. Mathurin bad pass TURNOVER (2 TO)
(2:52) C. LeVert STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (2:49) C. LeVert running DUNK (2 PTS) (D. Mitchell 1 AST)
1621
(2:38) B. Mathurin lost ball TURNOVER (3 TO)
(2:38) C. LeVert STEAL (2 STL)
+3 (2:34) C. LeVert 24' 3PT running (5 PTS) (I. Okoro 1 AST)
1921
(2:31) IND Timeout
(2:14) MISS J. Smith Layup - blocked
(2:14) G. Niang BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:10) T. Jerome REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:54) MISS C. LeVert 25' 3PT
(1:53) A. Nesmith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:47) T. Jerome personal FOUL (1 PF) (McConnell 2 FT)
+1 (1:47) T. McConnell Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1922
+1 (1:47) T. McConnell Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1923
(1:34) C. LeVert lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(1:34) B. Hield STEAL (1 STL)
(1:32) B. Hield bad pass TURNOVER (2 TO)
(1:32) E. Mobley STEAL (2 STL)
+3 (1:28) G. Niang 27' 3PT running (3 PTS) (T. Jerome 1 AST)
2223
(1:11) J. Smith offensive FOUL (1 PF)
(1:11) J. Smith offensive foul TURNOVER (1 TO)
(0:59) MISS C. LeVert driving Layup
(0:57) J. Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:52) MISS T. McConnell 10' running Shot
(0:49) I. Okoro REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:47) B. Hield shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Jerome 2 FT)
+1 (0:47) T. Jerome Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2323
+1 (0:47) T. Jerome Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2423
(0:26) MISS A. Nembhard 3PT - blocked
(0:26) C. LeVert BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:24) A. Nembhard REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(0:23) MISS A. Nembhard 20' turnaround fadeaway Shot - blocked
(0:23) I. Okoro BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:23) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(0:23) IND shot clock Team TURNOVER
+2 (0:05) E. Mobley DUNK (9 PTS) (C. LeVert 1 AST)
2623
+3 (0:00) B. Hield 26' 3PT (3 PTS) (T. McConnell 1 AST)
2626

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4th quarter

Team Stats

CLE

IND

104Points109

39-92(42.4%)Field Goal(%)37-84(44.0%)

11-35(31.4%)3-Point(%)13-34(38.2%)

15-20(75.0%)Free Throw(%)22-28(78.6%)

38(5)Rebounds(Offensive)54(8)

24Assists26

12Steals13

7Blocks6

19Turnovers22

23Fouls17

54Pts In The Paint42

22Fast Break Pts25

31Pts Off Turnovers25

39Bench Pts52

11Largest Lead9

Game Details

Friday, October 20, 2023 · 7:00 PM

Gainbridge Fieldhouse · Indianapolis, IN

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