Cavaliers (112) vs Pacers (114) · Apr 10, 2025 · NBA Scores

FINAL

Apr 10, 2025

63-17ClevelandCavaliers

112

49-31IndianaPacers

114

Game Recap

The Indiana Pacers defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers, 114-112, to clinch homecourt in the 1st round. The Indiana Pacers move to 49-31, while the Cleveland Cavaliers fall to 63-17.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
CLE	23	33	26	30	112
IND	28	24	29	33	114

CAVALIERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
12De'Andre HunterSF	31	9-19	3-7	2-2	11	2	2	1	3	3	+18	23
32Dean WadePF	29	3-7	2-5	0-0	4	4	2	0	1	1	+6	8
31Jarrett AllenC	15	1-4	0-0	1-2	10	1	0	0	0	0	-3	3
5Sam MerrillSG	28	5-9	5-8	0-0	3	4	1	1	0	3	-2	15
2Ty JeromePG	25	9-16	4-6	2-2	2	6	0	1	2	1	+13	24
9Craig Porter Jr.	27	7-17	1-4	1-2	3	3	0	0	4	0	-13	16
35Isaac Okoro	31	5-11	2-6	1-1	2	2	0	0	0	4	-1	13
8Javonte Green	21	1-3	0-1	1-2	2	2	1	0	1	2	-14	3
13Tristan Thompson	19	3-8	0-0	1-2	12	0	0	0	0	2	-5	7
24Jaylon Tyson	8	0-4	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-9	0
21Emoni Bates	— did not play —												— did not play —
18Chuma Okeke	— did not play —												— did not play —
30Nae'Qwan Tomlin	— did not play —												— did not play —
33Luke Travers	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	43-9843.9%	17-3745.9%	9-1369.2%	50	24	6	3	11	16	-	112

PACERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
23Aaron NesmithSF	30	7-14	3-6	5-6	6	1	0	0	0	3	+4	22
43Pascal SiakamPF	33	4-10	1-2	1-3	8	2	0	1	2	1	+4	10
33Myles TurnerC	31	4-9	1-4	4-5	7	1	0	4	2	4	+9	13
2Andrew NembhardSG	28	1-8	0-3	0-0	1	7	2	0	0	3	+6	2
0Tyrese HaliburtonPG	35	8-16	4-11	3-4	8	10	0	3	2	1	+15	23
00Bennedict Mathurin	23	6-14	1-5	0-0	3	1	1	0	0	2	-8	13
1Obi Toppin	19	4-7	1-4	1-2	4	2	0	2	1	0	-3	10
9T.J. McConnell	15	3-6	0-1	0-0	3	4	0	1	0	1	-2	6
3Thomas Bryant	8	0-2	0-1	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	0	-7	0
5Jarace Walker	14	6-7	3-4	0-0	3	0	0	0	2	1	-8	15
13Tony Bradley	— did not play —												— did not play —
10RayJ Dennis	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Enrique Freeman	— did not play —												— did not play —
12Johnny Furphy	— did not play —												— did not play —
16James Johnson	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	43-9346.2%	14-4134.1%	14-2070.0%	46	28	3	11	9	16	-	114

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quartercleind

(11:56) Jump Ball Turner vs. Allen: Tip to Nembhard
+3 (11:45) Haliburton 30' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
03
(11:30) Nesmith P.FOUL (P1.T1) (G.Petraitis)
(11:23) MISS Merrill 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(11:23) Haliburton BLOCK (1 BLK)
(11:20) Nembhard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:05) Turner 3' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Nembhard 1 AST)
05
(11:05) Hunter S.FOUL (P1.T1) (G.Petraitis)
+1 (11:05) Turner Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
06
(10:47) Siakam S.FOUL (P1.T2) (G.Petraitis)
(10:47) MISS Allen Free Throw 1 of 2
(10:47) Cavaliers Rebound
+1 (10:47) Allen Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
16
(10:31) MISS Haliburton 32' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:28) Hunter REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:17) Nembhard S.FOUL (P1.T3) (M.Myers)
+1 (10:17) Jerome Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
26
+1 (10:17) Jerome Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
36
(10:04) MISS Nesmith 4' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(10:00) Allen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:52) Wade 18' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
56
(9:43) Hunter S.FOUL (P2.T2) (M.Myers)
+1 (9:43) Turner Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
57
+1 (9:43) Turner Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
58
(9:27) MISS Hunter 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:23) Allen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (9:18) Merrill 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Wade 1 AST)
88
(9:09) MISS Siakam 12' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(9:05) Nesmith REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(8:55) MISS Siakam 3PT Jump Shot
(8:51) Merrill REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:45) MISS Jerome 11' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(8:43) Siakam REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:34) MISS Nesmith 3PT Jump Shot
(8:31) Allen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (8:12) Hunter 17' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Jerome 1 AST)
108
(7:47) MISS Turner 10' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(7:45) Merrill REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:33) MISS Allen 5' Hook Shot
(7:31) Turner REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:29) Merrill S.FOUL (P1.T3) (G.Petraitis)
+1 (7:29) Nesmith Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
109
+1 (7:29) Nesmith Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1010
(7:16) MISS Hunter 4' Layup
(7:14) Siakam REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (7:09) Nesmith 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Haliburton 1 AST)
1013
(6:55) Turner P.FOUL (P1.T4) (M.Myers)
(6:55) PACERS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:48) Hunter Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(6:48) Mathurin STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (6:43) Mathurin 3' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Toppin 1 AST)
1015
+2 (6:29) Okoro 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Hunter 1 AST)
1215
(6:29) Mathurin S.FOUL (P1.PN) (C.Blair)
+1 (6:29) Okoro Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
1315
+2 (6:06) Toppin 2' Alley Oop Dunk (2 PTS) (Nembhard 2 AST)
1317
+3 (5:50) Jerome 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Porter Jr. 1 AST)
1617
(5:41) MISS Haliburton 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(5:38) Allen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(5:32) MISS Porter Jr. 4' Running Layup
(5:32) Toppin BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:31) Haliburton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:26) MISS Nembhard 21' Running Jump Shot
(5:23) Allen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
(5:13) MISS Jerome 11' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(5:12) Jerome REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (5:12) Jerome 3' Putback Layup (7 PTS)
1817
(5:02) MISS Turner 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:58) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:52) Hunter Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P2.T2)
+3 (4:37) Toppin 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Haliburton 2 AST)
1820
(4:23) MISS Green 2' Cutting Dunk Shot
(4:23) Turner BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:22) Toppin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:18) MISS Mathurin 3' Running Layup
(4:18) Jerome BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:18) Cavaliers Rebound
(4:08) MISS Porter Jr. 4' Driving Layup
(4:08) Turner BLOCK (2 BLK)
(4:05) Haliburton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (4:03) Toppin 2' Running Dunk (7 PTS) (McConnell 1 AST)
1822
(4:02) Cavaliers Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(3:48) MISS Porter Jr. 6' Driving Layup
(3:48) Toppin BLOCK (2 BLK)
(3:47) Cavaliers Rebound
(3:41) MISS Okoro 2' Driving Layup
(3:39) Haliburton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+3 (3:35) Mathurin 3PT Running Jump Shot (5 PTS) (McConnell 2 AST)
1825
(3:18) MISS Okoro 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:15) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(3:10) MISS Merrill 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(3:06) Bryant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:45) MISS Toppin 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:43) Okoro REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:33) Porter Jr. Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T3)
(2:27) MISS Haliburton 24' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(2:24) Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:14) MISS Thompson 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(2:12) Thompson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(2:08) MISS Green 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:04) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(2:04) Mathurin S.FOUL (P2.PN) (M.Myers)
+1 (2:04) Porter Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1925
(2:04) MISS Porter Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2
(2:04) Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:52) MISS Mathurin 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(1:50) Thompson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(1:42) MISS Okoro 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:39) Bryant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:21) MISS McConnell 15' Pullup Jump Shot
(1:18) Thompson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(1:05) Porter Jr. Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T4)
(0:44) MISS McConnell 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:40) Thompson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+2 (0:32) Porter Jr. 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot (3 PTS)
2125
(0:14) MISS McConnell 7' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(0:14) Merrill BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:12) Thompson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
+2 (0:06) Thompson 2' Driving Dunk (2 PTS) (Merrill 1 AST)
2325
+3 (0:00) Walker 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (McConnell 3 AST)
2328

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

CLE

IND

112Points114

43-98(43.9%)Field Goal(%)43-93(46.2%)

17-37(45.9%)3-Point(%)14-41(34.1%)

9-13(69.2%)Free Throw(%)14-20(70.0%)

50(11)Rebounds(Offensive)46(10)

24Assists28

6Steals3

3Blocks11

11Turnovers9

16Fouls16

44Pts In The Paint42

6Fast Break Pts23

15Pts Off Turnovers14

39Bench Pts44

11Largest Lead7

Game Details

Thursday, April 10, 2025 · 7:00 PM

Gainbridge Fieldhouse · Indianapolis, IN

attendance: 17,020 (95.0%)