Pacers (120) vs Cavaliers (119) · May 6, 2025 · NBA Scores

FINAL

May 6, 2025

2-0IndianaPacers

120

0-2ClevelandCavaliers

119

Game Recap

Tyrese Haliburton hit a top of the arc 3PT FG with 01.1 left in the 4th quarter as the Indiana Pacers defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers, 120-119. The Pacers now lead the best-of-seven series 2-0. Game 3 will take place on Friday, May 9 at 7:30 p.m. EST on ESPN.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
IND	15	35	34	36	120
CLE	32	29	37	21	119

PACERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
23Aaron NesmithSF	33	8-13	5-8	2-2	4	1	1	3	0	4	-2	23
43Pascal SiakamPF	29	5-8	0-0	2-5	6	4	0	0	2	4	+1	12
33Myles TurnerC	35	8-17	2-5	5-6	8	1	1	5	1	3	+15	23
2Andrew NembhardSG	36	5-13	0-4	3-5	7	13	2	0	8	5	+10	13
0Tyrese HaliburtonPG	36	7-11	2-2	3-5	9	4	0	1	0	1	+11	19
1Obi Toppin	15	3-6	1-3	0-0	2	1	2	0	1	1	-2	7
00Bennedict Mathurin	19	6-10	1-3	6-6	2	1	0	0	0	4	+8	19
9T.J. McConnell	13	2-5	0-1	0-0	3	2	1	0	3	1	-15	4
26Ben Sheppard	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	-4	0
3Thomas Bryant	10	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	2	-9	0
5Jarace Walker	3	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	0	-8	0
13Tony Bradley	— did not play —												— did not play —
12Johnny Furphy	— did not play —												— did not play —
16James Johnson	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	44-8551.8%	11-2839.3%	21-2972.4%	44	28	7	9	17	26	-	120

CAVALIERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Max StrusSF	39	8-18	5-12	2-2	8	4	0	0	2	3	-14	23
32Dean WadePF	29	1-4	1-4	0-0	10	3	1	0	0	1	+5	3
31Jarrett AllenC	37	7-9	0-0	8-8	12	3	0	3	4	4	-5	22
2Ty JeromeSG	27	1-14	0-4	0-0	2	3	0	0	2	4	-5	2
45Donovan MitchellPG	35	15-30	1-7	17-21	5	9	4	1	5	4	+13	48
5Sam Merrill	26	5-10	4-9	0-0	4	0	2	0	0	3	0	14
35Isaac Okoro	29	1-2	0-1	3-4	2	1	2	0	0	2	+1	5
8Javonte Green	10	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	+4	0
9Craig Porter Jr.	3	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	1	1	0	0	-4	2
10Darius Garland	— did not play —												— did not play —
12De'Andre Hunter	— did not play —												— did not play —
4Evan Mobley	— did not play —												— did not play —
18Chuma Okeke	— did not play —												— did not play —
13Tristan Thompson	— did not play —												— did not play —
24Jaylon Tyson	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	39-9043.3%	11-3928.2%	30-3585.7%	43	24	11	5	13	21	-	119

Injury Report

22Isaiah Jackson
Achilles — OFS
10Darius Garland
Toe — OUT
12De'Andre Hunter
Thumb — OUT
4Evan Mobley
Ankle — OUT

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterindcle

(11:55) Jump Ball Allen vs. Turner: Tip to Nembhard
+2 (11:41) Haliburton Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Siakam 1 AST)
20
+2 (11:25) Mitchell 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Allen 1 AST)
22
+2 (11:14) Turner 15' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Nembhard 1 AST)
42
(11:02) MISS Mitchell 24' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(11:02) Nembhard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:52) Siakam Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:52) Mitchell STEAL (1 STL)
(10:45) MISS Mitchell 3' Running Layup
(10:44) Strus REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:38) MISS Allen 11' Floating Jump Shot
(10:36) Turner REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (10:30) Nesmith 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Siakam 2 AST)
72
(10:21) Strus OFF.Foul (P1) (N.Buchert)
(10:21) Strus Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:15) MISS Nesmith 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:13) Allen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:01) Allen 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Strus 1 AST)
74
(9:37) MISS Nesmith 2' Driving Layup
(9:37) Allen BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:33) Nesmith REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(9:32) MISS Nesmith 5' Fadeaway Jumper
(9:32) Wade REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:25) MISS Mitchell 3' Driving Layup
(9:25) Turner BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:25) CAVALIERS Rebound
(9:13) Jerome Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(9:13) Turner STEAL (1 STL)
(9:06) MISS Nesmith 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(9:02) Wade REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:53) MISS Jerome 4' Driving Layup
(8:53) Turner BLOCK (2 BLK)
(8:50) Nembhard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:50) Mitchell S.FOUL (P1.T1) (D.Guthrie)
+1 (8:50) Siakam Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
84
+1 (8:50) Siakam Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
94
+2 (8:33) Mitchell 3' Driving Dunk (4 PTS) (Strus 2 AST)
96
(8:32) CAVALIERS Violation: Delay of game Violation
(8:17) MISS Nembhard 29' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:14) Allen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:05) Nembhard P.FOUL (P1.T1) (T.Brothers)
+3 (8:02) Strus 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Mitchell 1 AST)
99
(7:36) MISS Nembhard 31' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:34) CAVALIERS Rebound
(7:24) MISS Jerome 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(7:21) Turner REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:18) Nembhard Traveling Turnover (P1.T2)
(7:05) MISS Mitchell 3' Driving Layup
(7:03) Haliburton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:58) MISS Turner 27' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(6:55) Wade REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(6:47) MISS Mitchell 3' Driving Layup
(6:47) Turner BLOCK (3 BLK)
(6:47) CAVALIERS Rebound
(6:47) CAVALIERS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:40) Mathurin S.FOUL (P1.T2) (T.Brothers)
+1 (6:40) Strus Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
910
+1 (6:40) Strus Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
911
(6:27) MISS Toppin 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(6:25) Merrill REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:19) MISS Strus 27' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(6:17) Toppin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:02) Allen S.FOUL (P1.T2) (T.Brothers)
+1 (6:02) Turner Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1011
+1 (6:02) Turner Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1111
(5:47) Mathurin P.FOUL (P2.T3) (N.Buchert)
+3 (5:39) Merrill 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Allen 2 AST)
1114
(5:25) MISS Toppin 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:23) Strus REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(5:11) MISS Jerome 4' Driving Layup
(5:11) Turner BLOCK (4 BLK)
(5:07) Haliburton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:05) Turner Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(5:05) Okoro STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (4:52) Okoro 2' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Allen 3 AST)
1116
(4:52) Pacers Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+2 (4:32) Nembhard 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
1316
(4:14) Turner S.FOUL (P1.T4) (N.Buchert)
+1 (4:14) Allen Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1317
+1 (4:14) Allen Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1318
(3:59) MISS Nembhard 11' Fadeaway Jumper
(3:54) Bryant REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(3:53) Nembhard Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T4)
+2 (3:33) Mitchell 2' Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS)
1320
(3:33) Sheppard S.FOUL (P1.PN) (T.Brothers)
(3:33) MISS Mitchell Free Throw 1 of 1
(3:31) Siakam REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:16) Allen P.FOUL (P2.T3) (N.Buchert)
(3:11) Toppin Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T5)
(3:11) Mitchell STEAL (2 STL)
(3:07) Mitchell Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(3:07) Toppin STEAL (1 STL)
(2:52) Nembhard Traveling Turnover (P3.T6)
(2:34) Toppin S.FOUL (P1.PN) (N.Buchert)
+1 (2:34) Mitchell Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
1321
+1 (2:34) Mitchell Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
1322
+2 (2:14) Siakam 14' Fadeaway Jumper (4 PTS) (McConnell 1 AST)
1522
(2:03) MISS Mitchell 3' Driving Layup
(2:03) Nesmith BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:03) CAVALIERS Rebound
(1:52) Siakam S.FOUL (P1.PN) (T.Brothers)
+1 (1:52) Mitchell Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
1523
+1 (1:52) Mitchell Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
1524
(1:33) MISS Walker 3PT Jump Shot
(1:32) CAVALIERS Rebound
+3 (1:19) Merrill 25' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Mitchell 2 AST)
1527
(1:18) Pacers Timeout: Regular (Reg.2 Short 0)
(0:55) McConnell Traveling Turnover (P1.T7)
(0:43) MISS Okoro 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:41) Wade REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+2 (0:38) Mitchell 1' Driving Layup (12 PTS) (Wade 1 AST)
1529
(0:26) Bryant Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T8)
(0:26) Green STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (0:15) Merrill 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Green 1 AST)
1532
(0:00) McConnell Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T9)
(0:00) Merrill STEAL (1 STL)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

IND

CLE

120Points119

44-85(51.8%)Field Goal(%)39-90(43.3%)

11-28(39.3%)3-Point(%)11-39(28.2%)

21-29(72.4%)Free Throw(%)30-35(85.7%)

44(11)Rebounds(Offensive)43(14)

28Assists24

7Steals11

9Blocks5

17Turnovers13

26Fouls21

50Pts In The Paint56

12Fast Break Pts2

14Pts Off Turnovers16

30Bench Pts21

5Largest Lead20

Game Details

Tuesday, May 6, 2025 · 6:00 PM

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse · Cleveland, OH

attendance: 19,432 (100.0%)

tv: TNT

spread: CLE -5.5