Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Indiana Pacers

May 9, 2025

FINAL

1-2ClevelandCavaliers

126

2-1IndianaPacers

104

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
CLE	32	34	31	29	126
IND	32	13	34	25	104

Game Recap

Donovan Mitchell leads the way with 43 points, and Cleveland defeats Indiana 126-104 to cut the Pacers’ lead to 2-1 in the East semis.

Player Stats

CAVALIERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Max StrusSF	33	8-12	4-8	0-0	7	7	0	1	0	5	+32	20
4Evan MobleyPF	35	6-13	1-3	5-6	13	4	3	3	0	2	+26	18
31Jarrett AllenC	30	6-11	0-0	7-8	12	2	0	2	3	2	+38	19
45Donovan MitchellSG	37	14-29	5-13	10-14	9	5	1	0	2	4	+35	43
10Darius GarlandPG	24	3-11	2-7	2-2	1	3	0	0	4	4	+10	10
12De'Andre Hunter	20	2-6	1-5	3-4	5	0	0	0	0	2	-14	8
2Ty Jerome	13	1-8	0-4	0-0	1	0	0	0	3	2	-15	2
32Dean Wade	14	0-2	0-2	0-0	4	1	0	1	1	1	-15	0
5Sam Merrill	20	1-5	1-5	0-1	1	2	0	0	0	3	+18	3
35Isaac Okoro	3	0-1	0-0	1-2	0	0	1	0	0	1	-3	1
8Javonte Green	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	0	-1	0
9Craig Porter Jr.	3	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-1	2
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	-	42-10042.0%	14-4729.8%	28-3775.7%	56	24	5	7	14	26	-	126

PACERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
23Aaron NesmithSF	27	3-7	1-4	0-0	7	1	0	2	0	4	-29	7
43Pascal SiakamPF	27	8-14	1-4	1-3	4	3	0	0	1	2	-14	18
33Myles TurnerC	25	4-7	1-2	6-8	3	0	1	3	1	5	-26	15
2Andrew NembhardSG	25	4-9	2-4	0-0	4	4	1	1	3	4	-32	10
0Tyrese HaliburtonPG	30	2-8	0-1	0-0	0	5	1	0	3	2	-20	4
9T.J. McConnell	21	4-9	0-0	4-4	6	7	0	0	1	0	+8	12
1Obi Toppin	19	1-7	0-4	3-4	2	5	0	0	0	3	-3	5
00Bennedict Mathurin	26	6-11	3-8	8-9	1	0	1	0	2	4	-7	23
3Thomas Bryant	14	1-2	0-0	0-0	3	0	1	1	0	2	+1	2
26Ben Sheppard	5	1-1	1-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	1	+2	3
16James Johnson	5	1-1	0-0	1-2	1	0	1	0	1	1	+2	3
5Jarace Walker	4	0-2	0-1	2-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	+3	2
12Johnny Furphy	3	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	1	0	1	+3	0
13Tony Bradley	2	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	+2	0

TOTAL	-	35-8043.8%	9-3030.0%	25-3473.5%	37	26	6	8	13	29	-	104

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterCLEIND

(11:58) Jump Ball Turner vs. Allen: Tip to Mobley
+3 (11:49) Strus 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Allen 1 AST)
30
(11:21) MISS Haliburton 12' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(11:18) Garland REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:02) Mitchell Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:02) Turner STEAL (1 STL)
(10:54) MISS Siakam 13' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(10:52) Allen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:46) MISS Strus 31' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(10:43) Strus REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:29) Haliburton S.FOUL (P1.T1) (B.Kennedy)
+1 (10:29) Mobley Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
40
(10:29) MISS Mobley Free Throw 2 of 2
(10:28) Mobley REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (10:27) Allen 1' Dunk (2 PTS) (Mobley 1 AST)
60
(10:26) PACERS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(10:15) MISS Nembhard 19' Pullup Jump Shot
(10:12) Cavaliers Rebound
+2 (9:58) Strus 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (5 PTS) (Garland 1 AST)
80
(9:40) MISS Haliburton 13' Pullup Jump Shot
(9:40) Mobley BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:39) Mobley REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (9:32) Strus 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Mitchell 1 AST)
110
(9:17) Garland S.FOUL (P1.T1) (B.Kennedy)
+1 (9:17) Turner Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
111
+1 (9:17) Turner Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
112
(9:03) Garland Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)
(8:42) Allen S.FOUL (P1.T2) (M.Davis)
+1 (8:42) Turner Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
113
+1 (8:42) Turner Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
114
(8:33) MISS Allen 8' Driving Hook Shot
(8:30) Siakam REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:14) MISS Siakam 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:10) Allen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:03) MISS Mitchell 6' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(8:00) Allen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (8:00) Allen 2' Putback Layup (4 PTS)
134
(7:47) MISS Siakam 3' Reverse Layup
(7:47) Mobley BLOCK (2 BLK)
(7:45) Strus REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (7:40) Mitchell 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Strus 1 AST)
164
(7:26) Mobley S.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Tiven)
(7:26) MISS Turner Free Throw 1 of 2
(7:26) PACERS Rebound
+1 (7:26) Turner Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
165
+2 (7:11) Mitchell 3' Driving Layup (5 PTS)
185
(7:11) Turner S.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Tiven)
+1 (7:11) Mitchell Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)
195
(7:05) Jerome P.FOUL (P1.T4) (J.Tiven)
(6:57) MISS McConnell 3' Driving Reverse Layup
(6:55) Hunter REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:50) MISS Mitchell 2' Running Layup
(6:50) Turner BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:47) Nesmith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (6:43) Turner 27' 3PT Running Jump Shot (8 PTS) (McConnell 1 AST)
198
(6:41) Cavaliers Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(6:26) Nesmith S.FOUL (P1.T3) (M.Davis)
(6:26) MISS Allen Free Throw 1 of 2
(6:26) Cavaliers Rebound
+1 (6:26) Allen Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
208
(6:18) MISS McConnell 2' Driving Reverse Layup
(6:16) Cavaliers Rebound
+3 (6:06) Garland 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS)
238
+2 (5:41) Turner 8' Turnaround Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Haliburton 1 AST)
2310
+2 (5:25) Jerome 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2510
(5:15) Garland P.FOUL (P2.PN) (M.Davis)
+1 (5:15) Toppin Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2511
+1 (5:15) Toppin Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2512
(5:06) MISS Hunter 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:05) Toppin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (4:55) Mathurin 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (McConnell 2 AST)
2515
(4:43) MISS Jerome 16' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(4:41) Mobley REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(4:40) MISS Mobley 11' Jump Shot
(4:38) McConnell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (4:33) Turner 3' Running Alley Oop Layup Shot (12 PTS) (McConnell 3 AST)
2517
(4:09) Jerome Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
+3 (4:00) Mathurin 24' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (McConnell 4 AST)
2520
+3 (3:38) Mobley 27' 3PT Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Wade 1 AST)
2820
+2 (3:21) Haliburton 11' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2822
+2 (3:10) Mobley 3' Driving Layup (6 PTS)
3022
(2:58) Turner OFF.Foul (P2) (B.Kennedy)
(2:58) Turner Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T1)
(2:44) MISS Jerome 8' Fadeaway Jumper
(2:42) McConnell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:26) MISS Haliburton 5' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(2:26) Wade BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:26) PACERS Rebound
+2 (2:24) Mathurin 2' Cutting Layup Shot (8 PTS) (McConnell 5 AST)
3024
(2:08) MISS Garland 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(2:07) Hunter REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (1:58) Mobley 1' Dunk (8 PTS) (Garland 2 AST)
3224
(1:47) Garland P.FOUL (P3.PN) (J.Tiven)
+1 (1:47) McConnell Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
3225
+1 (1:47) McConnell Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
3226
(1:31) MISS Mobley 7' Jump Shot
(1:29) Wade REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(1:26) MISS Jerome 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:23) Cavaliers Rebound
(1:23) Siakam AWAY.FROM.PLAY.FOUL (P1.T4) (B.Barnaky)
(1:23) MISS Mitchell Free Throw 1 of 1
(1:23) Cavaliers Rebound
(1:20) MISS Mitchell 4' Dunk
(1:20) Nembhard BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:19) Mitchell REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(1:19) MISS Mitchell 4' Layup
(1:19) Bryant BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:17) Bryant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:12) MISS McConnell 13' Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(1:08) Jerome REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:00) Jerome Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T4)
+3 (0:47) Nembhard 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Siakam 1 AST)
3229
(0:35) MISS Jerome 12' Floating Jump Shot
(0:32) Nembhard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:29) MISS Mathurin 26' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(0:27) Cavaliers Rebound
(0:09) MISS Garland 18' Pullup Jump Shot
(0:07) Bryant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (0:02) Sheppard 28' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Nembhard 1 AST)
3232
(0:00) MISS Garland 61' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:00) Cavaliers Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

CLE

IND

126Points104

42-100(42.0%)Field Goal(%)35-80(43.8%)

14-47(29.8%)3-Point(%)9-30(30.0%)

28-37(75.7%)Free Throw(%)25-34(73.5%)

56(18)Rebounds(Offensive)37(4)

24Assists26

5Steals6

7Blocks8

14Turnovers13

26Fouls29

54Pts In The Paint48

11Fast Break Pts16

16Pts Off Turnovers21

16Bench Pts50

26Largest Lead0

Game Details

Friday, May 9, 2025 · 7:30 PM

Gainbridge Fieldhouse · Indianapolis, IN

attendance: 17,274 (96.4%)

tv: ESPN