Cleveland
Cavaliers
120
–
116
FINAL
Indiana
Pacers
Date
Tuesday, January 6, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 22 | 31 | 31 | 36 | 120 |
| IND | 28 | 32 | 33 | 23 | 116 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Jarrett Allen
CLE
19
PTS
12
REB
4
AST
+3
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections5
Contested Shots3
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending58.3%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.25
Impact Composite50.6
Hustle: 16.0Defense: 33.9Impact: 0.7
Double-Double61.5% FG5 deflectionsonly 15 pts allowed on 59.5 possessions
Box Score MVP
Darius Garland
CLE
29
PTS
2
REB
6
AST
+1
+/−
Game Performance
FG14-23 (60.9%)
3PT1-4
FT0-0
TS%63.0%
eFG%63.0%
TOV0
ORTG114
DRTG111
NET+3
60.9% FGonly 23 pts allowed on 45.8 possessions
Box Score
| CLE | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Merrill | 31:26 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6-12 | 50% | 6-10 | 60% | 1-2 | 50% | +5 |
| Jarrett Allen | 33:39 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8-13 | 62% | 0-1 | 0% | 3-6 | 50% | +3 |
| Evan Mobley | 35:36 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8-16 | 50% | 0-3 | 0% | 4-4 | 100% | -1 |
| Dean Wade | 8:25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Darius Garland | 32:58 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14-23 | 61% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| De'Andre Hunter | 21:45 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5-9 | 56% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +2 |
| Craig Porter Jr. | 27:58 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3-6 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | +7 |
| Jaylon Tyson | 27:29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -5 |
| Nae'Qwan Tomlin | 20:44 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3-5 | 60% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +10 |
| TOTAL | — | 120 | 48 | 10 | 33 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 49-88 | 56% | 10-26 | 38% | 12-18 | 67% | — |
Tyrese Proctor —
Lonzo Ball —
Thomas Bryant —
| IND | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Nesmith | 33:06 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5-17 | 29% | 3-7 | 43% | 1-2 | 50% | +8 |
| Pascal Siakam | 34:35 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9-23 | 39% | 0-1 | 0% | 4-5 | 80% | -3 |
| Johnny Furphy | 30:30 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-6 | 67% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| Jay Huff | 30:42 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7-10 | 70% | 4-7 | 57% | 2-2 | 100% | -14 |
| Andrew Nembhard | 30:29 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6-12 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 2-4 | 50% | 0 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| T.J. McConnell | 17:31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3-8 | 38% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| Ben Sheppard | 19:24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-3 | 67% | 2-2 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| Jarace Walker | 17:40 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-7 | 57% | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| Ethan Thompson | 8:44 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -10 |
| Micah Potter | 17:18 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-4 | 50% | 2-4 | 50% | 5-6 | 83% | +10 |
| TOTAL | — | 116 | 32 | 7 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 43-93 | 46% | 16-35 | 46% | 14-19 | 74% | — |
Kam Jones —
Quenton Jackson —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
CLE49/88 (56%)
Paint
32/51 (63%)
Mid
13/23 (57%)
3PT
10/26 (38%)
RA 67%Paint 59%ATB3 40%Corner 3 33%Mid 60%
IND43/93 (46%)
Paint
22/45 (49%)
Mid
10/22 (45%)
3PT
16/35 (46%)
RA 48%ATB3 41%Paint 48%Corner 3 54%Mid 38%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Jay Huff
defended Jarrett Allen
8.3 min • 3 pts • 100%
Best Defender
Pascal Siakam
held Nae'Qwan Tomlin
2.3 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Jay Huff
vs Evan Mobley
2.0 min • 7 pts • 75%
| IND Defense | Craig Porter Jr. | Darius Garland | De'Andre Hunter | Dean Wade | Evan Mobley | Jarrett Allen | Jaylon Tyson | Nae'Qwan Tomlin | Sam Merrill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Nesmith | 1.4m 0pts 0% | 1.9m 3pts 50% | 1.7m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | 3.5m 2pts 20% | — | 4.1m 5pts 40% |
| Pascal Siakam | — | — | — | — | 5.4m 5pts 22% | 2.1m 2pts 50% | 1.2m 2pts 33% | 2.3m 0pts 0% | 1.3m 4pts 40% |
| Andrew Nembhard | 2.9m 4pts 67% | 2.1m 5pts 67% | — | 1.4m 2pts 50% | — | 1.1m 4pts 50% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | 2.3m 3pts 50% |
| Jay Huff | — | — | — | — | 2.0m 7pts 75% | 8.3m 3pts 100% | — | — | — |
| Johnny Furphy | — | 5.8m 4pts 100% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.1m 2pts 100% | — | 2.2m 0pts 0% |
| Jarace Walker | — | — | 2.0m 3pts 50% | — | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | 3.8m 5pts 50% | — |
| Ben Sheppard | 1.1m 3pts 100% | 1.9m 0pts 0% | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 2.0m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Micah Potter | — | — | — | — | 4.8m 6pts 50% | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| T.J. McConnell | 3.4m 4pts 50% | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 3pts 50% |
| Other | 3.8m 7pts 40% | 2.4m 4pts 50% | 2.8m 2pts 0% | 2.1m 3pts 33% | 3.3m 1pts 0% | 1.7m 8pts 75% | — | 3.6m 3pts 25% | 2.5m 7pts 50% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = IND leads, negative = CLE leads
IND Largest Lead
9
Q1 9:37
CLE Largest Lead
7
Q4 8:12
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
IND 8-0 run
Q1 3:32 – Q1 6:16
-1 → +5
CLE 8-0 run
Q2 5:33 – Q2 6:53
+3 → -2
CLE 8-0 run
Q4 1:04 – Q4 2:24
+7 → +1
CLE 9-0 run
Q4 5:08 – Q4 7:45
+3 → -5