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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cavaliers | 32 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 126 |
 Pacers | 32 | 13 | 34 | 25 | 104 |
CLETeam statsIND| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 42-10042.0% | 14-4729.8% | 28-3775.7% | 56 | 24 | 14 |
| IND | 35-8043.8% | 9-3030.0% | 25-3473.5% | 37 | 26 | 13 |
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Cleveland Cavaliers126| 37 | 43 | 14-29 | 5-13 | 10-14 | 0 | +35 | +10.7 | |||||||
| 35 | 18 | 6-13 | 1-3 | 0 | 5-6 | +26 | +10.5 | |||||||
| 33 | 20 | 8-12 | 4-8 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +32 | +8.6 | ||||||
| 31 | 19 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 0 | +38 | +3.6 | |||||||
| 25 | 10 | 3-11 | 2-7 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +10 | −9.9 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 21 | 8 | 2-6 | 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | −14 | −2.3 | ||||
| 20 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +18 | −6.0 | ||||
| 14 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | −15 | −3.6 | |||||||
| 13 | 2 | 1-8 | 0-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −15 | −12.0 | ||||
| 4 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −0.7 | |||
| 3 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +0.7 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −2.2 | |||
| Team | 126 | 42-10042.0% | 14-4729.8% | 56 | 24 | 14 | 26 | 28-3775.7% | 18 | 5 | 7 | |||
Bench 16 points on 5 for 24 shooting
Did not play: Chuma Okeke, Tristan Thompson and Jaylon Tyson (coach’s decision).
Indiana Pacers104| 30 | 4 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −20 | −9.4 | |||||
| 28 | 18 | 8-14 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | −14 | +1.4 | ||||||
| 27 | 7 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −29 | −2.3 | ||||||
| 26 | 15 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 0 | 6-8 | 0 | −26 | +1.3 | ||||||
| 26 | 10 | 4-9 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | −32 | −2.7 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | 23 | 6-11 | 3-8 | 0 | 8-9 | 0 | 0 | −7 | +2.0 | |||||
| 21 | 12 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | +8 | +4.2 | |||||
| 19 | 5 | 1-7 | 0-4 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −3.9 | ||||
| 15 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +1 | −1.2 | |||||
| 6 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −0.2 | ||||
| 5 | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +0.1 | |||||
| 4 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −1.1 | |||
| 4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −0.8 | ||||
| 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −1.2 | ||
| Team | 104 | 35-8043.8% | 9-3030.0% | 37 | 26 | 13 | 29 | 25-3473.5% | 4 | 6 | 8 | |||
Bench 50 points on 14 for 35 shooting
Cavaliers126Pacers104ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Donovan Mitchell scored 43 points (8 during a 10-0 run in the fourth quarter), and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Indiana Pacers 126-104 in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, cutting the deficit to 2-1.
The Cavaliers led by as many as 26 and never trailed, pulling away with a 19-2 run in the second quarter.
Max Strus had 20 points (8 during an 11-0 run in the first quarter) and 7 assists on 8 for 12 shooting. Mitchell and Strus set each other up for 7 baskets and 19 points, 2 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Pacers, Bennedict Mathurin scored 23 points off the bench.
The Pacers gave up 18 offensive rebounds, about 5 more than usual for the shots the Cavaliers missed. They outscored the Cavaliers 50-16 off the bench. The Cavaliers’ starters outscored the Pacers 46-19 in 14 minutes together.
Cleveland CavaliersIndiana PacersPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
98 points from the field on 98 shots: 8.2 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 18-25 | 72.0% | 66% |
| In the paint | 9-22 | 40.9% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 1-6 | 16.7% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 5-8 | 62.5% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 9-39 | 23.1% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Nembhard | 26 | 3 | 1-6 | −7 |
| Aaron Nesmith | 18 | 11 | 4-7 | +4 |
| Bennedict Mathurin | 11 | 4 | 2-5 | 0 |
| Tyrese Haliburton | 6 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 23 | 7-9 | +18 |
The tracking credits him with 41 points on 75 possessions. He usually scores about 29 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrese Haliburton | 30 | 2 | 1-3 | −4 |
| Aaron Nesmith | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Bennedict Mathurin | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| T.J. McConnell | 5 | 3 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 13 | 5-7 | +10 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 64 possessions. He usually scores about 13 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myles Turner | 29 | 6 | 3-6 | −1 |
| Thomas Bryant | 9 | 2 | 0-1 | 0 |
| Aaron Nesmith | 6 | 5 | 1-2 | +4 |
| Pascal Siakam | 5 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 4 | 1-1 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 61 possessions. He usually scores about 15 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
IND win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
Strus 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Mitchell 1 AST)
Q1 9:32
21.9%
46→24
Turner Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
Q1 9:17
16.1%
24→40
Strus 24' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Mitchell 3 AST)
Q2 9:32
9.0%
48→39
Allen 1' Dunk (2 PTS) (Mobley 1 AST)
Q1 10:27
8.1%
49→40
Nembhard 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Siakam 1 AST)
Q1 0:48
7.5%
37→45
