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120-119

Final

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Cavaliers

Haliburton's 3 with 1.1 seconds left gives Pacers 120-119 stunning win over Cavs and 2-0 series lead

By AP•May 7, 2025

Game Recap

After hearing chants of "overrated" throughout Game 2 from Cleveland fans, Tyrese Haliburton responds in style.

CLEVELAND -- — Tyrese Haliburton said he knows he's trusted to deliver in big moments.

In three straight playoff games, the Indiana Pacers guard has delivered when it has mattered most.

Haliburton made a 3-pointer with 1.1 seconds remaining as the Pacers scored the final eight points in 47.9 seconds to stun the short-handed and top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers 120-119 on Tuesday night to take a 2-0 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinals series.

Haliburton scored 11 of his 19 points in the final 12 minutes. After Andrew Nembhard stole an inbounds pass by Cleveland's Max Strus with 27.5 seconds remaining, Indiana tried to find a potential tying 3-pointer before Haliburton drove inside and got fouled.

He made the first free throw, but missed the second. Haliburton got the offensive rebound and dribbled out to the 3-point line, where he made it from the top of the key.

“I was (ticked) I missed the layup because I couldn’t hang onto the ball, so I backed it out. I just saw Ty Jerome, top of the key and knocked it down," Haliburton said. “It’s the NBA, crazier things have happened. That’s just what basketball is. We don’t give up and we’re battle tested. We just find a way.”

After making a layup with 1.3 seconds remaining in overtime to help the Pacers eliminate the Milwaukee Bucks, Haliburton has continued to hit key shots against the Cavaliers.

He scored 22 points in Sunday's 121-112 victory in the series opener, including a go-ahead 3-pointer midway through the fourth quarter.

“Obviously, we got lucky. Ty hit another amazing shot to win the game," Indiana coach Rick Carlisle said. "You don’t see this very often, let alone twice in one week. Tyrese, he came through again. We’re very fortunate.”

Myles Turner and Aaron Nesmith led No. 4 seed Indiana with 23 points apiece. It's the first time the Pacers have won the first two games of a playoff series on the road since a 1994 first-round set against Orlando.

Game 3 is Friday night in Indianapolis.

Donovan Mitchell scored 48 points for Cleveland, who were missing three key players, including two starters. NBA Defensive Player of the Year Evan Mobley (left ankle) and key reserve De’Andre Hunter (right thumb) were injured in Game 1, while Darius Garland (left big toe) missed his fourth straight postseason game.

“I feel like we outplayed them for the majority of the game and then towards the end we had our mental lapses. They capitalized on every single mistake that we made,” said Jarrett Allen, who had 22 points and 12 rebounds.

Mitchell scored 15 points in the third quarter as the Cavaliers built a 98-81 lead late in the period. But the Pacers rallied with a 17-6 run to get back in it.

Cleveland looked as though it got some breathing room with 1:06 remaining when Max Strus hit a 3-pointer off an assist by Mitchell to put them up 117-110.

But the Cavs couldn't hold on again as they committed two turnovers and the Pacers had a pair of offensive rebounds that led to points in the final minute. It's the first time Cleveland dropped its first two at home in the playoffs since 1996 in the first round against the Knicks.

“It’s hard to put all this in words," Carlisle said. "Cleveland hit us with a hellacious punch early in the game. In the fourth, we just hung on. We maintained enough energy to get it done. Give the guys credit, they somehow found a way.”

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Series Context

Playoff Series and Prior Meetings

Full meeting history and series status so you can track momentum before tip-off and after the final whistle.

IND leads series 2-0

Playoff Series

IND at CLE

Sun, May 4

121 - 112

Final

IND at CLE

Tue, May 6

120 - 119

Final

CLE at IND

Fri, May 9

126 - 104

Final

CLE at IND

Mon, May 12

109 - 129

Final

IND at CLE

Tue, May 13

114 - 105

Final

IND wins series 3-1

Regular Season Series

IND at CLE

Sun, Jan 12

108 - 93

Final

CLE at IND

Wed, Jan 15

127 - 117

Final

CLE at IND

Thu, Apr 10

112 - 114

Final

IND at CLE

Sun, Apr 13

126 - 118

Final

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Game Analysis

Head-to-head production and efficiency

Game Stats

IND

CLE

44-85FG39-90

52Field Goal %43

11-283PT11-39

39Three Point %28

21-29FT30-35

11Offensive Rebounds14

33Defensive Rebounds29

28Assists24

7Steals11

9Blocks5

17Turnovers13

1Technical Fouls1

16Points Conceded Off Turnovers14

12Fast Break Points2

26Fouls21

5Largest Lead20

Match Leaders

Recent plays and game events

Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	CLE	IND
12:00	Myles Turner vs. Jarrett Allen (Andrew Nembhard gains possession)	0	0
11:41	Tyrese Haliburton makes driving layup (Pascal Siakam assists)	0	2
11:25	Donovan Mitchell makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Jarrett Allen assists)	2	2
11:14	Myles Turner makes 15-foot jumper (Andrew Nembhard assists)	2	4
11:02	Donovan Mitchell misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	2	4
11:02	Andrew Nembhard defensive rebound	2	4
10:52	Pascal Siakam lost ball turnover (Donovan Mitchell steals)	2	4
10:45	Donovan Mitchell misses two point shot	2	4
10:44	Max Strus offensive rebound	2	4
10:38	Jarrett Allen misses 10-foot two point shot	2	4
10:36	Myles Turner defensive rebound	2	4
10:30	Aaron Nesmith makes 23-foot three point jumper (Pascal Siakam assists)	2	7
10:21	Max Strus offensive foul	2	7
10:21	Max Strus turnover	2	7
10:15	Aaron Nesmith misses 23-foot three point jumper	2	7
10:13	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	2	7
10:01	Jarrett Allen makes 1-foot dunk (Max Strus assists)	4	7
9:37	Jarrett Allen blocks Aaron Nesmith 's 2-foot driving layup	4	7
9:33	Aaron Nesmith offensive rebound	4	7
9:32	Aaron Nesmith misses 4-foot two point shot	4	7
9:32	Dean Wade defensive rebound	4	7
9:25	Myles Turner blocks Donovan Mitchell 's 2-foot driving layup	4	7
9:25	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	4	7
9:13	Ty Jerome lost ball turnover (Myles Turner steals)	4	7
9:06	Aaron Nesmith misses 23-foot three point shot	4	7
9:02	Dean Wade defensive rebound	4	7
8:53	Myles Turner blocks Ty Jerome 's 3-foot driving layup	4	7
8:50	Andrew Nembhard defensive rebound	4	7
8:50	Donovan Mitchell shooting foul	4	7
8:50	Pascal Siakam makes free throw 1 of 2	4	8
8:50	Pascal Siakam makes free throw 2 of 2	4	9
8:33	Donovan Mitchell makes 2-foot driving dunk (Max Strus assists)	6	9
8:32	Cavaliers delay of game violation	6	9
8:17	Andrew Nembhard misses 28-foot three point jumper	6	9
8:14	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	6	9
8:05	Andrew Nembhard personal foul	6	9
8:02	Max Strus makes 25-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)	9	9
7:36	Andrew Nembhard misses 30-foot three point jumper	9	9
7:34	Cavaliers defensive team rebound	9	9
7:24	Ty Jerome misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	9	9
7:21	Myles Turner defensive rebound	9	9
7:18	Andrew Nembhard traveling	9	9
7:05	Donovan Mitchell misses driving layup	9	9
7:03	Tyrese Haliburton defensive rebound	9	9
6:58	Myles Turner misses 27-foot three point shot	9	9
6:55	Dean Wade defensive rebound	9	9
6:47	Myles Turner blocks Donovan Mitchell 's 2-foot driving layup	9	9
6:47	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	9	9
6:47	Cavaliers Full timeout	9	9
6:47	Sam Merrill enters the game for Dean Wade	9	9
6:47	Isaac Okoro enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	9	9
6:47	Obi Toppin enters the game for Aaron Nesmith	9	9
6:47	Bennedict Mathurin enters the game for Pascal Siakam	9	9
6:47	T.J. McConnell enters the game for Andrew Nembhard	9	9
6:40	Bennedict Mathurin shooting foul	9	9
6:40	Max Strus makes free throw 1 of 2	10	9
6:40	Max Strus makes free throw 2 of 2	11	9
6:27	Obi Toppin misses driving floating jump shot	11	9
6:25	Sam Merrill defensive rebound	11	9
6:19	Max Strus misses 27-foot three point shot	11	9
6:17	Obi Toppin defensive rebound	11	9
6:02	Jarrett Allen shooting foul	11	9
6:02	Myles Turner makes free throw 1 of 2	11	10
6:02	Myles Turner makes free throw 2 of 2	11	11
5:47	Bennedict Mathurin personal foul	11	11
5:47	Aaron Nesmith enters the game for Bennedict Mathurin	11	11
5:39	Sam Merrill makes 25-foot three pointer (Jarrett Allen assists)	14	11
5:25	Obi Toppin misses 23-foot three point jumper	14	11
5:23	Max Strus defensive rebound	14	11
5:11	Myles Turner blocks Ty Jerome 's 4-foot driving layup	14	11
5:07	Tyrese Haliburton defensive rebound	14	11
5:05	Myles Turner bad pass (Isaac Okoro steals)	14	11
4:52	Isaac Okoro makes 1-foot layup (Jarrett Allen assists)	16	11
4:52	Pacers Full timeout	16	11
4:52	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for Ty Jerome	16	11
4:52	Ben Sheppard enters the game for T.J. McConnell	16	11
4:52	Andrew Nembhard enters the game for Aaron Nesmith	16	11
4:32	Andrew Nembhard makes two point shot	16	13
4:14	Myles Turner shooting foul	16	13
4:14	Jarrett Allen makes free throw 1 of 2	17	13
4:14	Thomas Bryant enters the game for Myles Turner	17	13
4:14	Jarrett Allen makes free throw 2 of 2	18	13
3:59	Andrew Nembhard misses 10-foot two point shot	18	13
3:54	Thomas Bryant offensive rebound	18	13
3:53	Andrew Nembhard out of bounds lost ball turnover	18	13
3:33	Donovan Mitchell makes 1-foot pullup jump shot	20	13
3:33	Ben Sheppard shooting foul	20	13
3:33	T.J. McConnell enters the game for Tyrese Haliburton	20	13
3:33	Pascal Siakam enters the game for Obi Toppin	20	13
3:33	Donovan Mitchell misses free throw 1 of 1	20	13
3:31	Pascal Siakam defensive rebound	20	13
3:16	Jarrett Allen personal foul	20	13
3:16	Javonte Green enters the game for Max Strus	20	13
3:16	Dean Wade enters the game for Jarrett Allen	20	13
3:16	Obi Toppin enters the game for Thomas Bryant	20	13
3:11	Obi Toppin bad pass (Donovan Mitchell steals)	20	13
3:07	Donovan Mitchell bad pass (Obi Toppin steals)	20	13
2:52	Andrew Nembhard traveling	20	13
2:34	Obi Toppin shooting foul	20	13
2:34	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2	21	13
2:34	Aaron Nesmith enters the game for Ben Sheppard	21	13
2:34	Jarace Walker enters the game for Obi Toppin	21	13
2:34	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2	22	13
2:14	Pascal Siakam makes 13-foot two point shot (T.J. McConnell assists)	22	15
2:03	Aaron Nesmith blocks Donovan Mitchell 's 3-foot driving layup	22	15
2:03	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	22	15
1:52	Pascal Siakam shooting foul	22	15
1:52	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2	23	15
1:52	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2	24	15
1:33	Jarace Walker misses 23-foot three point jumper	24	15
1:32	Cavaliers defensive team rebound	24	15
1:19	Sam Merrill makes 25-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)	27	15
1:18	Pacers Full timeout	27	15
55.1	T.J. McConnell traveling	27	15
55.1	Thomas Bryant enters the game for Andrew Nembhard	27	15
55.1	Bennedict Mathurin enters the game for Jarace Walker	27	15
43.1	Isaac Okoro misses 26-foot three point jumper	27	15
41.1	Dean Wade offensive rebound	27	15
38.0	Donovan Mitchell makes driving layup (Dean Wade assists)	29	15
26.0	Thomas Bryant bad pass (Javonte Green steals)	29	15
15.0	Sam Merrill makes 23-foot three point jumper (Javonte Green assists)	32	15
0.1	T.J. McConnell lost ball turnover (Sam Merrill steals)	32	15
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	32	15

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	CLE	IND
12:00	Max Strus enters the game for Isaac Okoro	32	15
11:43	Dean Wade makes 25-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)	35	15
11:26	Pascal Siakam makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot (Bennedict Mathurin assists)	35	17
11:10	Donovan Mitchell misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	35	17
11:07	T.J. McConnell defensive rebound	35	17
11:03	T.J. McConnell lost ball turnover (Dean Wade steals)	35	17
10:45	Dean Wade misses 24-foot three point jumper	35	17
10:43	Sam Merrill offensive rebound	35	17
10:39	Max Strus misses 29-foot three point jumper	35	17
10:35	Dean Wade offensive rebound	35	17
10:29	Javonte Green misses 22-foot three point jumper	35	17
10:25	Pascal Siakam defensive rebound	35	17
10:13	T.J. McConnell makes 12-foot jumper (Pascal Siakam assists)	35	19
9:43	Sam Merrill misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	35	19
9:41	T.J. McConnell defensive rebound	35	19
9:37	T.J. McConnell makes 15-foot running pullup jump shot	35	21
9:37	Cavaliers Full timeout	35	21
9:37	Jarrett Allen enters the game for Javonte Green	35	21
9:37	Ty Jerome enters the game for Dean Wade	35	21
9:37	Craig Porter Jr. enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	35	21
9:17	Max Strus makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	38	21
8:54	Sam Merrill shooting foul	38	21
8:54	Bennedict Mathurin makes free throw 1 of 3	38	22
8:54	Bennedict Mathurin makes free throw 2 of 3	38	23
8:54	Bennedict Mathurin makes free throw 3 of 3	38	24
8:54	Pacers delay of game violation	38	24
8:39	Jarrett Allen bad pass (T.J. McConnell steals)	38	24
8:36	Craig Porter Jr. blocks T.J. McConnell's driving layup	38	24
8:36	Pacers offensive team rebound	38	24
8:36	Tyrese Haliburton enters the game for Thomas Bryant	38	24
8:36	Myles Turner enters the game for T.J. McConnell	38	24
8:36	Andrew Nembhard enters the game for Aaron Nesmith	38	24
8:36	Obi Toppin enters the game for Pascal Siakam	38	24
8:33	Jarrett Allen blocks Bennedict Mathurin's two point shot	38	24
8:30	Ty Jerome defensive rebound	38	24
8:27	Max Strus misses 26-foot three point shot	38	24
8:24	Andrew Nembhard defensive rebound	38	24
8:14	Ty Jerome shooting foul	38	24
8:14	Myles Turner makes free throw 1 of 2	38	25
8:14	Myles Turner makes free throw 2 of 2	38	26
7:57	Myles Turner shooting foul	38	26
7:57	Jarrett Allen makes free throw 1 of 2	39	26
7:57	Isaac Okoro enters the game for Sam Merrill	39	26
7:57	Jarrett Allen makes free throw 2 of 2	40	26
7:38	Andrew Nembhard bad pass (Craig Porter Jr. steals)	40	26
7:33	Craig Porter Jr. makes 1-foot driving dunk	42	26
7:18	Tyrese Haliburton makes 25-foot three pointer	42	29
7:05	Craig Porter Jr. misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	42	29
7:02	Myles Turner defensive rebound	42	29
6:52	Obi Toppin misses 23-foot three point jumper	42	29
6:48	Max Strus defensive rebound	42	29
6:40	Ty Jerome misses 11-foot two point shot	42	29
6:37	Tyrese Haliburton defensive rebound	42	29
6:31	Bennedict Mathurin misses 22-foot three point shot	42	29
6:29	Obi Toppin offensive rebound	42	29
6:25	Myles Turner makes 30-foot three point jumper (Obi Toppin assists)	42	32
6:10	Ty Jerome misses 29-foot three point jumper	42	32
6:05	Andrew Nembhard defensive rebound	42	32
5:55	Isaac Okoro personal foul	42	32
5:55	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for Craig Porter Jr.	42	32
5:55	Aaron Nesmith enters the game for Bennedict Mathurin	42	32
5:47	Myles Turner makes 12-foot two point shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists)	42	34
5:27	Ty Jerome misses 9-foot two point shot	42	34
5:24	Max Strus offensive rebound	42	34
5:23	Jarrett Allen makes layup (Max Strus assists)	44	34
5:12	Andrew Nembhard out of bounds bad pass turnover	44	34
4:58	Max Strus makes 24-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)	47	34
4:58	Pacers Full timeout	47	34
4:46	Aaron Nesmith makes 25-foot three point jumper (Andrew Nembhard assists)	47	37
4:34	Max Strus makes 25-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)	50	37
4:19	Tyrese Haliburton makes 3-foot two point shot	50	39
4:09	Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point jumper	50	39
4:08	Max Strus offensive rebound	50	39
3:54	Donovan Mitchell makes driving layup	52	39
3:42	Max Strus shooting foul	52	39
3:42	Aaron Nesmith makes free throw 1 of 2	52	40
3:42	Sam Merrill enters the game for Max Strus	52	40
3:42	Dean Wade enters the game for Ty Jerome	52	40
3:42	Pascal Siakam enters the game for Obi Toppin	52	40
3:42	Aaron Nesmith makes free throw 2 of 2	52	41
3:28	Jarrett Allen bad pass (Aaron Nesmith steals)	52	41
3:17	Andrew Nembhard makes 14-foot jumper (Pascal Siakam assists)	52	43
3:03	Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	52	43
3:01	Dean Wade offensive rebound	52	43
3:00	Donovan Mitchell makes layup (Dean Wade assists)	54	43
3:00	Tyrese Haliburton shooting foul	54	43
3:00	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 1	55	43
2:35	shot clock turnover	55	43
2:35	Myles Turner misses 23-foot two point shot	55	43
2:35	Pacers offensive team rebound	55	43
2:24	Sam Merrill misses 25-foot three point jumper	55	43
2:23	Pacers defensive team rebound	55	43
2:00	Tyrese Haliburton misses 11-foot two point shot	55	43
1:57	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	55	43
1:52	Donovan Mitchell makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot	57	43
1:40	Andrew Nembhard makes 9-foot two point shot	57	45
1:28	Jarrett Allen lost ball turnover (Andrew Nembhard steals)	57	45
1:20	Sam Merrill personal foul	57	45
1:20	Myles Turner makes free throw 1 of 2	57	46
1:20	Myles Turner misses free throw 2 of 2	57	46
1:17	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	57	46
1:05	Donovan Mitchell misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	57	46
1:02	Myles Turner defensive rebound	57	46
42.1	Andrew Nembhard misses 23-foot three point jumper	57	46
40.0	Andrew Nembhard offensive rebound	57	46
39.0	Myles Turner makes 26-foot three point jumper (Andrew Nembhard assists)	57	49
38.1	Andrew Nembhard personal foul	57	49
31.1	Donovan Mitchell makes driving dunk	59	49
21.1	Dean Wade shooting foul	59	49
21.1	Tyrese Haliburton misses free throw 1 of 2	59	49
21.1	Pacers offensive team rebound	59	49
21.1	Tyrese Haliburton makes free throw 2 of 2	59	50
21.1	Max Strus enters the game for Isaac Okoro	59	50
21.1	Ty Jerome enters the game for Dean Wade	59	50
21.1	Bennedict Mathurin enters the game for Andrew Nembhard	59	50
21.1	Thomas Bryant enters the game for Myles Turner	59	50
21.1	Jarace Walker enters the game for Pascal Siakam	59	50
2.2	Thomas Bryant personal foul	59	50
2.2	Jarrett Allen makes free throw 1 of 2	60	50
2.2	Isaac Okoro enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	60	50
2.2	Dean Wade enters the game for Ty Jerome	60	50
2.2	Andrew Nembhard enters the game for Bennedict Mathurin	60	50
2.2	Pascal Siakam enters the game for Thomas Bryant	60	50
2.2	Myles Turner enters the game for Jarace Walker	60	50
2.2	Jarrett Allen makes free throw 2 of 2	61	50
0.0	Pascal Siakam bad pass (Isaac Okoro steals)	61	50
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	61	50

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	CLE	IND
12:00	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for Sam Merrill	61	50
12:00	Ty Jerome enters the game for Isaac Okoro	61	50
11:42	Ty Jerome misses 13-foot two point shot	61	50
11:38	Tyrese Haliburton defensive rebound	61	50
11:36	Pascal Siakam misses 12-foot two point shot	61	50
11:34	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	61	50
11:22	Dean Wade misses 25-foot three point jumper	61	50
11:20	Donovan Mitchell offensive rebound	61	50
11:18	Donovan Mitchell makes 5-foot two point shot	63	50
10:58	Myles Turner makes 10-foot jumper (Andrew Nembhard assists)	63	52
10:41	Pascal Siakam shooting foul	63	52
10:41	Jarrett Allen makes free throw 1 of 2	64	52
10:41	Jarrett Allen makes free throw 2 of 2	65	52
10:23	Andrew Nembhard makes 11-foot pullup jump shot (Aaron Nesmith assists)	65	54
10:11	Ty Jerome makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (Donovan Mitchell assists)	67	54
9:59	Donovan Mitchell blocks Andrew Nembhard 's 11-foot pullup jump shot	67	54
9:59	Andrew Nembhard offensive rebound	67	54
9:59	Ty Jerome personal foul	67	54
9:54	Andrew Nembhard out of bounds bad pass turnover	67	54
9:37	Ty Jerome misses driving floating jump shot	67	54
9:35	Andrew Nembhard defensive rebound	67	54
9:33	Aaron Nesmith makes 2-foot dunk (Andrew Nembhard assists)	67	56
9:13	Jarrett Allen makes 9-foot two point shot (Donovan Mitchell assists)	69	56
8:54	Pascal Siakam makes 1-foot dunk (Myles Turner assists)	69	58
8:41	Donovan Mitchell makes 1-foot two point shot	71	58
8:41	Aaron Nesmith shooting foul	71	58
8:41	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 1	72	58
8:30	Myles Turner misses 25-foot three point jumper	72	58
8:26	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	72	58
8:13	Jarrett Allen makes 8-foot hook shot (Ty Jerome assists)	74	58
7:58	Myles Turner makes 8-foot jumper (Andrew Nembhard assists)	74	60
7:42	Aaron Nesmith personal foul	74	60
7:34	Donovan Mitchell makes 23-foot three point jumper (Max Strus assists)	77	60
7:32	Pacers Full timeout	77	60
7:11	Pascal Siakam misses 11-foot two point shot	77	60
7:10	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	77	60
7:01	Jarrett Allen misses alley oop layup	77	60
6:59	Jarrett Allen offensive rebound	77	60
6:58	Jarrett Allen makes two point shot	79	60
6:55	Donovan Mitchell shooting foul	79	60
6:55	Andrew Nembhard misses free throw 1 of 2	79	60
6:55	Pacers offensive team rebound	79	60
6:55	Obi Toppin enters the game for Pascal Siakam	79	60
6:55	Andrew Nembhard makes free throw 2 of 2	79	61
6:51	Max Strus makes 1-foot driving dunk (Ty Jerome assists)	81	61
6:27	Aaron Nesmith makes 22-foot three point jumper (Tyrese Haliburton assists)	81	64
6:13	Ty Jerome misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	81	64
6:10	Myles Turner defensive rebound	81	64
6:06	Aaron Nesmith misses running pullup jump shot	81	64
6:03	Dean Wade defensive rebound	81	64
5:57	Donovan Mitchell out of bounds lost ball turnover	81	64
5:57	Sam Merrill enters the game for Dean Wade	81	64
5:57	Isaac Okoro enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	81	64
5:48	Obi Toppin makes 23-foot three point jumper (Andrew Nembhard assists)	81	67
5:24	Ty Jerome misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	81	67
5:22	Max Strus offensive rebound	81	67
5:19	Ty Jerome misses driving floating jump shot	81	67
5:16	Aaron Nesmith defensive rebound	81	67
5:11	Myles Turner misses 29-foot three point jumper	81	67
5:08	Isaac Okoro defensive rebound	81	67
5:07	Cavaliers Full timeout	81	67
5:07	Bennedict Mathurin enters the game for Tyrese Haliburton	81	67
5:07	Thomas Bryant enters the game for Andrew Nembhard	81	67
5:07	T.J. McConnell enters the game for Aaron Nesmith	81	67
5:07	Ben Sheppard enters the game for Myles Turner	81	67
4:53	Sam Merrill makes 25-foot three pointer (Ty Jerome assists)	84	67
4:42	Bennedict Mathurin makes two point shot	84	69
4:27	Max Strus misses 25-foot three point jumper	84	69
4:23	T.J. McConnell defensive rebound	84	69
4:14	Bennedict Mathurin makes driving layup	84	71
4:00	Max Strus makes 1-foot two point shot	86	71
3:38	T.J. McConnell misses driving layup	86	71
3:35	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	86	71
3:26	Max Strus misses 30-foot three point jumper	86	71
3:21	Ben Sheppard defensive rebound	86	71
3:12	T.J. McConnell misses 24-foot three point jumper	86	71
3:10	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	86	71
3:02	Jarrett Allen makes 1-foot dunk (Ty Jerome assists)	88	71
2:36	Obi Toppin makes 7-foot two point shot (T.J. McConnell assists)	88	73
2:19	Jarrett Allen bad pass (Obi Toppin steals)	88	73
2:12	Jarrett Allen shooting foul	88	73
2:12	delay techfoul	88	73
2:12	Bennedict Mathurin makes technical free throw	88	74
2:12	Bennedict Mathurin makes free throw 1 of 2	88	75
2:12	Javonte Green enters the game for Max Strus	88	75
2:12	Dean Wade enters the game for Ty Jerome	88	75
2:12	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for Jarrett Allen	88	75
2:12	Bennedict Mathurin makes free throw 2 of 2	88	76
1:58	Donovan Mitchell makes 2-foot two point shot	90	76
1:42	Bennedict Mathurin makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	90	79
1:33	Donovan Mitchell makes 4-foot two point shot	92	79
1:33	Bennedict Mathurin shooting foul	92	79
1:33	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 1	93	79
1:33	Jarace Walker enters the game for Ben Sheppard	93	79
1:33	Bennedict Mathurin lane violation	93	79
1:23	Bennedict Mathurin misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	93	79
1:21	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	93	79
1:12	Thomas Bryant shooting foul	93	79
1:12	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2	94	79
1:12	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2	95	79
51.0	Jarace Walker bad pass (Donovan Mitchell steals)	95	79
45.1	Dean Wade misses 27-foot three point shot	95	79
42.1	Jarace Walker defensive rebound	95	79
41.1	Obi Toppin makes dunk (Jarace Walker assists)	95	81
31.1	Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	95	81
28.1	Sam Merrill offensive rebound	95	81
28.1	Sam Merrill makes tip shot	97	81
15.0	Jarace Walker misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	97	81
12.0	Sam Merrill defensive rebound	97	81
6.1	T.J. McConnell shooting foul	97	81
6.1	Isaac Okoro misses free throw 1 of 2	97	81
6.1	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	97	81
6.1	Max Strus enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	97	81
6.1	Tyrese Haliburton enters the game for Thomas Bryant	97	81
6.1	Aaron Nesmith enters the game for T.J. McConnell	97	81
6.1	Myles Turner enters the game for Jarace Walker	97	81
6.1	Isaac Okoro makes free throw 2 of 2	98	81
1.1	Aaron Nesmith makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tyrese Haliburton assists)	98	84
0.0	Sam Merrill misses 47-foot three point pullup jump shot	98	84
0.0	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	98	84
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	98	84

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	CLE	IND
12:00	Ty Jerome enters the game for Isaac Okoro	98	84
12:00	Andrew Nembhard enters the game for Obi Toppin	98	84
12:00	Pascal Siakam enters the game for Aaron Nesmith	98	84
11:35	Bennedict Mathurin misses two point shot	98	84
11:33	Dean Wade defensive rebound	98	84
11:17	Ty Jerome misses driving floating jump shot	98	84
11:15	Tyrese Haliburton defensive rebound	98	84
11:00	Ty Jerome shooting foul	98	84
11:00	Andrew Nembhard misses free throw 1 of 2	98	84
11:00	Pacers offensive team rebound	98	84
11:00	Andrew Nembhard makes free throw 2 of 2	98	85
10:36	Max Strus misses 23-foot three point shot	98	85
10:33	Pascal Siakam defensive rebound	98	85
10:25	Andrew Nembhard lost ball turnover (Sam Merrill steals)	98	85
10:18	Max Strus misses two point shot	98	85
10:17	Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound	98	85
10:06	Myles Turner makes layup (Andrew Nembhard assists)	98	87
9:52	Ty Jerome misses driving floating jump shot	98	87
9:48	Max Strus offensive rebound	98	87
9:47	Sam Merrill misses 23-foot three point jumper	98	87
9:45	Ty Jerome offensive rebound	98	87
9:44	Tyrese Haliburton blocks Sam Merrill 's 23-foot three point jumper	98	87
9:38	Tyrese Haliburton defensive rebound	98	87
9:38	Bennedict Mathurin makes two point shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists)	98	89
9:38	Cavaliers Full timeout	98	89
9:38	Jarrett Allen enters the game for Javonte Green	98	89
9:38	Isaac Okoro enters the game for Dean Wade	98	89
9:38	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for Ty Jerome	98	89
9:18	Donovan Mitchell out of bounds bad pass turnover	98	89
9:09	Andrew Nembhard bad pass (Donovan Mitchell steals)	98	89
9:07	Pascal Siakam personal foul	98	89
8:53	Donovan Mitchell misses driving layup	98	89
8:51	Pascal Siakam defensive rebound	98	89
8:38	Pascal Siakam misses 9-foot two point shot	98	89
8:36	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	98	89
8:27	Jarrett Allen makes 1-foot dunk (Isaac Okoro assists)	100	89
8:20	Tyrese Haliburton makes two point shot	100	91
8:20	Sam Merrill shooting foul	100	91
8:20	Aaron Nesmith enters the game for Pascal Siakam	100	91
8:20	Tyrese Haliburton makes free throw 1 of 1	100	92
8:06	Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point jumper	100	92
8:03	Tyrese Haliburton defensive rebound	100	92
7:53	Myles Turner misses driving layup	100	92
7:52	Bennedict Mathurin offensive rebound	100	92
7:51	Bennedict Mathurin makes dunk	100	94
7:37	Andrew Nembhard personal foul	100	94
7:36	Donovan Mitchell steps out of bounds turnover	100	94
7:24	Tyrese Haliburton misses driving floating jump shot	100	94
7:22	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	100	94
7:12	Myles Turner shooting foul	100	94
7:12	Donovan Mitchell misses free throw 1 of 2	100	94
7:12	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	100	94
7:12	Ty Jerome enters the game for Sam Merrill	100	94
7:12	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2	101	94
6:58	Bennedict Mathurin makes layup (Andrew Nembhard assists)	101	96
6:52	Bennedict Mathurin personal foul	101	96
6:52	delay techfoul	101	96
6:52	Donovan Mitchell makes technical free throw	102	96
6:43	Andrew Nembhard shooting foul	102	96
6:43	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2	103	96
6:43	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2	104	96
6:34	Isaac Okoro personal foul	104	96
6:21	Andrew Nembhard misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	104	96
6:16	Aaron Nesmith offensive rebound	104	96
6:16	Aaron Nesmith makes tip shot	104	98
6:01	Ty Jerome out of bounds bad pass turnover	104	98
5:49	Myles Turner misses 8-foot two point shot	104	98
5:46	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	104	98
5:27	Cavaliers Full timeout	104	98
5:27	Dean Wade enters the game for Ty Jerome	104	98
5:27	Pascal Siakam enters the game for Bennedict Mathurin	104	98
5:23	Max Strus misses 23-foot three point shot	104	98
5:20	Pascal Siakam defensive rebound	104	98
5:05	Andrew Nembhard misses 17-foot two point shot	104	98
5:01	Myles Turner offensive rebound	104	98
5:01	Myles Turner misses two point shot	104	98
5:01	Myles Turner offensive rebound	104	98
4:54	Myles Turner misses 7-foot two point shot	104	98
4:52	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	104	98
4:48	Donovan Mitchell makes driving layup	106	98
4:36	Andrew Nembhard makes 1-foot two point shot	106	100
4:36	Max Strus shooting foul	106	100
4:36	Andrew Nembhard makes free throw 1 of 1	106	101
4:24	Aaron Nesmith blocks Max Strus 's 2-foot driving layup	106	101
4:24	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	106	101
4:21	Max Strus makes 7-foot two point shot (Donovan Mitchell assists)	108	101
4:00	Myles Turner makes driving layup (Andrew Nembhard assists)	108	103
3:45	Andrew Nembhard personal foul	108	103
3:45	Isaac Okoro makes free throw 1 of 2	109	103
3:45	Isaac Okoro makes free throw 2 of 2	110	103
3:33	Aaron Nesmith makes 23-foot three point jumper (Andrew Nembhard assists)	110	106
3:15	Donovan Mitchell makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot	112	106
3:03	Tyrese Haliburton misses two point shot	112	106
3:03	Max Strus defensive rebound	112	106
2:52	Aaron Nesmith blocks Donovan Mitchell 's 6-foot pullup jump shot	112	106
2:49	Tyrese Haliburton defensive rebound	112	106
2:45	Andrew Nembhard misses 21-foot jumper	112	106
2:41	Isaac Okoro defensive rebound	112	106
2:31	Aaron Nesmith personal foul	112	106
2:31	Donovan Mitchell misses free throw 1 of 2	112	106
2:31	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	112	106
2:31	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2	113	106
2:10	Myles Turner misses two point shot	113	106
2:08	Dean Wade defensive rebound	113	106
1:56	Max Strus misses two point shot	113	106
1:55	Myles Turner defensive rebound	113	106
1:52	Pascal Siakam makes two point shot	113	108
1:52	Donovan Mitchell shooting foul	113	108
1:52	Pascal Siakam misses free throw 1 of 1	113	108
1:50	Dean Wade defensive rebound	113	108
1:38	Aaron Nesmith shooting foul	113	108
1:38	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2	114	108
1:38	Donovan Mitchell misses free throw 2 of 2	114	108
1:35	Donovan Mitchell offensive rebound	114	108
1:33	Myles Turner blocks Donovan Mitchell's layup	114	108
1:30	Pascal Siakam defensive rebound	114	108
1:24	Tyrese Haliburton makes driving layup	114	110
1:06	Max Strus makes 25-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)	117	110
1:06	Pacers Full timeout	117	110
1:03	Tyrese Haliburton makes driving layup (Andrew Nembhard assists)	117	112
1:03	Cavaliers Full timeout	117	112
1:03	Sam Merrill enters the game for Dean Wade	117	112
1:03	Ty Jerome enters the game for Isaac Okoro	117	112
57.1	Pascal Siakam personal foul	117	112
57.1	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2	118	112
57.1	Dean Wade enters the game for Sam Merrill	118	112
57.1	Isaac Okoro enters the game for Ty Jerome	118	112
57.1	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2	119	112
48.0	Jarrett Allen shooting foul	119	112
48.0	Pascal Siakam misses free throw 1 of 2	119	112
48.0	Pacers offensive team rebound	119	112
48.0	Pascal Siakam misses free throw 2 of 2	119	112
48.0	(00:48) [Pacers] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL OVERTURNED)	119	112
48.0	Ty Jerome enters the game for Dean Wade	119	112
47.2	Aaron Nesmith offensive rebound	119	112
47.2	Aaron Nesmith makes dunk	119	114
45.2	Donovan Mitchell offensive foul	119	114
45.2	Donovan Mitchell turnover	119	114
45.2	(00:45.9) [Pacers] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL STANDS)	119	114
45.2	Sam Merrill enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	119	114
45.2	Dean Wade enters the game for Ty Jerome	119	114
35.0	Jarrett Allen blocks Tyrese Haliburton 's 2-foot driving layup	119	114
35.0	Pacers offensive team rebound	119	114
27.1	Pascal Siakam makes driving layup (Andrew Nembhard assists)	119	116
27.1	Cavaliers Full timeout	119	116
27.1	Ty Jerome enters the game for Isaac Okoro	119	116
27.1	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for Dean Wade	119	116
27.1	Max Strus bad pass (Andrew Nembhard steals)	119	116
12.1	Ty Jerome shooting foul	119	116
12.1	Tyrese Haliburton makes free throw 1 of 2	119	117
12.1	Tyrese Haliburton misses free throw 2 of 2	119	117
9.1	Tyrese Haliburton offensive rebound	119	117
1.0	Tyrese Haliburton makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	119	120
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	119	120
0.0	End of Game	119	120

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Rocket Arena

Cleveland, OH

Date & Time

11:00 PM, May 6, 2025

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Attendance

19,432

Referees

Eric Dalen, Tony Brothers, David Guthrie, Nick Buchert

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Detroit	60	22	.732	W3
Cleveland	52	30	.634	W1
Milwaukee	32	50	.390	L1
Chicago	31	51	.378	L2
Indiana	19	63	.232	L2

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