CLEVELAND -- — Donovan Mitchell scored 32 points, Darius Garland had 20 in his return to Cleveland's lineup and the Cavaliers pulled away in the second half for a 120-109 victory over the Indiana Pacers in an NBA Cup game on Friday night.

It was the first meeting between the teams since the Pacers eliminated the top-seeded Cavaliers in five games in last season’s Eastern Conference semifinals.

Evan Mobley added 22 points and 12 rebounds for the Cavaliers, who improved to 2-1 in East Group A.

Andrew Nembhard had a career-high 32 points for injury-plagued Indiana, which fell to 0-2 in group play. Pascal Siakham added 26 points and nine rebounds and Bennedict Mathurin scored 21 points.

The NBA finalists from a year ago are 2-14 and missing six players. Indiana has dropped nine of its last 10.

Garland missed five games due to a contusion on the left big toe that he had surgically repaired in June.

The two-time All-Star point guard played 26 minutes and scored 18 points in the first half. He finished 5 for 12 from the field, including three 3-pointers, and made all seven of his free throws.

The Cavaliers led 62-55 at halftime before they went on a 21-9 run over a four-minute span in the third quarter to take control. Jalen Tyson scored eight of his 14 points during the spurt, which pushed their advantage up to 16 midway through the quarter.

Cleveland's largest lead was 103-81 on Mitchell's pullup 3-point early in the fourth quarter. It was the ninth time in 15 games this season the All-Star guard has scored at least 30 points.

Indiana made a 16-4 run to get within 10 with five minutes remaining, but could not draw closer.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Isaiah Jackson vs. Evan Mobley (Donovan Mitchell gains possession)	0	0
11:36	De'Andre Hunter makes driving layup	2	0
11:12	Pascal Siakam makes 18-foot jumper	2	2
11:03	Bennedict Mathurin shooting foul	2	2
11:03	Evan Mobley misses free throw 1 of 2	2	2
11:03	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	2	2
11:03	Evan Mobley misses free throw 2 of 2	2	2
11:00	Evan Mobley offensive rebound	2	2
10:59	Evan Mobley misses dunk	2	2
10:56	Evan Mobley offensive rebound	2	2
10:56	Evan Mobley bad pass (Bennedict Mathurin steals)	2	2
10:56	De'Andre Hunter personal foul	2	2
10:51	Bennedict Mathurin bad pass (De'Andre Hunter steals)	2	2
10:29	Jaylon Tyson makes 2-foot layup (Darius Garland assists)	4	2
10:10	Andrew Nembhard makes 30-foot three point step back jumpshot	4	5
9:58	Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	4	5
9:55	Isaiah Jackson defensive rebound	4	5
9:45	Andrew Nembhard misses 15-foot jumper	4	5
9:41	Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound	4	5
9:32	De'Andre Hunter misses 25-foot three point jumper	4	5
9:30	Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound	4	5
9:30	De'Andre Hunter personal foul	4	5
9:26	Darius Garland personal foul	4	5
9:23	Andrew Nembhard misses 17-foot step back jumpshot	4	5
9:23	Cavaliers defensive team rebound	4	5
9:05	Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point jumper	4	5
9:01	Ben Sheppard defensive rebound	4	5
8:57	Bennedict Mathurin misses 26-foot three point shot	4	5
8:55	De'Andre Hunter defensive rebound	4	5
8:50	Evan Mobley makes 1-foot dunk (Darius Garland assists)	6	5
8:49	Pacers Full timeout	6	5
8:29	Andrew Nembhard makes 29-foot three point jumper (Pascal Siakam assists)	6	8
8:19	Evan Mobley makes dunk (Donovan Mitchell assists)	8	8
8:11	Evan Mobley blocks Pascal Siakam's driving layup	8	8
8:10	De'Andre Hunter defensive rebound	8	8
8:06	Darius Garland misses 24-foot three point shot	8	8
8:06	De'Andre Hunter offensive rebound	8	8
7:57	Jaylon Tyson makes layup (Darius Garland assists)	10	8
7:41	Pascal Siakam misses 23-foot three point jumper	10	8
7:39	Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound	10	8
7:28	Evan Mobley makes dunk	12	8
7:10	Pascal Siakam makes 25-foot three point jumper (Andrew Nembhard assists)	12	11
7:08	Pacers delay of game violation	12	11
6:54	Darius Garland makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	15	11
6:33	Andrew Nembhard makes 15-foot two point shot	15	13
6:23	Isaiah Jackson shooting foul	15	13
6:23	Evan Mobley makes free throw 1 of 2	16	13
6:23	Tony Bradley enters the game for Isaiah Jackson	16	13
6:23	Lonzo Ball enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	16	13
6:23	Evan Mobley makes free throw 2 of 2	17	13
6:04	Dean Wade enters the game for Evan Mobley	17	13
6:00	Andrew Nembhard makes layup (Ben Sheppard assists)	17	15
5:38	Darius Garland misses two point shot	17	15
5:35	Pascal Siakam defensive rebound	17	15
5:27	Bennedict Mathurin makes driving layup (Ben Sheppard assists)	17	17
5:14	De'Andre Hunter misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	17	17
5:11	Ben Sheppard defensive rebound	17	17
5:03	Tony Bradley misses 4-foot two point shot	17	17
5:01	Dean Wade defensive rebound	17	17
4:55	Tony Bradley shooting foul	17	17
4:55	Darius Garland makes free throw 1 of 2	18	17
4:55	Jarace Walker enters the game for Ben Sheppard	18	17
4:55	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl enters the game for Pascal Siakam	18	17
4:55	Darius Garland makes free throw 2 of 2	19	17
4:49	Jaylon Tyson personal foul	19	17
4:49	Larry Nance Jr. enters the game for Darius Garland	19	17
4:42	Bennedict Mathurin makes 26-foot three pointer (Tony Bradley assists)	19	20
4:26	De'Andre Hunter makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jaylon Tyson assists)	22	20
4:20	Lonzo Ball shooting foul	22	20
4:20	Jarace Walker makes free throw 1 of 2	22	21
4:20	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for De'Andre Hunter	22	21
4:20	Evan Mobley enters the game for Jaylon Tyson	22	21
4:20	Jarace Walker makes free throw 2 of 2	22	22
4:10	Evan Mobley makes 1-foot driving dunk	24	22
3:46	Donovan Mitchell shooting foul	24	22
3:46	Andrew Nembhard makes free throw 1 of 2	24	23
3:46	Andrew Nembhard makes free throw 2 of 2	24	24
3:28	Bennedict Mathurin shooting foul	24	24
3:28	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 3	25	24
3:28	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 3	26	24
3:28	T.J. McConnell enters the game for Bennedict Mathurin	26	24
3:28	Pascal Siakam enters the game for Andrew Nembhard	26	24
3:28	Ben Sheppard enters the game for Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	26	24
3:28	Donovan Mitchell misses free throw 3 of 3	26	24
3:24	Ben Sheppard defensive rebound	26	24
3:14	Dean Wade shooting foul	26	24
3:14	Tony Bradley makes free throw 1 of 2	26	25
3:14	Tony Bradley makes free throw 2 of 2	26	26
3:05	Donovan Mitchell out of bounds lost ball turnover	26	26
2:57	T.J. McConnell bad pass (Larry Nance Jr. steals)	26	26
2:54	Larry Nance Jr. makes 2-foot dunk	28	26
2:36	Ben Sheppard misses 23-foot three point jumper	28	26
2:34	Ben Sheppard offensive rebound	28	26
2:26	Dean Wade blocks Tony Bradley 's 12-foot two point shot	28	26
2:23	Lonzo Ball defensive rebound	28	26
2:17	Donovan Mitchell makes 26-foot three point jumper (Dean Wade assists)	31	26
2:11	Pacers Full timeout	31	26
2:11	Jay Huff enters the game for Tony Bradley	31	26
2:01	T.J. McConnell misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	31	26
1:58	Lonzo Ball defensive rebound	31	26
1:53	Dean Wade misses 26-foot three point shot	31	26
1:50	Pascal Siakam defensive rebound	31	26
1:45	Ben Sheppard misses 25-foot three point shot	31	26
1:42	Lonzo Ball defensive rebound	31	26
1:31	Evan Mobley misses 20-foot jumper	31	26
1:27	Jarace Walker defensive rebound	31	26
1:24	Pascal Siakam makes 23-foot three point jumper (T.J. McConnell assists)	31	29
1:09	Dean Wade bad pass (T.J. McConnell steals)	31	29
1:05	Ben Sheppard makes two point shot (T.J. McConnell assists)	31	31
57.7	Dean Wade misses 25-foot three point jumper	31	31
55.1	Pascal Siakam defensive rebound	31	31
41.8	Jay Huff misses 25-foot three point jumper	31	31
39.3	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	31	31
34.6	Donovan Mitchell misses running pullup jump shot	31	31
32.8	Jarace Walker defensive rebound	31	31
20.2	Pascal Siakam traveling	31	31
20.2	Darius Garland enters the game for Larry Nance Jr.	31	31
20.2	De'Andre Hunter enters the game for Dean Wade	31	31
2.8	Jarace Walker shooting foul	31	31
2.8	Evan Mobley makes free throw 1 of 2	32	31
2.8	Dean Wade enters the game for Darius Garland	32	31
2.8	Garrison Mathews enters the game for Ben Sheppard	32	31
2.8	Evan Mobley makes free throw 2 of 2	33	31
0.0	Jarace Walker misses heave jump shot	33	31
0.0	Pacers offensive team rebound	33	31
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	33	31

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Venue

Rocket Arena

Cleveland, OH

Date & Time

12:00 AM, November 22, 2025

Coverage

Prime Video

Attendance

19,432

Referees

Curtis Blair, Michael Smith, Sean Corbin

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Detroit	45	16	.738	L2
Cleveland	39	24	.619	W2
Milwaukee	26	35	.426	L4
Chicago	26	37	.413	W1
Indiana	15	48	.238	L8

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