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NBA-leading Cavaliers end Pacers' 6-game winning streak with a 127-117 victory
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Donovan Mitchell scored 35 points and the NBA-leading Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Indiana Pacers 127-117 on Tuesday night.
Darius Garland scored 24 points and Evan Mobley added 22 points and 13 rebounds for the Cavaliers.
Pascal Siakam scored 23 points and Bennedict Mathurin 19 for the Pacers, who had their six-game winning streak halted. Myles Turned added 17 points.
The Cavaliers led 82-77 in the third quarter before going on a 10-0 run that included 3-pointers by Max Strus, Georges Niang and Mobley. Cleveland led 100-89 after three periods.
Indiana cut its deficit to 111-106, but could get no closer.
With Indiana trailing 120-111, Mathurin lost his cool and was ejected after drawing his second technical with 3:58 left. Mitchell sank both technical free throws and Mobley hit one of two free throws.
The Pacers had ended the host Cavaliers’ 12-game winning streak with a 108-93 victory on Sunday night.
Indiana played without All-Star point guard Tyrese Haliburton, who was sidelined with left groin strain.
Cavaliers: Cleveland was able to bounce back from their first loss since Dec. 8 with a 49-37 rebounding edge. The Cavaliers shut down Siakam in the second half, limiting him to two points and five shots.
Pacers: Indiana missed Haliburton, and his replacement, Ben Sheppard, had just two assists and shot 1 for 6.
After the Pacers closed the deficit to 115-109, Garland sank a 27-foot, 3-pointer to put Cleveland ahead 118-109 with 4:48 left.
The Cavaliers sank 26 of 31 free throws. That was nine more free throws than the Pacers (17 of 22). Both teams shot 48% from the field.
The Cavaliers are at Oklahoma City on Thursday in a matchup of the East and West conference leaders. The Pacers are at Detroit on Thursday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Jarrett Allen vs. Myles Turner (Evan Mobley gains possession) | ||
| 11:46 |  | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point alley-oop dunk (Darius Garland assists) | 2-0 |
| 11:32 | | Myles Turner misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:30 | | Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 11:23 | | Donovan Mitchell misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 11:21 | | Pascal Siakam defensive rebound | ||
| 11:17 | | Pascal Siakam misses two point running layup | ||
| 11:15 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 11:08 | | +2 | Evan Mobley makes two point cutting dunk (Darius Garland assists) | 4-0 |
| 10:47 | | Andrew Nembhard misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:43 | | Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 10:32 | | Darius Garland misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:31 | | Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound | ||
| 10:25 | | +2 | Bennedict Mathurin makes two point running dunk (Andrew Nembhard assists) | 4-2 |
| 10:12 | | +2 | Evan Mobley makes two point cutting dunk (Jarrett Allen assists) | 6-2 |
| 10:00 | | Myles Turner turnover (bad pass) (Donovan Mitchell steals) | ||
| 9:57 | | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point running dunk | 8-2 |
| 9:43 | | +3 | Pascal Siakam makes three point jump shot (Andrew Nembhard assists) | 8-5 |
| 9:29 | | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point driving finger roll layup | 10-5 |
| 9:16 | | +2 | Andrew Nembhard makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot (Pascal Siakam assists) | 10-7 |
| 9:03 | | Myles Turner personal foul (Donovan Mitchell draws the foul) | ||
| 8:58 | | Darius Garland misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:55 | | Donovan Mitchell offensive rebound | ||
| 8:54 | | Andrew Nembhard shooting foul (Donovan Mitchell draws the foul) | ||
| 8:54 | | +1 | Donovan Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 11-7 |
| 8:54 | | +1 | Donovan Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-7 |
| 8:40 | | +2 | Andrew Nembhard makes two point pullup bank jump shot | 12-9 |
| 8:40 | | Jarrett Allen shooting foul (Andrew Nembhard draws the foul) | ||
| 8:40 | | +1 | Andrew Nembhard makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 12-10 |
| 8:28 | | Darius Garland misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:27 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 8:15 | | Pascal Siakam misses two point jump shot | ||
| 8:12 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 7:58 | | +3 | Donovan Mitchell makes three point stepback jump shot | 15-10 |
| 7:37 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Andrew Nembhard assists) | 15-12 |
| 7:28 | | +3 | Donovan Mitchell makes three point pullup jump shot | 18-12 |
| 7:10 | | +3 | Pascal Siakam makes three point pullup jump shot (Bennedict Mathurin assists) | 18-15 |
| 6:53 | | Pascal Siakam shooting foul (Evan Mobley draws the foul) | ||
| 6:53 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:53 | | Evan Mobley misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 6:53 | | Cavaliers offensive rebound | ||
| 6:53 | | +1 | Evan Mobley makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-15 |
| 6:45 | | Andrew Nembhard turnover (lost ball) (Darius Garland steals) | ||
| 6:38 | | Darius Garland turnover (bad pass) (Ben Sheppard steals) | ||
| 6:22 | | +3 | Myles Turner makes three point jump shot (Andrew Nembhard assists) | 19-18 |
| 6:07 | | +3 | Max Strus makes three point jump shot (Jarrett Allen assists) | 22-18 |
| 5:52 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point turnaround jump shot | 22-20 |
| 5:38 | | Dean Wade misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:36 | | Ben Sheppard defensive rebound | ||
| 5:28 | | Caris LeVert blocks Andrew Nembhard's two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:26 | | Andrew Nembhard offensive rebound | ||
| 5:20 | | +2 | Andrew Nembhard makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 22-22 |
| 5:07 | | +3 | Caris LeVert makes three point jump shot (Darius Garland assists) | 25-22 |
| 4:55 | | Bennedict Mathurin misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:52 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 4:38 | | Darius Garland turnover (bad pass) (Andrew Nembhard steals) | ||
| 4:33 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point running dunk (Andrew Nembhard assists) | 25-24 |
| 4:12 | | Ben Sheppard shooting foul (Darius Garland draws the foul) | ||
| 4:12 | | Darius Garland misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 4:12 | | Cavaliers offensive rebound | ||
| 4:12 | | +1 | Darius Garland makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-24 |
| 3:59 | | Myles Turner misses two point jump shot | ||
| 3:57 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 3:43 | | Georges Niang misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:41 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 3:21 | | Jarace Walker misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 3:19 | | Myles Turner offensive rebound | ||
| 3:17 | | Evan Mobley shooting foul (Myles Turner draws the foul) | ||
| 3:17 | | +1 | Myles Turner makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-25 |
| 3:17 | | +1 | Myles Turner makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-26 |
| 3:00 | | Caris LeVert misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:59 | | Georges Niang offensive rebound | ||
| 2:57 | | +2 | Georges Niang makes two point putback layup | 28-26 |
| 2:44 | | Georges Niang personal foul (Obi Toppin draws the foul) | ||
| 2:44 | | Cavaliers 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:36 | | T.J. McConnell misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:34 | | Max Strus defensive rebound | ||
| 2:29 | | Max Strus misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 2:26 | | Jarace Walker defensive rebound | ||
| 2:17 | | Thomas Bryant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:14 | | Max Strus defensive rebound | ||
| 2:05 | | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point driving floating jump shot (Max Strus assists) | 30-26 |
| 1:50 | | +2 | T.J. McConnell makes two point pullup jump shot | 30-28 |
| 1:40 | | Jarace Walker personal foul (Caris LeVert draws the foul) | ||
| 1:40 | | +1 | Caris LeVert makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-28 |
| 1:40 | | +1 | Caris LeVert makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-28 |
| 1:25 | | T.J. McConnell misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 1:22 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 1:09 | | +3 | Donovan Mitchell makes three point jump shot (Max Strus assists) | 35-28 |
| 0:55 | | Georges Niang shooting foul (Jarace Walker draws the foul) | ||
| 0:55 | | +1 | Jarace Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 35-29 |
| 0:55 | | +1 | Jarace Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 35-30 |
| 0:45 | | Donovan Mitchell misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:43 | | Evan Mobley offensive rebound | ||
| 0:36 | | Caris LeVert turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 0:26 | | Thomas Bryant misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:24 | | Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 0:05 | | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point stepback jump shot | 37-30 |
| 0:02 | | Obi Toppin misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:01 | | Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:51 | | Jarace Walker misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:49 | | Jarace Walker offensive rebound | ||
| 11:48 | | +2 | Jarace Walker makes two point putback dunk | 37-32 |
| 11:34 | | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point driving layup (Caris LeVert assists) | 39-32 |
| 11:22 | | +2 | Thomas Bryant makes two point cutting layup (Pascal Siakam assists) | 39-34 |
| 11:11 | | Caris LeVert misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:08 | | Obi Toppin defensive rebound | ||
| 10:48 | | +3 | Jarace Walker makes three point jump shot (Obi Toppin assists) | 39-37 |
| 10:33 | | Georges Niang misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:29 | | Pacers defensive rebound | ||
| 10:17 | | +2 | T.J. McConnell makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 39-39 |
| 10:00 | | Donovan Mitchell turnover (bad pass) (Obi Toppin steals) | ||
| 9:55 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point running finger roll layup (Obi Toppin assists) | 39-41 |
| 9:44 | | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point driving finger roll layup | 41-41 |
| 9:44 | | Thomas Bryant shooting foul (Donovan Mitchell draws the foul) | ||
| 9:44 | | +1 | Donovan Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 42-41 |
| 9:35 | | Ben Sheppard misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 9:33 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 9:22 | | +3 | Max Strus makes three point jump shot (Isaac Okoro assists) | 45-41 |
| 9:21 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:10 | | Andrew Nembhard misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:07 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 9:07 | | Max Strus personal foul (Loose ball) (Thomas Bryant draws the foul) | ||
| 8:54 | | Max Strus shooting foul (Andrew Nembhard draws the foul) | ||
| 8:54 | | Andrew Nembhard misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 8:54 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 8:54 | | Andrew Nembhard misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 8:53 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 8:40 | | Sam Merrill turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 8:16 | | Pacers turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 8:16 | | Bennedict Mathurin misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:16 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 8:16 | | Pacers turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 8:03 | | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point cutting layup (Darius Garland assists) | 47-41 |
| 7:54 | | Andrew Nembhard misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:52 | | Dean Wade defensive rebound | ||
| 7:32 | | Isaac Okoro misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:31 | | Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound | ||
| 7:27 | | Obi Toppin turnover (bad pass) (Isaac Okoro steals) | ||
| 7:22 | | Bennedict Mathurin blocks Isaac Okoro's two point running layup | ||
| 7:21 | | Obi Toppin defensive rebound | ||
| 7:16 | | Darius Garland shooting foul (Andrew Nembhard draws the foul) | ||
| 7:16 | | Andrew Nembhard misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 7:16 | |