NBA Final Intelligence
Cleveland Cavaliers 120, Indiana Pacers 116 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): Cleveland Cavaliers 120, Indiana Pacers 116. Scoring by quarter: Q1 CLE 22-28 IND; Q2 CLE 31-32 IND; Q3 CLE 31-33 IND; Q4 CLE 36-23 IND.
Top performers (box score): Darius Garland (CLE) 29 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 threes on 14-of-23 shooting; Pascal Siakam (IND) 22 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists on 9-of-23 shooting; Evan Mobley (CLE) 20 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists on 8-of-16 shooting; Jay Huff (IND) 20 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 threes on 7-of-10 shooting; Jarrett Allen (CLE) 19 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists on 8-of-13 shooting.
Standouts
Top Scorer · CLE
29 PTS, 2 REB, 6 AST, 1 3PM · 14-23 FG
Scoring · IND
22 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST · 9-23 FG
Scoring · CLE
20 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST · 8-16 FG
Season highs
Johnny Furphy · Season-high 11 rebounds
Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.
📊 Game Flow
CLE
7 largest lead
Q4 3:48 (CLE 109, IND 102) · 11-0 run, Q4 6:52–Q4 3:48
IND
9 largest lead
Q1 2:23 (CLE 16, IND 25) · 8-0 run, Q1 8:28–Q1 5:44
Swings
8 lead changes
Tied 3 times
Ahead for good: Darius Garland makes 21-foot pullup jump shot (De'Andre Hunter assists) (Q4 5:46, CLE 103, IND 102).
Clutch timeEvery score of the final five minutes
- Q4 1:30 Andrew Nembhard makes 19-foot pullup jump shotIND · CLE 113, IND 109
- Q4 1:06 Darius Garland makes 4-foot two point shot (Evan Mobley assists)CLE · CLE 115, IND 109
- Q4 0:58 Pascal Siakam makes free throw 1 of 2IND · CLE 115, IND 110
- Q4 0:58 Pascal Siakam makes free throw 2 of 2IND · CLE 115, IND 111
- Q4 0:33 Pascal Siakam makes 3-foot two point shot (Andrew Nembhard assists)IND · CLE 115, IND 113
- Q4 0:33 Pascal Siakam makes free throw 1 of 1IND · CLE 115, IND 114
- Q4 0:12 Darius Garland makes 16-foot pullup jump shotCLE · CLE 117, IND 114
- Q4 0:10 Andrew Nembhard makes free throw 1 of 2IND · CLE 117, IND 115
- Q4 0:07 Craig Porter Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2CLE · CLE 118, IND 115
- Q4 0:03 Aaron Nesmith makes free throw 1 of 2IND · CLE 118, IND 116
- Q4 0:02 Jarrett Allen makes free throw 1 of 2CLE · CLE 119, IND 116
- Q4 0:02 Jarrett Allen makes free throw 2 of 2CLE · CLE 120, IND 116
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 22 | 31 | 31 | 36 | 120 | |
| IND | 28 | 32 | 33 | 23 | 116 |
🧮 How They Scored
CLEIND
0Points in the paint0
0Fast-break points0
0Second-chance points0
0Points off turnovers0
30Bench points36
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
61.4%Effective FG%54.8%
16.5%Turnover %9.8%
28.6%Offensive rebound %15.6%
0.205Free-throw rate0.204
Box Score
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Mobley F-C | 36 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8-16 | 0-3 | 4-4 | -1 |
| Jarrett Allen C | 34 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8-13 | 0-1 | 3-6 | +3 |
| Darius Garland G | 33 | 29 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14-23 | 1-4 | 0-0 | +1 |
| Sam Merrill G | 31 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-12 | 6-10 | 1-2 | +5 |
| Craig Porter G | 28 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 1-2 | +7 |
| Jaylon Tyson G-F | 27 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | -5 |
| De'Andre Hunter F | 22 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5-9 | 0-1 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Nae'Qwan Tomlin F | 21 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | +10 |
| Dean Wade F | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | -2 |
Indiana Pacers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pascal Siakam F | 35 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9-23 | 0-1 | 4-5 | -3 |
| Aaron Nesmith G-F | 33 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5-17 | 3-7 | 1-2 | +8 |
| Jay Huff F-C | 31 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7-10 | 4-7 | 2-2 | -14 |
| Andrew Nembhard G-F | 30 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6-12 | 1-2 | 2-4 | 0 |
| Johnny Furphy G | 30 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | +3 |
| Ben Sheppard G | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | -6 |
| Jarace Walker F | 18 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | -4 |
| T.J. McConnell G | 18 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | -4 |
| Micah Potter F | 17 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 5-6 | +10 |
| Ethan Thompson G | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -10 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
Cleveland CavaliersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darius Garland | Starter | 33 | 29 | 63.0 | 29.1 | +3.0 | 16.6 |
| Evan Mobley | Starter | 36 | 20 | 56.3 | 24.4 | +1.5 | 11.7 |
| Jarrett Allen | Starter | 34 | 19 | 60.7 | 22.5 | +7.3 | 13.6 |
| Sam Merrill | Starter | 31 | 19 | 73.8 | 18.4 | +10.3 | 10.2 |
| Dean Wade | Starter | 08 | 3 | 75.0 | 15.8 | -11.1 | 4.9 |
| De'Andre Hunter | Bench | 22 | 12 | 60.7 | 28.8 | +1.9 | 9.2 |
| Craig Porter | Bench | 28 | 8 | 58.1 | 15.1 | +9.2 | 12.5 |
| Nae'Qwan Tomlin | Bench | 21 | 7 | 70.0 | 11.3 | +24.5 | 5.6 |
| Jaylon Tyson | Bench | 27 | 3 | 52.1 | 6.1 | -8.3 | 3.8 |
| Lonzo Ball | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Thomas Bryant | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Tyrese Proctor | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Indiana PacersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pascal Siakam | Starter | 35 | 22 | 43.7 | 31.0 | -5.5 | 8.0 |
| Jay Huff | Starter | 31 | 20 | 91.9 | 16.4 | -25.1 | 10.4 |
| Andrew Nembhard | Starter | 30 | 15 | 54.5 | 22.4 | -3.4 | 11.4 |
| Aaron Nesmith | Starter | 33 | 14 | 39.1 | 22.5 | +4.5 | 6.5 |
| Johnny Furphy | Starter | 30 | 9 | 75.0 | 7.7 | -2.3 | 11.2 |
| Micah Potter | Bench | 17 | 11 | 82.8 | 14.3 | +16.6 | 13.0 |
| Jarace Walker | Bench | 18 | 10 | 71.4 | 15.2 | -17.8 | 13.8 |
| T.J. McConnell | Bench | 18 | 7 | 43.8 | 22.7 | -12.9 | 10.7 |
| Ben Sheppard | Bench | 19 | 6 | 100.0 | 8.5 | -18.7 | 7.4 |
| Ethan Thompson | Bench | 09 | 2 | 33.3 | 12.5 | -54.2 | 2.6 |
| Quenton Jackson | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Kam Jones | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
⚔️ Season Series & What's Next
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- IND 109@CLE 120 Recap
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