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Indiana Pacers at Cleveland Cavaliers

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50-32, 21-20 Away
Final
126 - 118

64-18, 34-7 Home

Pacers rally from 23-point deficit in 4th quarter to defeat Cavaliers 126-118 in double overtime

Jaylon Tyson delivers 'electrifying' rookie slam for Cavs

Tony Bradley added 14 points. His hook shot with 4:41 remaining in double overtime put Indiana up by two and gave it the lead for the first time since there was 4:21 left in the first quarter.

The Pacers (50-32), who'll be the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference in the playoffs, reached 50 wins for the first time since the 2013-14 season. Indiana reached the milestone even though two starters and four regular rotation players didn't play.

Jaylon Tyson scored a career-high 31 points for Cleveland (64-18), which ended the regular season with three straight losses after clinching the top seed in the Eastern Conference. .

Cleveland sat out nine of its regular rotation players, including four starters. Jarrett Allen was the only Cavaliers starter to see playing time, marking the first time in his eight-year career he played in all 82 games.

The Cavaliers had a 27-point advantage during the third quarter and were up 96-73 until Indiana rallied with a 32-9 run to even it at 105 with 10.5 seconds remaining.

Takeaways Pacers: Took three of four from the Cavaliers in the regular-season series. Both teams could meet again in the second round of the playoffs.

Cavaliers: Emoni Bates scored 25 and Nae’Qwan Tomlin had 24 points and 12 rebounds in his fifth NBA game and first career start.

Key moment After Bradley's bucket, Dennis scored Indiana's next seven points, including a 3-pointer to make it 118-111.

Key stat Allen missed his only shot, but became the third player in NBA history to average at least 13 points and shoot at least 70% from the field. Allen, who averaged 13.5 points and shot 70.6%.

Up next Indiana will have home court in its first-round series against Milwaukee. Cleveland won't know its first-round opponent until Friday night when the play-in tournament concludes.

Regular Season Series

IND wins series 3-1

Recent Plays

6 0.0 End of Game 126 - 118
6 0.0 End of the 2nd Overtime 126 - 118
6 6.1 Johnny Furphy makes free throw 2 of 2 126 - 118
6 6.1 Johnny Furphy makes free throw 1 of 2 125 - 118
6 6.1 Luke Travers personal take foul 124 - 118

Statistics

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48-119 FG 44-115
40.3 Field Goal % 38.3
10-42 3PT 18-60
23.8 Three Point % 30.0
20-22 FT 12-22
90.9 Free Throw % 54.5
61 Rebounds 65
14 Offensive Rebounds 18
47 Defensive Rebounds 47
27 Assists 21
15 Steals 6
10 Blocks 9
13 Turnovers 21
0 Team Turnovers 1
13 Total Turnovers 22
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
20 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 22
23 Fast Break Points 18
76 Points in Paint 48
20 Fouls 23
8 Largest Lead 27
Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland Cavaliers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Darius Garland, PG Day-To-Day Apr 29
Indiana Pacers Indiana Pacers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Isaiah Jackson, SF Out Nov 2

Game Information

Rocket Arena

Location: Cleveland, OH
Attendance: 19,432 · Capacity:

2024-25 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Cleveland 64 18 .780 - L1
Indiana 50 32 .610 14 W1
Milwaukee 48 34 .585 16 W8
Detroit 44 38 .537 20 L2
Chicago 39 43 .476 25 W3
Full Standings

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