The Indiana Pacers are going back to the Eastern Conference Finals for the second year in a row.
On May 13, Indiana defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 5, 114-105. Tyrese Haliburton led the way with 31 points, eight assists and six rebounds. Pascal Siakam contributed 21 points, eight rebounds and five assists.
Here is Dustin Dopirak’s quick story, the box score from the game and the Eastern Conference Finals schedule. We’ll have more coverage soon.
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0:23.2 left 4Q: Donovan Mitchell scored the Cavs’ last 13 points. Even so, the Pacers have been able to maintain the lead. Myles Turner hit a 3-pointer with 23 seconds left. That will likely do it.
Pacers 114, Cavaliers 105
2:37 left 4Q: Myles Turner, as well as a few other Pacers, have had some crucial blocks in this one. Indiana has eight blocks, compared to Cleveland’s two.
Pacers 104, Cavaliers 97
9:23 left 4Q: Ty Jerome opened the fourth with a pullup jumper. Cavs trail 85-79. Donovan Mitchell went to the free-throw line at 11:05 and made all three attempts. Cavs are within four.
Pascal Siakam stopped Cleveland’s run, but De’Andre Hunter nailed a 3-pointer and was fouled. He missed the free throw. At 9:23, Darius Garland made a basket for the Cavs, which put them down by one. Cleveland is on a 10-2 run.
Pacers 87, Cavaliers 86
End of 3Q: The Pacers held a 12-point lead until Ty Jerome hit a 3-pointer at 1:07. But Thomas Bryant responded with a 3 of his own. He has nine points, which have all come in the third.
Pacers 85, Cavaliers 76
3:14 left 3Q: Indiana has outscored Cleveland in the third, 21-9. Thomas Bryant has thrown down back-to-back dunks for the Pacers.
Pacers 73, Cavaliers 65
7:04 left 3Q: Pascal Siakam hit a 3-pointer at the 8:27 mark. Cavs lead 63-59. Darius Garland made one of his two free throw attempts. Tyrese Haliburton responded with a deep 3-pointer. Pacers down by two.
At 7:04, Siakam drilled another 3 to give the Pacers a 65-64 lead.
Pacers 65, Cavaliers 64
Halftime: Tyrese Haliburton is 5-of-6 from 3-point range. He has 17 points. Donovan Mitchell, who has 16 points, didn’t score a field goal in the second quarter.
Cleveland’s 19-point lead is down to four.
Cavaliers 56, Pacers 52
2:46 left 2Q: The Pacers are quickly catching up. Tyrese Haliburton and Andrew Nembhard hit 3-pointers in the last couple of minutes. Haliburton has four 3s.
Cavaliers 52, Pacers 49
7:02 left 2Q: The Pacers are on a 6-2 run. Tyrese Haliburton and Aaron Nesmith both hit 3-pointers.
Cavaliers 44, Pacers 31
8:22 left 2Q: The Cavs haven’t slowed down to start the second quarter. They have outscored the Pacers so far in the second, 11-6.
Cavaliers 42, Pacers 25
End of 1Q: Donovan Mitchell scored 13 points in the first quarter. Evan Mobley put up 10 points.
Cavaliers 31, Pacers 19
2:59 left 1Q: Cavs are on an 8-0 run. Pacers are shooting 29% from the floor. Cleveland is at 41%.
Cavaliers 21, Pacers 12
6:15 left 1Q: The Pacers began the game with a 6-4 lead. Andrew Nembhard leads with four points.
Cavaliers 11, Pacers 8
Donovan Mitchell will play in Game 5 of the Cavaliers vs. Pacers series Tuesday night, per TNT’s Ernie Johnson. He is listed in the starting lineup on the NBA’s official page.
Mitchell took part in pregame warm-ups and, according to Mike Lucas, was moving without issue or a noticeable brace.
Pacers: Isaiah Jackson (Achilles) is out.
Cavaliers: Donovan Mitchell (ankle) is questionable.
(All times ET; *-if necessary)
Game 1, May 4: Pacers 121, Cavaliers 112
Game 2, May 6: Pacers 120, Cavaliers 119
Game 3, May 9: Cavaliers 126, Pacers 104
Game 4, Sun., May 11: Pacers 129, Cavaliers 109
Game 5, Tues., May 13: at Cavaliers, 7 p.m., TNT
*-Game 6, Thurs., May 15: at Pacers, TBA
*-Game 7, Sun., May 18: at Cavaliers, TBA
TV: TNT, TruTV, Max. No games in this series are on FanDuel Sports Network.
93.5 and 107.5 FM in Indianapolis, with Mark Boyle (play-by-play), Eddie Gill (analysis) and Pat Boylan (sideline reporting). Game 2 streaming is on SiriusXM channels 81, 86 (Cavaliers feed).
via BetMGM
Game 4 favorite: Cavaliers by 7.5 points
Over/under: 230.5 total points
Moneyline: Pacers +260, Cavs -325
ESPN’s matchup predictor gives the Cavaliers a 52.5% chance of winning.
