Indiana Pacers – Cleveland Cavaliers · NBA

Win probability changed during the game. · 6 May 2025

IND120–119CLE

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↑ CLE winsIND wins ↓

Home team's win probability across the game (source: ESPN). The band rises when CLE leads and falls when IND does.

This is how the game was decided.

Myles Turner decided it, the Indiana Pacers player with the most points (23, with 8 rebounds and 1 assists; +15 with him on the floor). The criterion: the winner's points in the box score; plus-minus says who was on the floor when the game opened up.

The game-winner in Cleveland Cavaliers 119-120 Indiana Pacers (May 6, 2025) was hit by Tyrese Haliburton: a three-pointer with 1.0 s left in the fourth quarter, putting the Indiana Pacers up 120-119. They never trailed again.

The biggest run of Cleveland Cavaliers 119-120 Indiana Pacers (May 6, 2025) was a 13-0 run by the Cleveland Cavaliers between the first quarter and the second quarter, from 22-15 to 35-15. The Indiana Pacers' best was a 8-0 run in the second quarter (from 7:18 to 5:47), from 26-42 to 34-42.

With 48 points, this is Donovan Mitchell's highest-scoring game of the 2024‑25 playoffs.

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Play: Tyrese Haliburton makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot.

I count as the game-winner the basket that puts the winning team ahead for good. Source: the official NBA play-by-play (since 2002-03) and each team's official box scores.

A run here is consecutive points by one team without the opponent scoring. Source: the official NBA play-by-play (since 2002-03) and each team's official box scores.

Source: the game's official box score and play-by-play.

It is compared by points with all his official NBA box scores in that scope; it is the same criterion the Analyst uses.

Tyrese Haliburton decided this game: his points put his team ahead with one second left in the fourth quarter, and the opponent never led again.

It is one of the 7 games he has decided this way in the NBA since the 2002-03 season.

His profile shows the games Haliburton decided

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A game is decided by the last basket that puts a team ahead in the final ten seconds of the fourth quarter or of an overtime, if that team wins.

6 May 2025 · The source is the ESPN play-by-play, play espn:401769740:785; the date is the one on the NBA box score.

Rotations · who was on the floor

Closing lineup · IND

Nembhard · Haliburton · Turner · Nesmith · Siakam

Closing lineup · CLE

Strus · Allen · Mitchell · Jerome · Merrill

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IND

Andrew Nembhard

36′ · +10

Tyrese Haliburton

36′ · +11

Myles Turner

35′ · +15

Aaron Nesmith

33′ · -2

Pascal Siakam

30′ · +1

Bennedict Mathurin

20′ · +8

Obi Toppin

16′ · -2

T.J. McConnell

14′ · -15

Ben Sheppard

6′ · -4

Thomas Bryant

11′ · -9

Jarace Walker

3′ · -8

CLE

Max Strus

39′ · -14

Jarrett Allen

38′ · -5

Donovan Mitchell

36′ · +13

Dean Wade

30′ · +5

Ty Jerome

28′ · -5

Isaac Okoro

29′ · +1

Sam Merrill

26′ · 0

Javonte Green

10′ · +4

Craig Porter Jr.

4′ · -4

Each bar is a stint on the floor (source: NBA). The number is minutes played and the team's +/− with him on the court. IND and CLE.

These lineups played the most minutes together.

Indiana Pacers

Turner, Siakam, Nembhard, Haliburton, and Nesmith played 19.1 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.
Siakam, Bryant, Nesmith, Mathurin, and McConnell played 4.3 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.
Turner, Nembhard, Toppin, Haliburton, and Nesmith played 4.0 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 3 points.

Cleveland Cavaliers

Mitchell, Allen, Strus, Jerome, and Wade played 11.3 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 6 points.
Allen, Strus, Jerome, Okoro, and Merrill played 5.7 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.
Mitchell, Wade, Green, Okoro, and Merrill played 5.4 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 15 points.

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Indiana Pacers

Turner, Siakam, Nembhard, Haliburton, and Mathurin played 3.7 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 6 points.
Bryant, Toppin, Mathurin, Sheppard, and McConnell played 3.6 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.
Turner, Nembhard, Haliburton, Nesmith, and Mathurin played 2.9 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.
Turner, Nembhard, Toppin, Haliburton, and Mathurin played 2.7 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 4 points.
Siakam, Nembhard, Nesmith, Walker, and McConnell played 1.6 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 3 points.
Bryant, Toppin, Mathurin, Walker, and McConnell played 1.4 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 3 points.
Turner, Toppin, Haliburton, Mathurin, and McConnell played 1.0 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.

Cleveland Cavaliers

Mitchell, Allen, Strus, Wade, and Okoro played 4.6 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 1 point.
Mitchell, Allen, Strus, Okoro, and Merrill played 4.0 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.
Mitchell, Allen, Strus, Jerome, and Okoro played 4.0 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.
Mitchell, Allen, Wade, Okoro, and Merrill played 3.3 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.
Mitchell, Strus, Wade, Green, and Merrill played 2.4 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 3 points.
Strus, Jerome, Wade, Green, and Merrill played 2.4 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 5 points.
Allen, Strus, Jerome, Okoro, and Porter played 2.0 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 4 points.
Allen, Strus, Jerome, Merrill, and Porter played 1.7 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.

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The lineups come from the NBA's official rotation: who was on the floor and when. Each lineup's plus-minus is worked out from every player's stints and is only shown when they all add up with each other and with the final score.

Max Strus covered 5.53 km, more than anyone in the game.

Andrew Nembhard touched the ball 95 times, a game high.
Andrew Nembhard made 73 passes, a game high.
Myles Turner defended 10 shots at the rim, a game high, and opponents made 3.
Jarrett Allen had 25 rebound chances, a game high.

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Indiana Pacers

Player	km	km/h	Touches	Passes
Tyrese Haliburton	4.84	7.4	72	59
Andrew Nembhard	4.79	7.2	95	73
Aaron Nesmith	4.33	7.1	43	28
Myles Turner	4.31	6.8	41	20
Pascal Siakam	3.70	6.8	40	26
Bennedict Mathurin	2.51	7.0	30	17
Obi Toppin	2.30	8.1	31	23
T.J. McConnell	1.85	7.4	44	35
Thomas Bryant	1.37	7.3	8	7
Ben Sheppard	0.80	7.8	8	8
Jarace Walker	0.47	7.2	8	5

Cleveland Cavaliers

Player	km	km/h	Touches	Passes
Max Strus	5.53	7.8	87	63
Jarrett Allen	4.76	7.0	52	34
Donovan Mitchell	4.36	6.7	93	47
Dean Wade	4.04	7.5	38	34
Isaac Okoro	3.97	7.3	24

The figures come from the NBA's optical tracking (NBA.com) for this game; speed is each player's average while on the floor.

Who stood out on defense during the season

These figures cover the whole 2024-25 regular season, not this game.

Indiana Pacers

Aaron Nesmith drew 0.16 charges per game over his 45 games.
He ranks 16 of 388 in the league.
Pascal Siakam recovered 0.8 loose balls per game over his 78 games.
He ranks 19 of 388 in the league.
Myles Turner contested 8.7 shots per game over his 72 games.
He ranks 19 of 388 in the league.

Cleveland Cavaliers

Jarrett Allen contested 9.5 shots per game over his 81 games.
He ranks 12 of 388 in the league.
Donovan Mitchell recovered 0.8 loose balls per game over his 70 games.
He ranks 22 of 388 in the league.
Sam Merrill drew 0.13 charges per game over his 71 games.
He ranks 26 of 388 in the league.

Hustle figures come from the hustle stats the NBA publishes (NBA.com) and rim defense comes from its tracking; both cover the regular season. For each player in this game we show the figure that ranks him highest in the league, and for each team, the three best ranked. Ranks count players with at least 30 games and, at the rim, at least 4 defended shots per game.

The Cleveland Cavaliers have won 118 of their 239 games against the Indiana Pacers.

118-121record of the Cleveland Cavaliers · NBA 1976-77 – 2025-26, regular season and playoffs

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Game context

Attendance

19.432

100% of capacity

Rocket Arena · Cleveland

Series

Game 2

Conference semifinals

IND 4-1

Scoring

239

combined points

21.5 above the season average (217.5)

⚖️ The last two minutes

Official NBA L2M report: every call in the endgame, reviewed by the league.

20 calls reviewed3 errors admitted by the NBA

Violation: Double Lane · 00:12.4

Cavaliers → Pacers

Multiple players enter the lane and cross the three-point line before the ball is released for the free throw, and the shooter steps over the plane of the free throw line before the ball touches the rim. The call should have been made and a jump ball held at midcourt.

Foul: Defense 3 Second · 00:15.0

Donovan Mitchell → Pacers

Mitchell (CLE) is in the paint for longer than three seconds without actively guarding an opponent.

Violation: Double Lane · 00:48.0

Pacers → Cavaliers

Multiple players enter the lane and cross the three-point line before the ball is released for the free throw. The basket should have been nullified and a jump ball held at midcourt.