Cleveland Cavaliers vs Indiana Pacers Game Player Stats and Box Score for May 9 | 2025 NBA Playoffs Game 3

The Cleveland Cavaliers broke through in Game 3 on Friday against the Indiana Pacers. After losing the first two games at home, they responded with a 126-104 whipping of the home team. Donovan Mitchell scored a game-high 43 points while the return of Evan Mobley and Darius Garland in the starting lineup boosted the Cavs.

The Cavs ran rampant in the second quarter, dominating the Pacers 34-13 before cruising to a comfortable win. Cleveland's starting lineup did much of the heavy lifting, dropping 110 points combined.

Meanwhile, the Pacers bucked a lethargic start to tie the game after the first quarter. From there, it was nearly an all-Cavaliers show. Tyrese Haliburton, the Game 2 hero, ended the game with four points, five assists and three turnovers.

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Cleveland Cavaliers vs Indiana Pacers player stats and box score

Cleveland Cavaliers player stats and box score

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
Evan Mobley	18	12	4	3	3	0	6-13	1-3	5-6	+26
Jarrett Allen	19	12	2	0	2	3	6-11	0-0	7-8	+38
Darius Garland	10	1	3	0	0	4	3-11	2-7	2-2	+10
Donovan Mitchell	43	9	5	1	0	2	14-29	5-13	10-14	+35
Max Strus	20	7	7	0	1	0	8-12	4-8	0-0	+32
Dean Wade	0	4	1	0	1	1	0-2	0-2	0-0	-15
De'Andre Hunter	8	5	0	0	0	0	2-6	1-5	3-4	-14
Isaac Okoro	1	0	0	1	0	0	0-1	0-0	1-2	-3
Ty Jerome	2	1	0	0	0	3	1-8	0-4	0-0	-15
Sam Merrill	3	1	2	0	0	0	1-5	1-5	0-1	+18
Javonte Green	0	2	0	0	0	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	-1
Craig Porter Jr.	2	1	0	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	-1
Chuma Okeke	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jaylon Tyson	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tristan Thompson	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Indiana Pacers player stats and box score

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
Pascal Siakam	18	4	3	0	0	1	8-14	1-4	1-3	-14
Aaron Nesmith	7	7	1	0	2	0	3-7	1-4	0-0	-29
Myles Turner	15	3	0	1	3	1	4-7	1-2	6-8	-26
Andrew Nembhard	10	4	4	1	1	3	4-9	2-4	0-0	-32
Tyrese Haliburton	4	0	5	1	0	3	2-8	0-1	0-0	-20
James Johnson	3	1	0	1	1	1	1-1	0-0	1-2	+2
Obi Toppin	5	2	5	0	0	0	1-7	0-4	3-4	-3
Jarace Walker	2	1	1	0	0	0	0-2	0-1	2-4	+3
Johnny Furphy	0	2	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	+3
Thomas Bryant	2	3	0	1	1	0	1-2	0-0	0-0	+1
Tony Bradley	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	+2
T.J. McConnell	12	6	7	0	0	1	4-9	0-0	4-4	+8
Bennedict Mathurin	23	1	0	1	0	2	6-11	3-8	8-9	-7
Ben Sheppard	3	2	0	0	0	1	1-1	1-1	0-0	+2

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Cleveland Cavaliers vs Indiana Pacers Game Summary

The Cleveland Cavaliers faced the Indiana Pacers in Game 3 on Friday. After losing both games at home, the Cavaliers try to avoid a three-game deficit with a crucial road win. The availability of Darius Garland, who missed Cleveland’s last four playoff games, could give the Cavs the boost they need to break through in the series.

Garland hit a 27-footer midway through the first quarter to give the Cavaliers a 23-8 advantage. As they have always done in the series, the Pacers remained unfazed by the lead and rallied to tie the game 32-32 after the first 12 minutes ended.

The Cavaliers got off to another scorching hot start in the second quarter. Unlike in the first, their defense finally showed up to keep the Pacers from overturning another large lead. Cleveland dominated the period 34-13 to take a 66-45 advantage at halftime.

The Pacers bounced back in the third quarter following their 13-point output in the previous 12 minutes. They scored 34 points but gave up 31 to the Cavaliers, who took a 97-79 lead entering the final frame.

Pascal Siakam's 23-footer cut Cleveland's lead to 104-93, forcing Cleveland to a ceasefire. Donovan Mitchell took over for the Cavaliers, scoring 14 points the rest of the way to guide his team to a 126-104 win.