Overview

• Donovan Mitchell led the Cavaliers with 43 points, nine rebounds, and five assists, marking his second consecutive 40-point playoff performance.
• Cleveland benefited from the return of Darius Garland, Evan Mobley, and De’Andre Hunter, who missed earlier games due to injuries.
• The Cavaliers held Indiana's Tyrese Haliburton to just four points on 2-for-8 shooting, significantly neutralizing the Pacers' offensive threat.
• Bennedict Mathurin led Indiana off the bench with 23 points, but the Pacers never held a lead and struggled to match Cleveland's intensity.
• With the road team winning all three games so far, Cleveland looks to even the series in Game 4 on Sunday in Indianapolis.