Game ID: 22300001
Cleveland Cavaliers @ Indiana Pacers
Friday, November 3, 2023 at 7:00 PM ET
Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
IND 36 34 18 33 121CLE 26 27 34 29 116
CLE @ IND ScoutingCLE @ IND Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
IND availability going into 10/25 · season opener
full strength
IND availability going into 10/28 · 2 days' rest
full strength
IND availability going into 10/30 · 1 day's rest
full strength
IND availability going into 11/01 · 1 day's restOUT Sheppard missed 2 since 10/28, returns tonight: 15 min (95% of 16)
OUT Jackson missed 2 since 10/28, returns tonight: 19 min (148% of 13)
OUT Nwora missed 2 since 10/28, returns tonight: 22 min (213% of 10)
IND availability going into 11/03 · 1 day's restBACK Sheppard back 11/01 after 2, 15 min since (95% of 16)
BACK Jackson back 11/01 after 2, 19 min since (148% of 13)
BACK Nwora back 11/01 after 2, 22 min since (213% of 10)
IND availability going into 11/04 · back-to-backBACK Sheppard back 11/01 after 2, 15 min since (95% of 16)
BACK Jackson back 11/01 after 2, 19 min since (148% of 13)
BACK Nwora back 11/01 after 2, 22 min since (213% of 10)
IND availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's restOUT Sheppard missed 2 since 11/03, returns tonight: 12 min (77% of 16)
OUT Jackson missed 2 since 11/03, returns tonight: 15 min (120% of 13)
OUT Nwora missed 2 since 11/03, returns tonight: 9 min (87% of 10)
IND availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restBACK Sheppard back 11/01 after 2, 13 min since (86% of 16)
BACK Jackson back 11/01 after 2, 17 min since (134% of 13)
BACK Nwora back 11/01 after 2, 15 min since (150% of 10)
IND availability going into 11/09 · back-to-backBACK Sheppard back 11/01 after 2, 13 min since (86% of 16)
BACK Jackson back 11/01 after 2, 17 min since (134% of 13)
BACK Nwora back 11/01 after 2, 15 min since (150% of 10)
CLE availability going into 10/27 · 1 day's rest
full strength
CLE availability going into 10/28 · back-to-backOUT Merrill missed 2 since 10/25, returns tonight: 6 min (35% of 17)
OUT Thompson missed 2 since 10/25, returns tonight: 8 min (78% of 11)
CLE availability going into 10/31 · 2 days' restOUT Garland missed 2 since 10/27, out tonight
BACK Merrill back 10/28 after 2, 6 min since (35% of 17)
BACK Thompson back 10/28 after 2, 8 min since (78% of 11)
NEW Strus 33 to 40 min over the last 3
NEW LeVert 28 to 36 min over the last 3
NEW Okoro 26 to 32 min over the last 3
CLE availability going into 11/01 · back-to-backOUT Garland missed 3 since 10/27, out tonight
BACK Merrill back 10/28 after 2, 10 min since (59% of 17)
BACK Thompson back 10/28 after 2, 14 min since (126% of 11)
NEW Strus 33 to 38 min over the last 4
NEW LeVert 28 to 36 min over the last 3
NEW Wade 20 to 27 min over the last 3
CLE availability going into 11/03 · 1 day's restOUT Garland missed 4 since 10/27, returns tonight: 32 min (95% of 34)
BACK Merrill back 10/28 after 2, 10 min since (59% of 17)
BACK Thompson back 10/28 after 2, 13 min since (123% of 11)
NEW LeVert 28 to 34 min over the last 4
CLE availability going into 11/05 · 1 day's restOUT Merrill missed 2 since 11/01, returns tonight: 1 min (7% of 17)
BACK Garland back 11/03 after 4, 32 min since (95% of 34)
BACK Thompson back 10/28 after 2, 11 min since (99% of 11)
NEW LeVert 28 to 34 min over the last 4
CLE availability going into 11/08 · 2 days' restOUT Porter Jr. missed 2 since 11/03, out tonight
BACK Garland back 11/03 after 4, 31 min since (92% of 34)
BACK Merrill back 10/28 after 2, 7 min since (41% of 17)
BACK Thompson back 10/28 after 2, 11 min since (100% of 11)
NEW LeVert 28 to 34 min over the last 4
CLE availability going into 11/11 · 2 days' restOUT Okoro missed 2 since 11/05, out tonight
OUT Porter Jr. missed 3 since 11/03, returns tonight: 2 min (12% of 13)
BACK Garland back 11/03 after 4, 33 min since (97% of 34)
BACK Merrill back 11/05 after 2, 1 min since (7% of 17)
CLE availability going into 11/13 · 1 day's restOUT Okoro missed 3 since 11/05, out tonight
OUT Merrill missed 2 since 11/08, returns tonight: 3 min (18% of 17)
BACK Garland back 11/03 after 4, 34 min since (99% of 34)
BACK Porter Jr. back 11/11 after 3, 2 min since (12% of 13)
10/25 vs WAS 143-120 — IND notes
IND won 143-120. IND shot 52% (56 of 107) to WAS's 46%, 20 of 43 from three, and got to the line 12 times to WAS's 29. Brown led with 24 (8 of 11, 6 of 8 from three); Haliburton added 20, Mathurin 18. The hinge was Q2, 39-29: IND came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 5, and the lead reached 25. Brown was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
10/28 @ CLE 125-113 — IND notes
IND won 125-113. IND shot 49% (48 of 98) to CLE's 43%, 15 of 38 from three, and got to the line 17 times to CLE's 24. Nesmith led with 26 (10 of 16, 5 of 9 from three); Haliburton added 21, Turner 20. The hinge was Q2, 29-12: IND came in trailing by 6 and left it ahead by 11, and the lead reached 15. Nembhard was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
10/30 vs CHI 105-112 — IND notes
IND lost 105-112. IND shot 41% (36 of 88) to CHI's 46%, 12 of 46 from three, and got to the line 25 times to CHI's 31. Turner led with 20 (6 of 14, 3 of 8 from three, 5 of 8 at the line); Haliburton added 19, Brown 15. Q1 was theirs, 30-27, but the other 3 periods went 85-75 against them. Nesmith's -15 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/01 @ BOS 104-155 — IND notes
IND lost 104-155. IND shot 46% (46 of 101) to BOS's 57%, 5 of 37 from three, and got to the line just 12 times against 20 fouls committed. The glass went 31-57 against them. McConnell led with 18 (8 of 13); Nembhard added 14, Toppin 11. Q2 was theirs, 27-31, but the other 3 periods went 124-77 against them. Toppin's -41 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/03 vs CLE 121-116 — IND notes
IND won 121-116. IND shot 52% (45 of 86) to CLE's 52%, 15 of 31 from three. IND turned it over 18 times to CLE's 13, and CLE turned those into 10 steals. Turner led with 27 (9 of 14, 4 of 5 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Brown added 19, Haliburton 18. The hinge was Q1, 36-26: from level to 10 ahead, and the lead reached 18. Hield was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
11/06 vs SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 124, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 19 free throws a game; Haliburton at 25 and Turner at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Sheppard (2 straight). One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 121, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 18 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 22 and Vassell at 18 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, San Antonio giving it away 16 times a game to Indiana's 13. Call it Indiana 122, San Antonio 117.
11/08 vs UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 124, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Haliburton at 26 and Turner at 17 a game. One day's rest. Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 117, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Markkanen at 24 and Collins at 16 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Hendricks (7 straight), Sensabaugh (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Utah has been plus-7 a night and Indiana minus-2 and the turnovers, Utah giving it away 19 times a game to Indiana's 14. Call it Indiana 122, Utah 116.
11/09 vs MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 125, shooting 51 percent and 39 from three, 19 free throws a game; Haliburton at 25 and Turner at 17 a game. Second night of a back-to-back. Milwaukee comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 118, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 30 free throws a game; Lillard at 25 and Antetokounmpo at 24 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the line, where Milwaukee takes 30 free throws a game to Indiana's 19 and the glass, where Indiana has been minus-3 a night and Milwaukee minus-10. Call it Indiana 124, Milwaukee 119.
10/27 vs OKC 105-108 — CLE notes
CLE lost 105-108. CLE shot 41% (38 of 92) to OKC's 46%, 12 of 45 from three. CLE turned it over 13 times to OKC's 18. Mitchell led with 43 (15 of 27, 4 of 11 from three, 9 of 11 at the line); LeVert added 17, Mobley 14. Q3 was theirs, 33-27, the deficit cut from 10 to 4, but the other 3 periods went 81-72 against them. They led by as many as 10.
10/28 vs IND 113-125 — CLE notes
CLE lost 113-125. CLE shot 43% (43 of 99) to IND's 49%, 12 of 31 from three, and went to the line 24 times to IND's 17 — 15 points from the stripe to their 14. Mobley led with 33 (12 of 22, 8 of 10 at the line); LeVert added 31, Strus 21. Q3 was theirs, 38-31, the deficit cut from 11 to 4, but the other 3 periods went 94-75 against them. They led by as many as 15. Niang's -16 in 19 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/31 vs NYK 91-109 — CLE notes
CLE lost 91-109. CLE shot 39% (36 of 92) to NYK's 44%, 10 of 38 from three, and got to the line just 12 times against 19 fouls committed. Mitchell led with 26 (11 of 20, 0 of 3 from three); Okoro added 11, Niang 11. Q4 was theirs, 23-23, but the other 3 periods went 86-68 against them. E. Mobley's -19 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/01 @ NYK 95-89 — CLE notes
CLE won 95-89. CLE shot 43% (32 of 74) to NYK's 35%, 12 of 32 from three, and got to the line 20 times to NYK's 30. CLE turned it over 18 times to NYK's 13, and NYK turned those into 10 steals. Mitchell led with 30 (9 of 22, 6 of 15 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); LeVert added 19, Mobley 14. The hinge was Q3, 22-13: CLE came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 8. CLE trailed 49-50 at the half and won the second half 46-39. LeVert was the night's best plus/minus at +10.
11/03 @ IND 116-121 — CLE notes
CLE lost 116-121. CLE shot 52% (44 of 84) to IND's 52%, 8 of 28 from three. CLE turned it over 13 times to IND's 18. Mitchell led with 38 (13 of 21, 4 of 7 from three, 8 of 10 at the line); Mobley added 14, Garland 14. Q3 was theirs, 34-18, the deficit cut from 17 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 103-82 against them. Okoro's -19 in 23 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/05 vs GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 110, shooting 44 percent and 31 from three, 21 free throws a game; Mitchell at 34 and LeVert at 20 a game. Without Merrill (2 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 110, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; Curry at 32 and Thompson at 17 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Podziemski (2 straight), Jackson-Davis (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 40 percent from three to Cleveland's 31 and the glass, where Golden State has been plus-5 a night and Cleveland minus-1. Call it Golden State 113, Cleveland 109, Cleveland keeping it close.
11/08 @ OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 122, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 22 and Holmgren at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 110, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 22 free throws a game; Mitchell at 31 and LeVert at 18 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Cleveland has been plus-0 a night and OKC minus-8 and the defense, Cleveland allowing 110 a night to OKC's 122. Call it OKC 115, Cleveland 112, Cleveland keeping it close.
11/11 @ GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 114, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Curry at 27 and Thompson at 16 a game. 2 days' rest. Cleveland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 110, shooting 47 percent and 30 from three, 24 free throws a game; Mitchell at 29 and Garland at 18 a game. Without Okoro (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 36 percent from three to Cleveland's 30 and the turnovers, Cleveland giving it away 16 times a game to Golden State's 13. Call it Golden State 114, Cleveland 109.
11/13 @ SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 109, shooting 42 percent and 30 from three, 24 free throws a game; Sabonis at 17 and Monk at 15 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Fox (5 straight). 2 days' rest. Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 110, shooting 48 percent and 33 from three, 31 free throws a game; Mitchell at 28 and LeVert at 18 a game. Without Okoro (3 straight), Merrill (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-5 a night and Cleveland minus-2 and the line, where Cleveland takes 31 free throws a game to Sacramento's 24. Call it Sacramento 111, Cleveland 110, Cleveland keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
INDAN A. Nembhard
AN A. Nesmith
BB B. Brown
BH B. Hield
BM B. Mathurin
JS J. Smith
MT M. Turner
OT O. Toppin
TH T. Haliburton
CLECL C. LeVert
DG D. Garland
DM D. Mitchell
DW D. Wade
EM E. Mobley
GN G. Niang
IO I. Okoro
JA J. Allen
MS M. Strus
TT T. Thompson
IND/CLE the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Turner, Haliburton help Pacers beat Cavaliers 121-116 in In-Season Tournament opener
INDIANAPOLIS -- — Myles Turner scored 27 points, Tyrese Haliburton had 18 points and 13 assists and the Indiana Pacers held off the Cleveland Cavaliers 121-116 on Friday night to open the NBA’s inaugural In-Season Tournament.
Donavan Mitchell had 38 points, nine assists and five rebounds for Cleveland. The Cavaliers overcame an 18-point deficit to lead by four in the fourth quarter.
“It was a strong show of character for our team,” Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said. “First win in the history of the In-Season Tournament. We hung in. Myles had a great game. Our fans are connecting with this team. It’s pretty cool.”
Each team shot 52% from the field, but Indiana went 15 of 31 on 3-pointers while limiting the Cavs to 8 of 28. Former Pacer Caris LeVert , who had 13 points, missed a 3 from the left wing that would have tied it with 10 seconds left.
“Caris missed a tough one,” Carlisle said. “The crowd getting into it, us getting stops at the right times, were key things.”
Mitchell made two free throws to bring the Cavs to 119-116 with 2.6 seconds to go, but Haliburton sealed the win with two of his own. Indiana snapped a two-game skid that followed a 2-0 start.
Bruce Brown added 19 points and seven rebounds for Indiana. Evan Mobley had 14 points, 10 rebounds, five assists and four blocks for Cleveland.
The Pacers battered Cleveland from beyond the arc in the first half, connecting on nine 3-pointers, including four from Turner, on their way to a 70-53 lead.
“In the first half we had guys just trying to figure out where they fit,” said Cleveland coach J.B. Bickerstaff, noting all of his regulars played for the first time. “Minutes change. Roles change. In the second half, we did a much better job and gave ourselves a chance, but down 18 you have to be perfect.”
UP NEXT
Cavaliers: Host Detroit on Nov. 17 in next In-season Tournament game. Host Golden State on Sunday night in a regular game.
Pacers: At Philadelphia on Nov. 14 in next In-season Tournament game. Host Charlotte on Saturday night in a regular game.