Indiana Pacers @ Cleveland Cavaliers
Friday, November 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET
Rocket Arena, Cleveland, OH | Game ID: 22500048
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
CLE 33 29 38 20 120IND 31 24 26 28 109
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Mitchell scores 32, Garland adds 20 in return as Cavaliers beat Pacers 120-109 in NBA Cup
CLEVELAND -- — Donovan Mitchell scored 32 points, Darius Garland had 20 in his return to Cleveland's lineup and the Cavaliers pulled away in the second half for a 120-109 victory over the Indiana Pacers in an NBA Cup game on Friday night.
It was the first meeting between the teams since the Pacers eliminated the top-seeded Cavaliers in five games in last season’s Eastern Conference semifinals.
Evan Mobley added 22 points and 12 rebounds for the Cavaliers, who improved to 2-1 in East Group A.
Andrew Nembhard had a career-high 32 points for injury-plagued Indiana, which fell to 0-2 in group play. Pascal Siakham added 26 points and nine rebounds and Bennedict Mathurin scored 21 points.
The NBA finalists from a year ago are 2-14 and missing six players. Indiana has dropped nine of its last 10.
Garland missed five games due to a contusion on the left big toe that he had surgically repaired in June.
The two-time All-Star point guard played 26 minutes and scored 18 points in the first half. He finished 5 for 12 from the field, including three 3-pointers, and made all seven of his free throws.
The Cavaliers led 62-55 at halftime before they went on a 21-9 run over a four-minute span in the third quarter to take control. Jalen Tyson scored eight of his 14 points during the spurt, which pushed their advantage up to 16 midway through the quarter.
Cleveland's largest lead was 103-81 on Mitchell's pullup 3-point early in the fourth quarter. It was the ninth time in 15 games this season the All-Star guard has scored at least 30 points.
Indiana made a 16-4 run to get within 10 with five minutes remaining, but could not draw closer.
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Who
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
CLECP C. Porter Jr.
DG D. Garland
DH D. Hunter
DM D. Mitchell
DW D. Wade
EM E. Mobley
JT J. Tyson
LB L. Ball
LN L. Nance Jr.
NT N. Tomlin
TB T. Bryant
TP T. Proctor
INDAN A. Nembhard
BM B. Mathurin
BS B. Sheppard
GM G. Mathews
IJ I. Jackson
JH J. Huff
JR J. Robinson-Earl
JW J. Walker
PS P. Siakam
TB T. Bradley
TM T. McConnell
TP T. Peter
CLE/IND 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
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