Game ID: 22501136
Indiana Pacers @ Cleveland Cavaliers
Sunday, April 5, 2026 at 6:00 PM ET
Rocket Arena, Cleveland, OH
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
CLE 31 24 35 27 117IND 32 26 33 17 108
CLE vs IND ScoutingCLE vs 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.
CLE availability going into 3/27 · 1 day's restOUT Allen missed 10 since 3/08, returns tonight: 18 min (66% of 28)
OUT Tyson missed 3 since 3/21, out tonight
OUT Porter Jr. missed 6 since 3/15, out tonight
OUT Nance Jr. missed 6 since 3/15, returns tonight: 4 min (34% of 12)
BACK Merrill back 3/17 after 2, 31 min since (123% of 25)
BACK Proctor back 3/25 after 11, 6 min since (62% of 10)
NEW Ellis 20 to 26 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 3/30 · 2 days' restOUT Tyson missed 4 since 3/21, out tonight
OUT Wade missed 2 since 3/25, out tonight
OUT Porter Jr. missed 7 since 3/15, returns tonight: 15 min (92% of 16)
BACK Allen back 3/27 after 10, 18 min since (66% of 28)
BACK Nance Jr. back 3/27 after 6, 4 min since (34% of 12)
BACK Proctor back 3/25 after 11, 6 min since (59% of 10)
NEW Merrill 25 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Ellis 20 to 26 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 3/31 · back-to-backOUT Tyson missed 5 since 3/21, out tonight
OUT Wade missed 3 since 3/25, out tonight
BACK Allen back 3/27 after 10, 18 min since (66% of 28)
BACK Porter Jr. back 3/30 after 7, 15 min since (92% of 16)
BACK Nance Jr. back 3/27 after 6, 4 min since (34% of 12)
BACK Proctor back 3/25 after 11, 8 min since (77% of 10)
NEW Ellis 20 to 27 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 4/02 · 1 day's restOUT Tyson missed 6 since 3/21, out tonight
OUT Wade missed 4 since 3/25, out tonight
BACK Allen back 3/27 after 10, 18 min since (66% of 28)
BACK Porter Jr. back 3/30 after 7, 15 min since (93% of 16)
BACK Nance Jr. back 3/27 after 6, 8 min since (66% of 12)
BACK Proctor back 3/25 after 11, 9 min since (87% of 10)
NEW Ellis 20 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Bryant 11 to 17 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 4/05 · 2 days' restOUT Tyson missed 7 since 3/21, out tonight
OUT Wade missed 5 since 3/25, out tonight
BACK Allen back 3/27 after 10, 20 min since (73% of 28)
BACK Porter Jr. back 3/30 after 7, 15 min since (93% of 16)
BACK Nance Jr. back 3/27 after 6, 8 min since (66% of 12)
BACK Proctor back 3/25 after 11, 9 min since (87% of 10)
NEW Ellis 20 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Bryant 11 to 17 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 4/06 · back-to-backOUT Tyson missed 8 since 3/21, out tonight
OUT Wade missed 6 since 3/25, out tonight
BACK Allen back 3/27 after 10, 20 min since (73% of 28)
BACK Porter Jr. back 3/30 after 7, 18 min since (108% of 16)
BACK Nance Jr. back 3/27 after 6, 13 min since (103% of 12)
NEW Ellis 20 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Bryant 11 to 19 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 4/08 · 1 day's restOUT Tyson missed 9 since 3/21, out tonight
OUT Wade missed 7 since 3/25, returns tonight: 21 min (95% of 22)
BACK Porter Jr. back 3/30 after 7, 20 min since (120% of 16)
NEW Ellis 20 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Nance Jr. 12 to 18 min over the last 3
NEW Bryant 11 to 21 min over the last 4
CLE availability going into 4/10 · 1 day's restOUT Tyson missed 10 since 3/21, returns tonight: 24 min (101% of 24)
OUT Bryant missed 2 since 4/06, out tonight
BACK Wade back 4/08 after 7, 21 min since (95% of 22)
NEW Ellis 20 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Nance Jr. 12 to 18 min over the last 3
CLE availability going into 4/12 · 1 day's restOUT Bryant missed 3 since 4/06, out tonight
BACK Tyson back 4/10 after 10, 24 min since (101% of 24)
BACK Wade back 4/08 after 7, 19 min since (86% of 22)
NEW Porter Jr. 16 to 22 min over the last 3
NEW Nance Jr. 12 to 20 min over the last 3
IND availability going into 3/27 · 1 day's restOUT Slawson missed 3 since 3/21, returns tonight: 4 min (17% of 24)
OUT Thompson missed 7 since 3/13, out tonight
OUT Jones missed 3 since 3/21, out tonight
OUT Peter missed 3 since 3/21, out tonight
BACK Siakam back 3/21 after 6, 31 min since (93% of 33)
BACK Nembhard back 3/21 after 3, 32 min since (102% of 31)
BACK Potter back 3/21 after 2, 19 min since (97% of 19)
NEW Walker 26 to 32 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 3/29 · 1 day's restOUT Thompson missed 8 since 3/13, returns tonight: 10 min (49% of 20)
OUT Jones missed 4 since 3/21, out tonight
OUT Peter missed 4 since 3/21, out tonight
BACK Siakam back 3/21 after 6, 31 min since (95% of 33)
BACK Nembhard back 3/21 after 3, 32 min since (103% of 31)
BACK Slawson back 3/27 after 3, 4 min since (17% of 24)
BACK Potter back 3/21 after 2, 18 min since (93% of 19)
IND availability going into 4/01 · 2 days' restOUT Jones missed 5 since 3/21, returns tonight: 25 min (151% of 17)
OUT Peter missed 5 since 3/21, returns tonight: 28 min (212% of 13)
BACK Siakam back 3/21 after 6, 31 min since (94% of 33)
BACK Nembhard back 3/21 after 3, 33 min since (105% of 31)
BACK Slawson back 3/27 after 3, 10 min since (42% of 24)
BACK Thompson back 3/29 after 8, 10 min since (49% of 20)
BACK Potter back 3/21 after 2, 18 min since (96% of 19)
IND availability going into 4/03 · 1 day's restOUT Nesmith missed 2 since 3/29, out tonight
OUT Walker missed 2 since 3/29, out tonight
BACK Slawson back 3/27 after 3, 15 min since (62% of 24)
BACK Thompson back 3/29 after 8, 20 min since (100% of 20)
BACK Jones back 4/01 after 5, 25 min since (151% of 17)
BACK Peter back 4/01 after 5, 28 min since (212% of 13)
IND availability going into 4/05 · 1 day's restOUT Nesmith missed 3 since 3/29, not on tonight's roster
OUT Walker missed 3 since 3/29, out tonight
OUT McConnell missed 2 since 4/01, out tonight
BACK Slawson back 3/27 after 3, 15 min since (62% of 24)
BACK Thompson back 3/29 after 8, 24 min since (116% of 20)
BACK Jones back 4/01 after 5, 24 min since (144% of 17)
BACK Peter back 4/01 after 5, 23 min since (175% of 13)
IND availability going into 4/07 · 1 day's restOUT Walker missed 4 since 3/29, returns tonight: 28 min (109% of 26)
OUT McConnell missed 3 since 4/01, out tonight
BACK Slawson back 3/27 after 3, 19 min since (80% of 24)
BACK Thompson back 3/29 after 8, 25 min since (123% of 20)
BACK Jones back 4/01 after 5, 22 min since (134% of 17)
BACK Peter back 4/01 after 5, 21 min since (164% of 13)
NEW Brown 25 to 31 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 4/09 · 1 day's restOUT Sheppard missed 2 since 4/05, out tonight
OUT McConnell missed 4 since 4/01, out tonight
BACK Walker back 4/07 after 4, 28 min since (109% of 26)
BACK Thompson back 3/29 after 8, 26 min since (128% of 20)
BACK Jones back 4/01 after 5, 23 min since (135% of 17)
BACK Peter back 4/01 after 5, 19 min since (149% of 13)
IND availability going into 4/10 · back-to-backOUT Sheppard missed 3 since 4/05, out tonight
OUT McConnell missed 5 since 4/01, out tonight
BACK Walker back 4/07 after 4, 29 min since (112% of 26)
BACK Jones back 4/01 after 5, 22 min since (134% of 17)
BACK Peter back 4/01 after 5, 21 min since (165% of 13)
NEW Slawson 24 to 30 min over the last 4
NEW Thompson 20 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Que. Jackson 18 to 24 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 4/12 · 1 day's restOUT Sheppard missed 4 since 4/05, out tonight
OUT McConnell missed 6 since 4/01, out tonight
BACK Walker back 4/07 after 4, 29 min since (113% of 26)
NEW Thompson 20 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Que. Jackson 18 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Peter 13 to 20 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 120, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; Strus at 21 and Mitchell at 21 a game. Without Tyson (7 straight), Wade (5 straight). 2 days' rest. Indiana comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 125, shooting 53 percent and 43 from three, 14 free throws a game; Siakam at 23 and Nembhard at 14 a game. Without Nesmith (3 straight), Walker (3 straight), McConnell (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the line, where Cleveland takes 25 free throws a game to Indiana's 14 and the arc, Indiana at 43 percent from three to Cleveland's 36. Call it Cleveland 123, Indiana 117.
3/27 vs MIA 149-128 — CLE notes
CLE won 149-128. CLE shot 54% (52 of 97) to MIA's 44%, 19 of 41 from three, and got to the line 31 times to MIA's 38. Strus led with 29 (10 of 14, 8 of 11 from three); Mobley added 23, Allen 18. The hinge was Q2, 41-19: a lead of 13 became 35. Harden was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
3/30 @ UTA 122-113 — CLE notes
CLE won 122-113. CLE shot 52% (47 of 90) to UTA's 48%, 6 of 32 from three, and went to the line 27 times to UTA's 20 — 22 points from the stripe to their 14. Mitchell led with 34 (10 of 18, 3 of 8 from three, 11 of 12 at the line); Mobley added 34, Harden 13. The hinge was Q2, 32-24: a lead of 2 became 10, and the lead reached 15. Mobley was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
3/31 @ LAL 113-127 — CLE notes
CLE lost 113-127. CLE shot 49% (43 of 87) to LAL's 54%, 13 of 39 from three, and got to the line 19 times to LAL's 26. Allen led with 18 (9 of 11); Harden added 17, Bryant 14. Q4 was theirs, 30-17, the deficit cut from 27 to 14, but the other 3 periods went 110-83 against them. Mitchell's -24 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/02 @ GSW 118-111 — CLE notes
CLE won 118-111. CLE shot 51% (42 of 82) to GSW's 44%, 16 of 36 from three, and went to the line 26 times to GSW's 20 — 18 points from the stripe to their 17. Mitchell led with 25 (7 of 14, 4 of 7 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Strus added 24, Harden 19. The hinge was Q1, 30-26: from level to 4 ahead. Strus was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
4/05 vs IND 117-108 — CLE notes
CLE won 117-108. CLE shot 47% (43 of 92) to IND's 38%, 16 of 47 from three, and got to the line 19 times to IND's 29. Mitchell led with 38 (16 of 27, 2 of 7 from three); Harden added 28, Bryant 14. The hinge was Q4, 27-17: CLE came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 9, and the lead reached 15. CLE trailed 55-58 at the half and won the second half 62-50. Harden was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
4/06 @ MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Memphis comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 129, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Jackson at 18 and Rupert at 17 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 16 a night. Without Wells (7 straight), Spencer (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 117, shooting 51 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Mitchell at 23 and Harden at 19 a game. Without Tyson (8 straight), Wade (6 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Cleveland wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Cleveland has been plus-2 a night and Memphis minus-16 and the defense, Cleveland allowing 117 a night to Memphis's 129. Call it Cleveland 122, Memphis 116.
4/08 vs ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 117, shooting 52 percent and 34 from three, 26 free throws a game; Mitchell at 27 and Harden at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Tyson (9 straight), Wade (7 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 106, shooting 49 percent and 42 from three, 21 free throws a game; Alexander-Walker at 27 and Johnson at 21 a game. One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the arc, Atlanta at 42 percent from three to Cleveland's 34 and the defense, Atlanta allowing 106 a night to Cleveland's 117. Call it Cleveland 118, Atlanta 117, Atlanta keeping it close.
4/10 @ ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 108, shooting 48 percent and 41 from three, 20 free throws a game; Alexander-Walker at 26 and Johnson at 18 a game. One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 118, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 27 free throws a game; Mitchell at 26 and Harden at 21 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Tyson (10 straight). One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the defense, Atlanta allowing 108 a night to Cleveland's 118 and the line, where Cleveland takes 27 free throws a game to Atlanta's 20. Call it Atlanta 119, Cleveland 116, Cleveland keeping it close.
4/12 vs WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 117, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 27 free throws a game; Mitchell at 31 and Harden at 22 a game. One day's rest. Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 132, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Riley at 20 and Coulibaly at 19 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Johnson (4 straight), Hardy (3 straight), Whitmore (60 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the defense, Cleveland allowing 117 a night to Washington's 132 and the glass, where Cleveland has been plus-4 a night and Washington minus-3. Call it Cleveland 125, Washington 114, Cleveland by 11.
3/27 vs LAC 113-114 — IND notes
IND lost 113-114. IND shot 49% (43 of 87) to LAC's 43%, 16 of 36 from three, and got to the line 15 times to LAC's 27. IND turned it over 20 times to LAC's 11, and LAC turned those into 12 steals. Nesmith led with 26 (10 of 14, 4 of 5 from three); Toppin added 20, Nembhard 13. Q1 was theirs, 42-21, but the other 3 periods went 93-71 against them. They led by as many as 24. Sheppard's -13 in 19 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/29 vs MIA 135-118 — IND notes
IND won 135-118. IND shot 58% (53 of 92) to MIA's 46%, 18 of 39 from three. Siakam led with 30 (11 of 24, 3 of 8 from three, 5 of 7 at the line); Potter added 21, Brown 18. The hinge was Q4, 27-11: a lead of 1 became 17. Brown was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
4/01 @ CHI 145-126 — IND notes
IND won 145-126. IND shot 57% (58 of 102) to CHI's 48%, 20 of 48 from three, and got to the line 10 times to CHI's 26. IND turned it over 13 times to CHI's 20. Siakam led with 25 (11 of 16, 1 of 4 from three); Thompson added 24, Brown 17. The hinge was Q2, 44-33: a lead of 6 became 17, and the lead reached 28. Jackson was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
4/03 @ CHA 108-129 — IND notes
IND lost 108-129. IND shot 46% (43 of 93) to CHA's 48%, 15 of 36 from three. Siakam led with 30 (13 of 24, 2 of 4 from three); Jackson added 16, Brown 12. Q3 was theirs, 32-31, the deficit cut from 19 to 18, but the other 3 periods went 98-76 against them. Potter's -18 in 13 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/05 @ CLE 108-117 — IND notes
IND lost 108-117. IND shot 38% (33 of 86) to CLE's 47%, 17 of 44 from three, and went to the line 29 times to CLE's 19 — 25 points from the stripe to their 15. Potter led with 21 (6 of 10, 3 of 5 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); Toppin added 21, Slawson 19. Q2 was theirs, 26-24, but the other 3 periods went 93-82 against them. They led by as many as 12. Brown's -16 in 40 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/07 vs MIN — 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 122 a night and allowing 121, shooting 50 percent and 42 from three, 15 free throws a game; Siakam at 24 and Toppin at 14 a game. Without Walker (4 straight), McConnell (3 straight). One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 111, shooting 43 percent and 32 from three, 23 free throws a game; Randle at 22 and Dosunmu at 17 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without McDaniels (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the arc, Indiana at 42 percent from three to Minnesota's 32 and the defense, Minnesota allowing 111 a night to Indiana's 121. Call it Indiana 116, Minnesota 115, Minnesota keeping it close.
4/09 @ BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 112, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Traore at 14 and Minott at 13 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Claxton (2 straight), Williams (2 straight), Wolf (8 straight). One day's rest. Indiana comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 123, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 19 free throws a game; Siakam at 28 and Potter at 13 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Sheppard (2 straight), McConnell (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Brooklyn wins, and the game turns on the defense, Brooklyn allowing 112 a night to Indiana's 123 and the glass, where Indiana has been minus-3 a night and Brooklyn minus-9. Call it Brooklyn 115, Indiana 114, Indiana keeping it close.
4/10 vs PHI — 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 118 a night and allowing 118, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Toppin at 16 and Slawson at 13 a game. Without Sheppard (3 straight), McConnell (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 116, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Maxey at 22 and George at 21 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Watford (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Indiana wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Indiana 117, Philadelphia 115, Philadelphia keeping it close.
4/12 vs DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 114, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; Toppin at 16 and Walker at 14 a game. Without Sheppard (4 straight), McConnell (6 straight). One day's rest. Detroit comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 107, shooting 51 percent and 39 from three, 26 free throws a game; Duren at 19 and Robinson at 16 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest.
So: Detroit wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Detroit has been plus-8 a night and Indiana plus-1 and the arc, Detroit at 39 percent from three to Indiana's 34. Call it Detroit 116, Indiana 110.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
CLECP C. Porter Jr.
DM D. Mitchell
DS D. Schröder
JH J. Harden
KE K. Ellis
LN L. Nance Jr.
MS M. Strus
NT N. Tomlin
SC Schroder
TB T. Bryant
TP T. Proctor
INDET E. Thompson
JH J. Huff
JS J. Slawson
KB K. Brown
KJ K. Jones
MP M. Potter
OT O. Toppin
QJ Q. Jackson
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
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
CLEVELAND -- — Donovan Mitchell scored 23 of his 38 points in the second half, James Harden had 28 points and seven assists and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the injury-plagued Indiana Pacers 117-108 on Sunday night.
Thomas Bryant added 14 points and 10 rebounds in his first start of the season for Cleveland, which didn’t take its initial lead until the third quarter. It went ahead for good early in the fourth at 99-96 on Nae’Qwan Tomlin's 3-pointer, eventually going up by 15.
The playoff-bound Cavaliers (49-29) reduced their magic number for home-court advantage in the first round to one, despite resting their starting frontcourt of Jarrett Allen , Evan Mobley and Sam Merrill . Mitchell made 16 of 27 shots and had six rebounds and six assists in 33 minutes.
Fourth-place Cleveland is four games ahead of Atlanta in the Eastern Conference with four to play. It hosts the Hawks on Wednesday night, then plays at Atlanta on Friday night.
Obi Toppin scored a season-high 21 points with eight rebounds, and Micah Potter had 21 points and 12 rebounds for the Pacers (18-60). Two-way forward Jalen Slawson scored a career-best 19 points.
Indiana only had nine players in uniform -- and was missing its top five scorers -- after losing All-Star forward Pascal Siakam (left ankle sprain) and guard Ben Sheppard (right hip sprain) to injuries in its previous game Friday at Charlotte.
The Pacers have the second-worst record in the NBA, one game in front of Washington.
Slawson scored 14 points and had four 3-pointers as the Pacers built a 47-35 advantage early in the second. Indiana made eight threes in the first half.
Indiana carried a 58-55 lead into the break as Potter had 14 points and seven rebounds, while Harden scored 19 and Mitchell had 15 points for the Cavaliers.