Cleveland Cavaliers @ Indiana Pacers
Monday, December 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET
Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN | Game ID: 22500310
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
IND 25 29 36 29 119CLE 37 29 33 36 135
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Mitchell scores 43 points to lead Cavaliers to 135-119 win over Pacers
INDIANAPOLIS -- — Donovan Mitchell scored 43 points to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 135-119 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Monday night.
Mitchell, who made 16 of 27 shots from the field, also had nine rebounds and six assists. Jaylon Tyson added 27 points on 10-of-13 shooting and a team-high 11 rebounds. Evan Mobley and DeAndre Hunter each scored 13 for the Cavs.
Pascal Siakam had 26 points for Indiana, and Andrew Nembhard scored 21.
Garrison Mathews , who signed a second 10-day contract Monday with the Pacers, added 15 points — hitting all three of his attempts from 3-point range. Jay Huff also scored 15.
The Cavaliers shot 51% from the field while the Pacers shot 49%. Cleveland had a 48-36 rebounding edge. Indiana had 14 turnovers, six more than Cleveland.
Cleveland led by 21 twice, the last time at 53-32 before settling for a 66-54 halftime lead. The Pacers' only lead was 2-0. Hunter put the Cavaliers ahead for good at 5-2 with a 3-pointer.
The teams shot nearly the same in the opening half as the Pacers were at 50% and the Cavaliers at 49%. The difference was Cleveland had a 27-15 rebounding advantage and committed just three turnovers while the Pacers had eight.
The Pacers trailed 99-90 after three quarters. The Cavaliers scored the first five points of the fourth quarter and retained a comfortable margin the rest of the game.
The Cavaliers were without Darius Garland , who sat out of the second of back-to-back games to manage his left toe injury. Lonzo Ball missed the game due to an illness.
Up next Cavaliers: Host the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night.
Pacers: Host the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night.
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Who
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
CLECP C. Porter Jr.
DH D. Hunter
DM D. Mitchell
DW D. Wade
EM E. Mobley
JT J. Tyson
LT L. Travers
NT N. Tomlin
TB T. Bryant
TP T. Proctor
INDAN A. Nembhard
BM B. Mathurin
BS B. Sheppard
ET E. Thompson
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