Conference semifinals · Game 1

Final

Indiana Pacers121 winneratCleveland Cavaliers112

Sun, May 4, 6:00 PM EDTRocket Arena, Cleveland, OHTNT/truTV/Max

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G1 IND 121, CLE 112

The box score

Line score	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
IND	36	28	28	29	121
CLE	25	33	32	22	112

Indiana Pacers

121

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Aaron NesmithF	25	17	8	0	0	1	3	5-8	4-6	3-4	+9
Pascal SiakamF	34	17	8	4	1	0	2	6-15	2-5	3-3	+16
Myles TurnerC	33	13	11	1	3	2	3	5-9	1-3	2-2	+11
Andrew NembhardG	37	23	0	6	0	0	0	7-10	5-6	4-4	+21
Tyrese HaliburtonG	36	22	3	13	1	3	1	9-15	2-6	2-2	+11
Jarace Walker	9	2	0	1	0	0	1	1-2	0-0	0-0	-14
Bennedict Mathurin	23	11	5	1	0	1	1	4-10	3-5	0-0	0
T.J. McConnell	15	7	1	2	0	0	2	3-5	1-1	0-0	-6
Obi Toppin	15	7	5	2	1	1	2	3-6	1-2	0-0	+7
Ben Sheppard	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	-8
Thomas Bryant	6	2	2	0	0	1	1	1-2	0-1	0-0	-2
Team		121	43	30	6	9	16	44-83	19-36	14-15

DNP: Tony Bradley (coach's decision), Johnny Furphy (coach's decision), James Johnson (coach's decision)

Cleveland Cavaliers

112

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Max StrusF	32	7	7	3	2	1	0	2-9	2-8	1-2	-6
Evan MobleyF	36	20	10	2	2	0	4	9-13	2-5	0-0	-20
Jarrett AllenC	30	12	5	1	2	0	1	6-7	0-0	0-0	-9
Sam MerrillG	18	6	4	4	0	0	0	2-5	2-5	0-0	-10
Donovan MitchellG	34	33	5	4	1	0	0	13-30	1-11	6-9	-19
Ty Jerome	29	21	3	8	1	0	1	8-20	1-4	4-5	+10
De'Andre Hunter	30	11	4	1	0	0	1	4-8	1-2	2-2	+7
Dean Wade	16	0	3	0	0	0	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	-1
Isaac Okoro	15	2	2	2	0	0	0	1-4	0-2	0-0	+3
Team		112	43	25	8	1	7	45-98	9-38	13-18

DNP: Darius Garland (injury/illness), Javonte Green (coach's decision), Chuma Okeke (coach's decision), Craig Porter Jr. (coach's decision), Tristan Thompson (coach's decision), Jaylon Tyson (coach's decision)

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Lead tracker

Biggest lead · CLE: 4
Biggest lead · IND: 12
Times tied: 4
Lead changes: 13
Longest run · CLE: 13

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How they entered this matchup

Out: Tyrese HaliburtonRest edge: CLETravel tax: CLENational TV

IND is missing Tyrese Haliburton and their 21.8 points per game (hamstring).
CLE has the rest edge with 142.5h between tipoffs, 22.5h more than IND.
CLE is carrying the heavier travel load at 1,089 mi from its previous stop.
IND is in game 1 of 2 on the road with 0 mi already logged before tip.
National TV puts extra weight on a matchup that already has real schedule context.

Reading the setup…

Rest, travel, and body clock

Schedule spot	IND	CLE
Days rest	4 days	5 days edge
Hours rest	120h	142.5h
Rest swing	-22.5h	+22.5h
Travel in	263 mi edge	1,089 mi
Zone change	0h	0h
Body clock	0h	0h
Local tip	evening	evening
Segment	Road trip · 1 of 2	Homestand · 1 of 2
Miles before tip	0 mi	0 mi
Schedule alerts	—	—
Fatigue Index	1	1

marks the side with the edge in that row.

How each side got here263 mi vs 1,089 mi

How each side got here

IND

263 mi

Indianapolis, INCleveland, OH

IND came from Indianapolis, IN with 263 mi of travel and 0h of time-zone change.

Indianapolis, IN to Cleveland, OH

CLE

1,089 mi

Miami, FLCleveland, OH

CLE came from Miami, FL with 1,089 mi of travel and 0h of time-zone change.

Miami, FL to Cleveland, OH

Where this game sitsroad 1 of 2 vs homestand 1 of 2

Where this game sits in the run

IND

Road trip

IND is on game 1 of 2 on the road, with 0 mi already behind it.

Game in segment1 of 2

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles263 mi

CLE

Homestand

CLE is in game 1 of 2 on this homestand.

Game in segment1 of 2

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles0 mi

Where it aired

National: TNT/truTV/Max
League Pass: Full replay + condensed game
Radio: CLE100.7 WMMSIND93.5/107.5 The FanSiriusXM

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