Pacers get rid of Cavs to advance to 2nd straight Jap Convention Finals

Tyrese Haliburton scored 31 factors, Pascal Siakam added 21 and the Indiana Pacers superior to the Jap Convention Finals for the second straight 12 months with a 114-105 victory over Cleveland on Tuesday evening, eliminating the top-seeded Cavaliers in 5 video games.

Donovan Mitchell, who missed the second half of Sunday’s recreation as a result of a sprained left ankle, led Cleveland with 35 factors. Evan Mobley added 24 factors and 11 rebounds.

The fourth-seeded Pacers will now await the winner of the matchup between the Boston Celtics and New York Knicks. New York has a 3-1 benefit within the collection with Recreation 5 on Wednesday evening in Boston.

The Celtics swept the Pacers final 12 months within the East finals.

Indiana rallied from a 19-point deficit within the first half and took management after halftime because it gained all three video games at Cleveland’s Rocket Enviornment.

It’s the first time since a 2005 first-round collection in opposition to Boston that the Pacers gained three highway video games in a playoff collection.

The Cavs dropped three residence video games in a postseason collection for the primary time.

Cleveland stormed out to a 44-25 lead with 8:10 remaining within the second quarter earlier than Indiana rallied.

The Pacers acquired inside 56-52 at halftime after which shot 14 of twenty-two from the sector within the third quarter — together with 4 3-pointers — to go up 85-76 going into the ultimate 12 minutes.

Indiana seized management with a 17-2 run over a five-minute span within the third when Siakam had eight factors and Haliburton 5. That was a part of a 29-8 spurt that noticed the Pacers take a 12-point lead late within the third.

Cleveland was simply 7 of 26 from the sector within the quarter.

Mitchell’s 3-pointer acquired the Cavs inside 106-103 with 1:27 remaining, however Indiana closed it out by scoring eight of the ultimate 10 factors.

Reporting by The Related Press.

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