Cleveland Cavaliers at Indiana Pacers
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Haliburton scores 23, Pacers secure top-four seed in East with 114-112 win over short-handed Cavs
Indiana won its sixth straight and secured a top-four seed and the home-court advantage in a playoff series for the first time since 2014. The Pacers are also one win away from their first 50-win season since 2013-14.
Haliburton added 10 assists, eight rebounds and three blocks while making four 3-pointers. Myles Turner had 13 points, seven rebounds and four blocks.
Cleveland's Ty Jerome finished with 24 points and six assists despite being held out of the fourth quarter. De'Andre Hunters had 23 points and 11 rebounds. And, Jaylon Tyson missed a midrange jumper at the buzzer that could have forced overtime.
Coach Kenny Atkinson rested four of his five starters because the Cavs had already clinched the No. 1 seed in the East. Center Jarett Allen grabbed 10 rebounds in the first half before joining the starters on the bench, and Atkinson was ejected after drawing consecutive technical fouls for arguing following a no-call with 58.6 seconds left in the third quarter.
Pacers: Indiana spent months chasing home-court advantage — and now they have it. The Pacers didn't earn many style points Thursday, but they were gritty enough to give coach Rick Carlisle a choice — rest his his players or chase the No. 3 seed.
Regular Season Series
IND leads series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 112 - 114 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 112 - 114 |
| 4th 0.2 |  |
Cavaliers offensive team rebound | 112 - 114 |
| 4th 0.2 | |
Jaylon Tyson misses 14-foot two point shot | 112 - 114 |
| 4th 9.1 | |
Cavaliers Full timeout | 112 - 114 |
Statistics
 CLE |
 IND |
|
|---|---|---|
| 43-98 | FG | 43-93 |
| 43.9 | Field Goal % | 46.2 |
| 17-37 | 3PT | 14-41 |
| 45.9 | Three Point % | 34.1 |
| 9-13 | FT | 14-20 |
| 69.2 | Free Throw % | 70.0 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 39 | Defensive Rebounds | 36 |
| 24 | Assists | 28 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 3 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 23 |
| 44 | Points in Paint | 42 |
| 16 | Fouls | 16 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Indiana Pacers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Quenton Jackson, G | Day-To-Day | Jul 19 |
| Johnny Furphy, F | Day-To-Day | Jul 19 |
| Isaiah Jackson, SF | Day-To-Day | Jul 11 |
| Tyrese Haliburton, PG | Out | Jul 7 |
| James Wiseman, C | Day-To-Day | Jul 7 |
Cleveland Cavaliers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Craig Porter Jr., G | Day-To-Day | Jul 19 |
| Sam Merrill, SG | Day-To-Day | Jul 3 |
| Darius Garland, PG | Out | Jul 3 |
| Lonzo Ball, PG | Day-To-Day | Jun 28 |
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