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Cleveland Cavaliers
5-5 overall · 1-3 on the road
Fri 4/9
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Indiana Pacers
3-7 overall · 0-5 at home
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PacersOffense
CavaliersDefense

The Pacers rank 25th in the NBA in three-point % (32.6%), and the Cavaliers rank 13th in three-point % allowed (33.8%). The offense needs to find something against an average defense.

League average is 34.7%, so the Pacers are 2.1 points below it. Tyrese Haliburton leads them with 21.8 points a game on 63.4% true shooting.

Cavaliers5-5
Pacers3-7
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Team vs team

Season before this game (CLE 10 games, IND 10). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.

CLEIND
Scoring
117.010th · Above avg
Points per game
NBA avg 113.3
110.322nd · Below avg
114.117th · Average
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.4
114.218th · Average
+2.916th · Average
Point margin
NBA avg -0.1
-3.919th · Average
Efficiency
113.69th · Above avg
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.9
108.222nd · Below avg
110.012th · Average
Defensive rating
NBA avg 111.0
111.718th · Average
+3.614th · Average
Net rating
NBA avg +0.0
-3.520th · Average
103.38th
Pace
NBA avg 102.1
102.117th
Shooting
54.5%10th · Above avg
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.2%
53.4%16th · Average
57.9%12th · Average
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.1%
56.8%17th · Average
15.43rd · Top 5
Threes made
NBA avg 13.1
12.420th · Average
36.4%9th · Above avg
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.7%
32.6%25th · Below avg
0.2817th · Average
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.2720th · Average
Defense
51.0%8th · Above avg
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.2%
52.9%15th · Average
7.226th · Bottom 5
Steals
NBA avg 8.4
7.225th · Below avg
5.59th · Above avg
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
4.818th · Average
Possessions
13.0%4th · Top 5
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.8%
14.1%11th · Average
25.6%23rd · Below avg
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.5%
21.0%30th · Bottom 5
47.65th · Top 5
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.1
42.124th · Below avg
27.09th · Above avg
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
27.08th · Above avg

Recent form

Cleveland Cavaliers
WLLWL

Last 5: average margin +4.8 (season +2.9). Streak L1.

Indiana Pacers
LLLWL

Last 5: average margin -8.0 (season -3.9). Streak L1.

Key players

Cleveland Cavaliers
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Donovan MitchellG 24.05.15.661.6
Evan MobleyF-C 18.48.13.765.2
James HardenG 15.75.05.854.1
Jarrett AllenC 13.27.81.266.2
Indiana Pacers
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Tyrese HaliburtonG 21.84.59.563.4
Pascal SiakamF 21.46.63.958.0
Andrew NembhardG-F 17.82.07.060.1
Obi ToppinF 13.95.41.363.1

Injury report

Cleveland Cavaliers
Jaylon Tyson G-F · Right Ankle Sprain · back ~11/11 Out
Nae'Qwan Tomlin F · Low Back Stress Reaction Out
Sam Merrill G · Right Elbow Injury Management · back ~11/11 Out
Jarrett Allen C · Right Knee Contusion · back ~11/9 Questionable
Indiana Pacers
Ben Sheppard G · Left Meniscus Surgery · back ~1/2 Out
Johnny Furphy G · Right ACL Repair / Surgery · back ~1/2 Out
Tyrese Haliburton G · Left Hamstring Strain · back ~11/13 Out
T.J. McConnell G · Right Hamstring Strain · back ~11/9 Questionable

Team numbers are computed from every box score this season; ratings use the standard possession estimate. Data from balldontlie; this isn't official NBA data.

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