Cavaliers-Pacers Preview

By SANTOSH VENKATARAMAN
Posted Dec 12 2012 12:02AM

The Cleveland Cavaliers are bringing a 14-game division losing streak into a matchup with a team they haven't beaten much of late.

There is some hope for the Cavaliers since Kyrie Irving has returned heading into Wednesday night's road contest with the Indiana Pacers.

Cleveland (5-17) hasn't beaten a Central Division foe since a 101-100 win over Detroit on Feb. 21. The Cavaliers have dropped eight of their last nine against the Pacers (10-11), including four in a row on the road - where they are 2-11 this season.

Irving is back after missing 11 games with a broken finger. He returned with 28 points and 11 assists as the Cavaliers ended a five-game skid with Tuesday's 100-94 victory over the Lakers.

"I was just staying aggressive the entire game and finding my teammates," Irving said. "I worked with the bigs in practice yesterday and told them what spots to be at and that I'd find them."

The Cavaliers limited Los Angeles to 41.3 percent shooting - the lowest percentage they have yielded in 11 games. Cleveland is last in the NBA in field-goal percentage defense at 47.8 percent.

"For 48 minutes, we played some of the best defense," coach Byron Scott said. "As I told the guys after the game, that's how we have to play."

Cleveland sported a new backcourt Tuesday with C.J. Miles getting his first start of the season. Miles came through with 28 points for his highest total in two seasons.

"I started him because he was playing really well the last three or four games, and I thought his confidence was coming back," Scott said. "The second thing was that he's been taking good shots, not trying to do too much, and letting the game come to him."

Indiana could be poised to slow down Cleveland's guards. The Pacers are limiting opponents to 41.3 percent from the field for the NBA's best mark.

The Pacers, however, enter off one of their poorer efforts on the defensive end in Sunday's 104-93 loss at Oklahoma City. Led by Kevin Durant's 27 points, the Thunder shot 48.7 percent.

"It's tough to see guys making shots when you're playing tough defense on them. That was really what it was for us," forward Paul George said.

Indiana is the league's second-worst scoring team at 90.8 points per games as it continues to struggle without swingman Danny Granger, out with a sore left knee.

"We may have a couple breakdowns here and there that we need to fix, but that is something expected with a lot of new guys and a guy like Danny out," guard George Hill said. "We have to figure out how to close games late in the game."

Cleveland was outrebounded 54-43 on Tuesday and faces another tough task with Indiana averaging a league-high 46.3 boards.

The Cavs do have the NBA's top rebounder in Anderson Varejao, who had 20 points and nine boards against the Lakers - though his streak of 12 straight games with double-digit rebounds came to an end.

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Pacers rally from 16 points down, beat Cavs 96-81

By CLIFF BRUNT
Posted Dec 12 2012 11:55PM

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) The Indiana Pacers were almost unrecognizable in the first half against Cleveland. They bounced back in a historic way after the break.

Paul George scored 27 points and the Pacers held the Cavaliers to 23 points in the second half of a 96-81 victory on Wednesday night. It was the fewest points Indiana has allowed in a half since they joined the NBA in 1976.

"We just made some adjustments to how we're going to guard them on the ball," Pacers forward David West said. "We took away their first option, took away their first initial movement, then made them go to that second round of things that they wanted to do, and they weren't as efficient as they were in the first half."

Indiana, one of the league's best defensive teams, was getting ripped to shreds - trailing by 16 at one point. Only a late surge in the final minutes of the second quarter prevented the game from being a complete disaster for the Pacers, as they pulled to 58-52 at the break. .

There wasn't much for Indiana's coaches to say at halftime - they mostly just showed film.

"They kept it short, and when they keep it short, you know what that means," George said. "It's something we have to do better. The whole team knows what we needed to get better at and that's challenging shots and really defending. We wasn't really playing defense."

Indiana bounced back in a big way and held Cleveland to its lowest-scoring half of the season.

West had 18 points, nine rebounds and seven assists and George Hill added 17 points as the Pacers snapped a two-game skid. Indiana, third in the NBA in scoring defense and No. 1 in opponent field-goal percentage coming in, held the Cavaliers to 8-for-41 shooting in the second half.

The Cavaliers couldn't build on Tuesday's win over the Los Angeles Lakers. C.J. Miles scored 28 points for the second straight game, but Kyrie Irving was held to nine points on 4-for-12 shooting in his second game back after missing 11 straight with a broken finger.

Cleveland coach Byron Scott said the Pacers' defense against Irving dictated the game.

"Once Indiana became more aggressive and tried to take the ball out of Kyrie's hands, we caved into it and we just stopped playing," Scott said.

Irving said the Cavaliers need to learn from their second-half failure.

"We have to learn as a young team to know how to carry a lead like we had into the second half," he said. "As the leader of this team, I have to do a better job of settling us down and making that happen."

Perhaps the most excitement in the second half came when Cleveland's Tristan Thompson hit Indiana's Ben Hansbrough with an errant elbow early in the fourth quarter and big brother Tyler stepped in and angrily protected his younger brother. Thompson was issued a flagrant foul and Ben Hansbrough made one of two free throws to give the Pacers an 83-73 lead.

The Pacers remained in control the rest of the way.

It was all Cleveland early. The Cavaliers took a 54-38 lead on a jumper by Samardo Samuels with 3:39 left in the first half. Indiana closed the half with a 14-4 run to close the gap to six.

"We were down 16, we felt we were better than that," Indiana coach Frank Vogel said. "You make a calm mental adjustment and get back in the game possession by possession."

George hit a 3-pointer to cut the deficit to 58-57 in the first two minutes of the second half, then Hill made a reverse layup and was fouled. His free throw gave Indiana a 60-58 lead. The three-point play gave the Pacers their first lead since it was 2-0.

A 3-pointer by Hill gave the Pacers a 73-66 lead and the Cavaliers called a timeout. A putback by West in the closing seconds of the third quarter gave Indiana an 80-70 lead heading to the fourth.

Indiana held Cleveland to 4-for-23 shooting in the third quarter and outscored the Cavaliers 28-12 in the period. Hill had 10 points in the third quarter and George had nine.

NOTES: Miles scored 16 points in the first quarter to help the Cavaliers take a 29-25 lead. Miles shot 4 for 7 from the field in the first 12 minutes while his teammates were 4 for 14. ... Cleveland didn't have a turnover until 1:59 remained in the second quarter. ... Pacers G Lance Stephenson left the game in the third quarter after spraining his right ankle. He did not return. ... Tyler Zeller, brother of Indiana University star Cody Zeller, fouled out with eight points for the Cavs. ... Indiana C Roy Hibbert had three blocks to notch his 16th consecutive game with multiple swats.

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Notebook: Pacers 96, Cavs 81

Conrad Brunner, for NBA.com
Posted Wed Dec 12, 2012 11:18 PM - Updated Thu Dec 13, 2012 5:55 AM

THE FACTS: Until their offense comes around, the Indiana Pacers will have to rely on one of the NBA's stingiest defenses. It worked for them Wednesday night as they held Cleveland to 23 points -- a franchise record-low -- and wiped out a 16-point deficit to pull away for a 96-81 victory at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Paul George continued his recent scoring surge with 27 points on 10 of 18 shooting, adding seven rebounds to lead the Pacers, while C.J. Miles scored 28 points for the second game in a row to lead Cleveland. The Pacers snapped a two-game losing streak while the Cavs lost for the fifth time in six games.

QUOTABLE: "We trust what we can do on the defensive end. That's what's got to feed us, that's what our strength is right now, and our offense has to continue to improve."
-- Indiana forward David West

THE STAT: George had not scored at least 20 points in consecutive games in his career but now has done so twice in the last five games, averaging 24.4 points, adding 7.6 rebounds and 3.8 assists. He's shooting .511 from the field, including .536 from the 3-point line (15 of 28), an impressive jump for a player that averaged 13.5 points in the first 17 games.

TURNING POINT: Cleveland led 58-43 late in the first half but George got the Pacers going, eight points in an 18-0 run bridging intermission that put the Pacers ahead 61-58. In that span, the Cavs missed all 10 of their shots.

QUOTABLE II: "I need to play within the team, know what the defense is giving me while still being aggressive."
-- George

HOT: West scored 18 points with nine rebounds, seven assists and two blocks, while George Hill scored 17 with seven rebounds for Indiana.

NOT: After scoring 28 points against the Lakers in his first game back from a broken finger, Cleveland's Kyrie Irving managed just nine points and four assists and shot 4-of-12. ... Centers Anderson Varejao of Cleveland (0-of-9) and Roy Hibbert of Indiana (1-of-7) combined to make 1-of-16 shots. Small wonder nine of their combined 24 rebounds were on the offensive glass. ... Alonzo Gee was 0-of-7 for the Cavs. ... Indiana's bench combined to shoot 33 percent (7 of 21).

ROOKIE WATCH: Ben Hansbrough, the younger brother of Indiana teammate, Tyler, has been promoted past D.J. Augustin into the backup point guard role. He played 17 minutes, producing six points, two steals and an assist. Cleveland rookie Tyler Zeller, an Indiana native, scored eight points with three rebounds before fouling out in 17 minutes.

GOOD MOVE: Putting the younger Hansbrough in the rotation didn't solve Indiana's second-unit scoring problems, but the group did provide more energy and play with more aggression.

BAD MOVE: Indiana coach Frank Vogel put five reserves on the floor to start the fourth quarter and the Pacers went more than six minutes without a bucket. Fortunately, the defense kept the Cavs from putting together a significant run and the lead was protected.

NOTABLE: Cleveland's 23 second-half points were the fewest allowed by the Pacers in any half since joining the NBA in 1976. ... The Cavs had more turnovers (19) than field goals (eight) in the second half ... Indiana has won five in a row at home from Cleveland. ... Making his second consecutive start, Miles scored 23 in the first half on 6 of 11 shooting, including 5 of 6 from the 3-point line. He scored just five in the second half, going 2 of 7 overall and 1 of 3 from the arc. ... Indiana starting guard Lance Stephenson was carried off the floor early in the third quarter with a moderate ankle sprain. He is not expected to play Friday against Philadelphia. ... The Cavs were without Dion Waiters, who missed his sixth game in a row with a left ankle sprain, and Omri Casspi, who remained at the team hotel with a stomach ailment. ... Hibbert had multiple blocked shots for the 16th consecutive game and tied a season high with 12 rebounds. ... Cleveland scored just 16 points and shot 8 of 33 in the paint. ... Indiana had a 24-6 advantage on the fast break.

UP NEXT: For the Pacers, Friday vs. Philadelphia, Saturday at Detroit, Tuesday at Milwaukee. For the Cavaliers, Friday vs. Milwaukee, Saturday at New York, Tuesday vs. Toronto.

• Cavaliers: Leuer, Waiters
• Pacers: Granger, Plumlee

• Cavaliers: --
• Pacers: --

• Lead Changes: 6
• Times Tied: 2

• Arena: Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN
• Officials: #28 Zach Zarba, #42 Eric Lewis, #46 Ben Taylor
• Attendance: 11595
• Duration: 2:20

Cleveland Cavaliers (5-18)		Indiana Pacers (11-11)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Hibbert vs Varejao (West gains possession)
	11:39	Hibbert Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Irving (1 ST)
Irving Layup Shot: Missed	11:33
Varejao Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	11:31
Varejao Tip Shot: Missed	11:31
	11:30	Hill Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:26 [IND 2-0]	George Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Hill (1 AST)
	11:07	West Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Varejao Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	11:07 [CLE 1-2]
Varejao Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	11:07 [CLE 2-2]
	10:53	West Layup Shot: Missed
Varejao Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	10:51
Miles 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Irving (1 AST)	10:38 [CLE 5-2]
	10:20 [IND 4-5]	George Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Miles 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Varejao (1 AST)	10:06 [CLE 8-4]
	09:46	George Jump Shot: Missed
Thompson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:45
Thompson Layup Shot: Missed	09:35
	09:34	West Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:31 [IND 6-8]	Stephenson Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: West (1 AST)
	09:05	Stephenson Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Miles Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	09:05 [CLE 9-6]
Miles Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	09:05 [CLE 10-6]
	08:41	West Jump Shot: Missed
Miles Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:40
Gee Layup Shot: Missed	08:33
	08:32	Hill Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	08:28 [IND 8-10]	Stephenson Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Hill (2 AST)
Gee Jump Shot: Missed	08:08
	08:07	Stephenson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:55	Hibbert Jump Shot: Missed
Gee Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:54
Miles 3pt Shot: Missed	07:41
Team Rebound	07:40
Miles 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Gee (1 AST)	07:37 [CLE 13-8]
	07:20	Hill 3pt Shot: Missed
Varejao Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	07:19
Varejao Jump Shot: Missed	07:02
	07:01	George Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:56 [IND 10-13]	Stephenson Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: West (2 AST)
Miles Jump Shot: Missed	06:33
	06:32	Hibbert Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Thompson Foul: Loose Ball (1 PF)	06:32
	06:13	Hill 3pt Shot: Missed
Thompson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	06:11
	06:02	Hill Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Miles Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)	06:02 [CLE 14-10]
Miles Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)	06:02 [CLE 15-10]
	05:59	Team Timeout : Regular
Thompson Substitution replaced by Zeller	05:59
Zeller Foul: Personal (1 PF)	05:50
Zeller Foul: Personal (2 PF)	05:45
	05:34 [IND 12-15]	Hibbert Jump Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Stephenson (1 AST)
Varejao Layup Shot: Missed Block: Hibbert (1 BLK)	05:14
	05:12	Stephenson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	05:08 [IND 14-15]	West Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: George (1 AST)
Miles Jump Shot: Missed	04:55
	04:54	George Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	04:45 [IND 16-15]	George Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Miles 3pt Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Varejao (2 AST)	04:30 [CLE 18-16]
	04:19	Stephenson Jump Shot: Missed
	04:17	West Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	04:15	West Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Miles (1 ST)
Irving Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Gee (2 AST)	04:09 [CLE 20-16]
	03:49	Hill Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Varejao (1 ST)
Irving Pullup Jump shot: Made (4 PTS)	03:42 [CLE 22-16]
Irving Foul: Personal (1 PF)	03:23
Miles Substitution replaced by Gibson	03:23
	03:23	Stephenson Substitution replaced by Green
	03:23	West Substitution replaced by Hansbrough
	03:23	Hibbert Substitution replaced by Mahinmi
	03:16 [IND 18-22]	Green Pullup Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)
Gibson Jump Shot: Missed	03:04
	03:03	Mahinmi Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	02:50 [IND 21-22]	George 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Green (1 AST)
Irving Jump Shot: Missed	02:37
	02:36	Mahinmi Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	02:30	George Layup Shot: Missed Block: Varejao (1 BLK)
	02:30	Team Rebound
Team Timeout : Regular	02:30
	02:15	Mahinmi Jump Shot: Missed
Gee Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	02:14
Irving Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Varejao (3 AST)	02:02 [CLE 24-21]
Gee Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	01:38
	01:38 [IND 22-24]	Hansbrough Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
Irving Substitution replaced by Sloan	01:38
	01:38	Hill Substitution replaced by Hansbrough
	01:38	Hansbrough Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Varejao Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	01:38
	01:23	Mahinmi Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Gee Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	01:23
Team Rebound	01:23
Gee Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)	01:23 [CLE 25-22]
	01:10	George Layup Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	01:09
Zeller Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Gibson (1 AST)	00:49.8 [CLE 27-22]
	00:33.9	Green 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:32.6	Mahinmi Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	00:27.9	Green 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:25.9	George Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	00:21.9	George Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Sloan (1 ST)
Sloan Jump Shot: Missed Block: Green (1 BLK)	00:17.9
	00:15.9	Hansbrough Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:12.4 [IND 24-27]	George Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Hansbrough (1 AST)
Zeller Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (1 FTA)	00:12.4
Zeller Substitution replaced by Thompson	00:12.4
	00:12.4 [IND 25-27]	George Free Throw 1 of 1 (12 PTS)
	00:02.1	Hansbrough Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Sloan Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	00:02.1 [CLE 28-25]
Sloan Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	00:02.1 [CLE 29-25]
End of 1st Quarter
Cleveland Cavaliers (5-18)		Indiana Pacers (11-11)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Gibson 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Sloan (1 AST)	11:39 [CLE 32-25]
	11:21	Green Jump Shot: Missed
Walton Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:20
Thompson Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Walton (1 AST)	10:58 [CLE 34-25]
	10:39 [IND 27-34]	Hansbrough Jump Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Hansbrough (1 AST)
Samuels Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:15 [CLE 36-27]
	09:54 [IND 30-36]	Hansbrough 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Young (1 AST)
Gibson 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Thompson (1 AST)	09:38 [CLE 39-30]
Gibson Foul: Personal (1 PF)	09:24
	09:12 [IND 32-39]	Hansbrough Dunk Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Green (2 AST)
Thompson Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	09:02 [CLE 41-32]
	09:02	Hansbrough Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (1 FTA)
Thompson Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	09:02
	09:02	Team Rebound
Samuels Foul: Loose Ball (1 PF)	08:58
Sloan Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	08:52
	08:52
	08:52 [IND 33-41]	Hansbrough Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
	08:52 [IND 34-41]	Hansbrough Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
Sloan Jump Shot: Missed	08:27
	08:27	Team Rebound
Thompson Foul: Loose Ball (2 PF)	08:27
	08:12	Hansbrough Jump Shot: Missed
	08:10	Team Rebound
Gibson Substitution replaced by Miles	08:10
	08:06	Green Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Miles 3pt Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Samuels (1 AST)	07:49 [CLE 44-34]
	07:34	Hansbrough Jump Shot: Missed
Walton Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	07:33
Samuels Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Walton (2 AST)	07:29 [CLE 46-34]
	07:28	Team Timeout : Regular
	07:28	Hansbrough Substitution replaced by West
	07:28	Mahinmi Substitution replaced by Hibbert
	07:28	Young Substitution replaced by Stephenson
	07:16	West Jump Shot: Missed Block: Miles (1 BLK)
	07:14	Hibbert Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	07:12	Team Timeout : Short
Samuels Foul: Personal (2 PF) (2 FTA)	07:12
	07:12 [IND 35-46]	West Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	07:12 [IND 36-46]	West Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Miles Jump Shot: Missed	06:55
	06:54	Hibbert Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	06:42	Green Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	06:41
	06:41	Hibbert Foul: Loose Ball (1 PF)
Samuels Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS)	06:24 [CLE 48-36]
	06:08 [IND 38-48]	West Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Green (3 AST)
Sloan Jump Shot: Missed	05:48
	05:47	West Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	05:32	Green 3pt Shot: Missed
Thompson Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	05:31
Team Timeout : Regular	05:26
Thompson Substitution replaced by Irving	05:26
Sloan Substitution replaced by Varejao	05:26
	05:26	Green Substitution replaced by Hill
	05:26	Hansbrough Substitution replaced by George
Walton Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	05:16 [CLE 50-38]
	04:58	George Jump Shot: Missed
Samuels Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	04:55
Miles Pullup Jump shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Irving (2 AST)	04:49 [CLE 52-38]
	04:33	Hill Layup Shot: Missed Block: Walton (1 BLK)
	04:32	Hibbert Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	04:32	Hibbert Layup Shot: Missed Block: Varejao (2 BLK)
	04:32	Team Rebound
	04:25	Hill Jump Shot: Missed
	04:24	Team Rebound
	04:20	Hibbert Foul: Offensive (2 PF)
	04:20	Hibbert Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
Irving Jump Shot: Missed	04:01
	04:00	West Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	03:50	West Layup Shot: Missed
	03:49	Hibbert Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	03:49	Hibbert Tip Shot: Missed
Miles Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:48
Samuels Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Irving (3 AST)	03:39 [CLE 54-38]
Varejao Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	03:18
	03:18	Hill Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	03:18	Team Rebound
Walton Substitution replaced by Gee	03:18
	03:18 [IND 39-54]	Hill Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
Miles Jump Shot: Missed	03:02
	03:01	Hill Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Samuels Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)	02:48
	02:48 [IND 40-54]	West Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
Samuels Substitution replaced by Thompson	02:48
	02:48 [IND 41-54]	West Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
	02:26	Hill Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Varejao Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	02:26 [CLE 55-41]
Varejao Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	02:26 [CLE 56-41]
Irving Foul: Personal (2 PF) (2 FTA)	02:18
	02:18 [IND 42-56]	Hill Free Throw 1 of 2 (2 PTS)
	02:18 [IND 43-56]	Hill Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
Irving Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	01:59
	01:52	Hill Jump Shot: Missed
Thompson Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	01:51
Irving Layup Shot: Missed Block: West (1 BLK)	01:44
Thompson Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	01:42
	01:34	George Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Miles Free Throw 1 of 2 (22 PTS)	01:34 [CLE 57-43]
Miles Free Throw 2 of 2 (23 PTS)	01:34 [CLE 58-43]
	01:24 [IND 45-58]	George Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: West (3 AST)
Irving Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Hill (1 ST)	01:05
	00:58.9	Hill 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:57.8	West Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	00:55.0 [IND 47-58]	West Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Gee Jump Shot: Missed Block: Hibbert (2 BLK)	00:37.9
	00:36.7	Hibbert Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
Miles Foul: Personal (1 PF) (2 FTA)	00:30.2
	00:30.2 [IND 48-58]	George Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)
	00:30.2 [IND 49-58]	George Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)
Varejao Jump Shot: Missed Block: Hibbert (3 BLK)	00:11.9
	00:10.6	Hill Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	00:06.6 [IND 51-58]	Stephenson Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: West (4 AST)
Miles Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (1 FTA)	00:06.6
	00:06.6	Hill Substitution replaced by Young
	00:06.6	Hibbert Substitution replaced by Mahinmi
	00:06.6 [IND 52-58]	Stephenson Free Throw 1 of 1 (9 PTS)
End of 2nd Quarter
Cleveland Cavaliers (5-18)		Indiana Pacers (11-11)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Miles Jump Shot: Missed	11:40
Varejao Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	11:38
Miles Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:West (1 ST)	11:22
	11:18 [IND 54-58]	Hill Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: George (2 AST)
Thompson Jump Shot: Missed	11:02
Varejao Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	11:01
Varejao Layup Shot: Missed	10:59
	10:59	West Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	10:53	George Layup Shot: Missed Block: Thompson (1 BLK)
	10:53	Team Rebound
	10:50	Stephenson 3pt Shot: Missed
Thompson Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	10:49
Miles 3pt Shot: Missed	10:40
	10:39	Stephenson Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	10:30 [IND 57-58]	George 3pt Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Stephenson (2 AST)
Varejao Layup Shot: Missed	10:16
Thompson Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	10:14
	10:12	Team Timeout : Regular
	10:12	Stephenson Substitution replaced by Green
Thompson Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Hibbert (1 ST)	10:12
	10:12	Jump Ball Hibbert vs Thompson (Hill gains possession)
	10:08 [IND 59-58]	Hill Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Irving Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (1 FTA)	10:08
	10:08 [IND 60-58]	Hill Free Throw 1 of 1 (8 PTS)
Gee Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Hill (2 ST)	09:48
Gee Foul: Personal (2 PF) (2 FTA)	09:45
	09:45 [IND 61-58]	George Free Throw 1 of 2 (20 PTS)
	09:45	George Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Varejao Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	09:45
Miles 3pt Shot: Made (26 PTS) Assist: Gee (3 AST)	09:30 [CLE 61-61]
	09:05 [IND 63-61]	West Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Hill (3 AST)
Irving 3pt Shot: Missed	08:50
	08:49	Hibbert Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	08:46	Hibbert Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Irving (2 ST)
Miles Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (2 TO)	08:43
	08:27	Hibbert Foul: Offensive (3 PF)
	08:27	Hibbert Turnover : Foul (4 TO)
Gee Turnover : Poss Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)	08:09
	07:55	Hibbert Jump Shot: Missed
	07:54	Hill Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	07:54	Hill Tip Shot: Missed
	07:53	Hibbert Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)
	07:53	Hibbert Tip Shot: Missed
Varejao Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)	07:52
Varejao Layup Shot: Missed Block: West (2 BLK)	07:44
Team Rebound	07:44
	07:33	George Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Irving Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	07:33
Team Rebound	07:33
Thompson Substitution replaced by Zeller	07:33
Irving Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)	07:33 [CLE 62-63]
	07:19	Hill 3pt Shot: Missed
Varejao Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)	07:18
Irving Pullup Jump shot: Made (9 PTS)	07:03 [CLE 64-63]
	06:41	West Jump Shot: Missed
	06:41	Hibbert Rebound (Off:5 Def:4)
Zeller Foul: Loose Ball (4 PF)	06:41
	06:29	Hibbert Turnover : Bad Pass (5 TO)
Irving 3pt Shot: Missed	06:20
	06:18	Team Rebound
	06:03	Hibbert Jump Shot: Missed
Varejao Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)	06:02
Irving Layup Shot: Missed	05:55
	05:55	Team Rebound
	05:43 [IND 65-64]	George Step Back Jump shot: Made (22 PTS)
Gee Jump Shot: Missed Block: Green (2 BLK)	05:28
Varejao Rebound (Off:4 Def:7)	05:26
	05:19	Hibbert Substitution replaced by Mahinmi
Miles Substitution replaced by Gibson	05:19
Gibson Jump Shot: Missed	05:15
	05:14	Hill Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	05:00	West Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	05:00
	05:00	Mahinmi Foul: Loose Ball (2 PF)
Varejao Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Green (1 ST)	04:42
	04:36	Hill Layup Shot: Missed
	04:35	West Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	04:25	Green Dunk Shot: Missed
Zeller Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	04:24
Irving 3pt Shot: Missed	04:17
	04:16	George Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
Varejao Foul: Personal (2 PF)	04:08
	03:59 [IND 68-64]	George 3pt Shot: Made (25 PTS) Assist: West (5 AST)
Varejao Layup Shot: Missed	03:31
Zeller Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	03:29
Zeller Tip Shot: Made (4 PTS)	03:29 [CLE 66-68]
Irving Foul: Personal (4 PF) (2 FTA)	03:19
	03:19 [IND 69-66]	Hill Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
Irving Substitution replaced by Sloan	03:19
	03:19 [IND 70-66]	Hill Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Gibson 3pt Shot: Missed	03:00
	02:59	George Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	02:45 [IND 73-66]	Hill 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: West (6 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:39
	02:39	Hill Substitution replaced by Hansbrough
Gibson 3pt Shot: Missed	02:26
Team Rebound	02:26
Gibson Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Gee (4 AST)	02:24 [CLE 68-73]
	02:07	George 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	02:05
	01:48	Mahinmi Foul: Personal Block (3 PF)
Gee Layup Shot: Missed	01:38
Zeller Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	01:36
Gibson 3pt Shot: Missed	01:33
Gee Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	01:32
Gee Tip Shot: Missed	01:32
	01:30	Mahinmi Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	01:18 [IND 75-68]	West Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS)
	01:04	Mahinmi Foul: Shooting (4 PF) (2 FTA)
Zeller Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	01:04 [CLE 69-75]
Varejao Substitution replaced by Samuels	01:04
Zeller Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	01:04 [CLE 70-75]
	00:47.4 [IND 77-70]	Mahinmi Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: West (7 AST)
Zeller Foul: Shooting (5 PF) (1 FTA)	00:47.4
Zeller Substitution replaced by Thompson	00:47.4
	00:47.4 [IND 78-70]	Mahinmi Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
Samuels Jump Shot: Missed	00:30.9
	00:29.7	Team Rebound
	00:07.9	George 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:05.9	Mahinmi Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	00:05.5 [IND 80-70]	West Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Mahinmi (1 AST)
End of 3rd Quarter
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Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
	11:40	Young Layup Shot: Missed Block: Walton (2 BLK)
Sloan Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:38
Thompson Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)	11:30
	11:12	Mahinmi Layup Shot: Missed
	11:11	Hansbrough Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	11:11 [IND 82-70]	Hansbrough Tip Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Samuels Jump Shot: Missed	10:52
	10:51	Hansbrough Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	10:37	Green Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Walton (1 ST)
	10:33	Hansbrough Foul: Personal Block (1 PF)
Sloan 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Gibson (2 AST)	10:22 [CLE 73-82]
	10:03	Green Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (3 TO)
Walton 3pt Shot: Missed	09:39
Thompson Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)	09:38
	09:38	Hansbrough Foul: Loose Ball (2 PF)
Thompson Foul: Flagrant Type 1 (3 PF) (2 FTA)	09:38
Thompson Swinging Elbows Turnover : (3 TO)	09:38
	09:38	Hansbrough Free Throw Flagrant 1 of 2 Missed
	09:38	Team Rebound
	09:38 [IND 83-73]	Hansbrough Free Throw Flagrant 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Samuels Foul: Personal (4 PF)	09:27
	09:18	Hansbrough Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	09:17
Samuels Jump Shot: Missed	09:03
	09:01	Hansbrough Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	08:46	Mahinmi Jump Shot: Missed
Walton Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	08:44
	08:36	Mahinmi Foul: Personal (5 PF)
	08:36
	08:36	Green Substitution replaced by George
	08:27	Young Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Walton Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	08:27 [CLE 74-83]
Walton Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	08:27
Thompson Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)	08:25
Walton Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Hansbrough (1 ST)	08:18
	07:57	George Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
Thompson Substitution replaced by Zeller	07:57
Sloan Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Hansbrough (2 ST)	07:46
	07:32	George Jump Shot: Missed
Walton Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	07:30
	07:18	Hansbrough Foul: Personal (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Samuels Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	07:18
Team Rebound	07:18
	07:18	Hansbrough Substitution replaced by West
	07:18	Hansbrough Substitution replaced by Hill
Samuels Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	07:18
	07:17	George Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
Sloan Foul: Personal (2 PF)	06:59
Gibson Substitution replaced by Miles	06:59
	06:45	West Jump Shot: Missed
	06:45	Team Rebound
	06:45	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Miles Jump Shot: Missed	06:29
	06:28	Mahinmi Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	06:08	Hill 3pt Shot: Missed
Samuels Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	06:07
Zeller Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Sloan (2 AST)	06:00 [CLE 76-83]
	05:53	Team Timeout : Regular
Sloan Substitution replaced by Irving	05:53
Walton Substitution replaced by Gee	05:53
	05:53	Mahinmi Substitution replaced by Hibbert
Gee Foul: Personal (3 PF)	05:41
	05:30 [IND 85-76]	West Jump Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: George (3 AST)
Gee Jump Shot: Missed Block: Young (1 BLK)	05:10
Gee Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	05:08
Miles Jump Shot: Made (28 PTS) Assist: Irving (4 AST)	05:06 [CLE 78-85]
	04:48 [IND 87-78]	George Fadeaway Jump Shot: Made (27 PTS)
Miles 3pt Shot: Missed	04:34
	04:33	Hill Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	04:10	West Jump Shot: Missed
Irving Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	04:10
Samuels Layup Shot: Missed	04:04
	04:03	Hibbert Rebound (Off:5 Def:5)
	03:55 [IND 89-78]	Hill Running Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS)
Miles Jump Shot: Missed	03:41
	03:40	George Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
Zeller Foul: Shooting (6 PF) (2 FTA)	03:28
Zeller Substitution replaced by Varejao	03:28
	03:28 [IND 90-78]	Hibbert Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	03:28	George Substitution replaced by Green
	03:28 [IND 91-78]	Hibbert Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Samuels Layup Shot: Missed	03:05
	03:04	West Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)
	02:58	Green 3pt Shot: Missed
Varejao Rebound (Off:4 Def:8)	02:57
Varejao Jump Shot: Missed	02:46
	02:45	West Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)
	02:34 [IND 93-78]	Hill Running Jump Shot: Made (17 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:33
Gee Substitution replaced by Jones	02:33
Varejao Substitution replaced by Pargo	02:33
Miles Substitution replaced by Walton	02:33
Irving Substitution replaced by Sloan	02:33
	02:33	West Substitution replaced by Johnson
	02:33	Green Substitution replaced by Pendergraph
Sloan 3pt Shot: Missed	02:17
	02:16	Hibbert Rebound (Off:5 Def:6)
	01:57	Hill 3pt Shot: Missed
Jones Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:55
Walton 3pt Shot: Missed	01:46
	01:45	Team Rebound
	01:45	Hill Substitution replaced by Hansbrough
	01:32	Pendergraph Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Sloan (2 ST)
Samuels Fadeaway Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)	01:22 [CLE 80-93]
Pargo Foul: Personal (1 PF) (2 FTA)	01:06
	01:06	Pendergraph Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	01:06	Team Rebound
	01:06 [IND 94-80]	Pendergraph Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
Pargo Jump Shot: Missed	00:53.9
Pargo Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	00:52.9
	00:52.3	Hansbrough Foul: Personal (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Pargo Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:52.3
Team Rebound	00:52.3
Pargo Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)	00:52.3 [CLE 81-94]
	00:35.8 [IND 96-81]	Young Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Hibbert (1 AST)
Samuels 3pt Shot: Missed	00:14.9
	00:13.9	Hibbert Rebound (Off:5 Def:7)
End of 4th Quarter