Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Indiana Pacers
November 21, 2025 · 2025-26 season
The Cavaliers beat the Pacers 120-109 on 2025-11-21 at home. The Cavaliers started Donovan Mitchell, De'Andre Hunter, Darius Garland, Evan Mobley, and Jaylon Tyson. The Pacers started Pascal Siakam, Andrew Nembhard, Isaiah Jackson, Bennedict Mathurin, and Ben Sheppard. Pascal Siakam (Pacers) scored 14 points (5/13) in his matchups, with Evan Mobley as his primary defender. Donovan Mitchell (Cavaliers) scored 19 points (5/8) in his matchups, with Ben Sheppard as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
CLE
Cleveland Cavaliers
120
IND
Indiana Pacers
109
Lineups
CLE
Cleveland Cavaliers
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Donovan Mitchell · De'Andre Hunter · Darius Garland · Evan Mobley · Jaylon Tyson Starter 10.7 min
- Larry Nance Jr. · Lonzo Ball · Donovan Mitchell · Dean Wade · Evan Mobley 8.1 min
- Donovan Mitchell · Evan Mobley · Nae'Qwan Tomlin · Craig Porter Jr. · Jaylon Tyson 6.3 min
- Lonzo Ball · Donovan Mitchell · De'Andre Hunter · Darius Garland · Evan Mobley 3.3 min
- Larry Nance Jr. · Lonzo Ball · De'Andre Hunter · Darius Garland · Dean Wade 2.9 min
IND
Indiana Pacers
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Pascal Siakam · Andrew Nembhard · Isaiah Jackson · Bennedict Mathurin · Ben Sheppard Starter 12.5 min
- T.J. McConnell · Pascal Siakam · Garrison Mathews · Jay Huff · Bennedict Mathurin 5.3 min
- Andrew Nembhard · Jeremiah Robinson-Earl · Jay Huff · Bennedict Mathurin · Jarace Walker 4.0 min
- Pascal Siakam · Andrew Nembhard · Garrison Mathews · Jay Huff · Bennedict Mathurin 3.4 min
- T.J. McConnell · Pascal Siakam · Andrew Nembhard · Jay Huff · Bennedict Mathurin 2.8 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Cavaliers defense
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Pascal Siakam 14 pts (5/13) in 78 possessions
Guarded by: Evan Mobley (34 %, 3 pts) · De'Andre Hunter (17 %, 5 pts) · Jaylon Tyson (11 %, 0 pts)
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Bennedict Mathurin 24 pts (10/15) in 79 possessions
Guarded by: Jaylon Tyson (25 %, 4 pts) · Donovan Mitchell (16 %, 9 pts) · De'Andre Hunter (16 %, 4 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Donovan Mitchell | Andrew Nembhard: 25 poss., 5 pts (2/7) · Ben Sheppard: 15 poss., 8 pts (3/4) |
| Evan Mobley | Pascal Siakam: 27 poss., 3 pts (1/5) · Isaiah Jackson: 15 poss., 4 pts (1/1) |
| De'Andre Hunter | Pascal Siakam: 13 poss., 5 pts (2/4) · Bennedict Mathurin: 12 poss., 4 pts (2/3) |
| Darius Garland | Ben Sheppard: 25 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Andrew Nembhard: 13 poss., 3 pts (1/3) |
| Jaylon Tyson | Bennedict Mathurin: 20 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · Pascal Siakam: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Lonzo Ball | Jarace Walker: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Bennedict Mathurin: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Dean Wade | Jarace Walker: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Andrew Nembhard: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Larry Nance Jr. | Jay Huff: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · T.J. McConnell: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Craig Porter Jr. | Bennedict Mathurin: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · T.J. McConnell: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Nae'Qwan Tomlin | Jay Huff: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · T.J. McConnell: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Tyrese Proctor | Taelon Peter: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · RayJ Dennis: 0 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Thomas Bryant | Isaiah Jackson: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
Pacers defense
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Donovan Mitchell 19 pts (5/8) in 72 possessions
Guarded by: Ben Sheppard (28 %, 2 pts) · Andrew Nembhard (16 %, 8 pts) · Bennedict Mathurin (14 %, 4 pts)
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Darius Garland 9 pts (4/7) in 53 possessions
Guarded by: Andrew Nembhard (36 %, 5 pts) · Ben Sheppard (25 %, 0 pts) · Pascal Siakam (11 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Bennedict Mathurin | De'Andre Hunter: 25 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Jaylon Tyson: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Pascal Siakam | Jaylon Tyson: 15 poss., 7 pts (3/4) · Evan Mobley: 13 poss., 6 pts (2/3) |
| Andrew Nembhard | Darius Garland: 19 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · Donovan Mitchell: 12 poss., 8 pts (2/2) |
| Jay Huff | Larry Nance Jr.: 17 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Evan Mobley: 14 poss., 3 pts (1/3) |
| Ben Sheppard | Donovan Mitchell: 20 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Darius Garland: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jarace Walker | Lonzo Ball: 9 poss., 4 pts (1/1) · De'Andre Hunter: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Isaiah Jackson | Evan Mobley: 18 poss., 1 pts (0/2) · Larry Nance Jr.: 5 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| T.J. McConnell | Craig Porter Jr.: 6 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · Lonzo Ball: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jeremiah Robinson-Earl | Donovan Mitchell: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Larry Nance Jr.: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Garrison Mathews | Donovan Mitchell: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jaylon Tyson: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Tony Bradley | Dean Wade: 3 poss., 2 pts (0/1) · Evan Mobley: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| RayJ Dennis | Jaylon Tyson: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Nae'Qwan Tomlin: 0 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Taelon Peter | Tyrese Proctor: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Larry Nance Jr.: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |