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Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Indiana Pacers

April 5, 2026 · 2025-26 season

The Cavaliers beat the Pacers 117-108 on 2026-04-05 at home. The Cavaliers started James Harden, Donovan Mitchell, Thomas Bryant, Max Strus, and Keon Ellis. The Pacers started Ethan Thompson, Micah Potter, Quenton Jackson, Kobe Brown, and Jalen Slawson. Obi Toppin (Pacers) scored 9 points (3/10) in his matchups, with Keon Ellis as his primary defender. Donovan Mitchell (Cavaliers) scored 12 points (3/9) in his matchups, with Ethan Thompson as his primary defender.

Box score

In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.

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Cleveland Cavaliers 117

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
James Harden GS	34:17	28	4	7	3	1	2	3	8-17	5-11	7-8	+12
Keon Ellis GS	33:19	13	5	0	1	0	0	2	5-9	3-7	0-0	+8
Donovan Mitchell GS	32:51	38	6	6	1	0	3	3	16-27	2-7	4-5	+8
Max Strus GS	30:56	4	7	5	0	0	0	3	1-10	1-9	1-2	-8
Thomas Bryant GS	26:14	14	10	2	0	1	0	2	6-9	2-4	0-0	+4
Craig Porter Jr.	22:34	5	4	1	0	2	0	1	2-4	1-2	0-0	+10
Larry Nance Jr.	21:46	6	3	1	3	1	2	1	2-6	1-3	1-2	+5
Dennis Schröder	20:01	6	2	3	0	0	1	1	2-6	0-1	2-2	+12
Nae'Qwan Tomlin	13:13	3	4	0	0	1	1	3	1-2	1-2	0-0	+1
Tyrese Proctor	4:49	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0-2	0-1	0-0	-7
Totals		117	46	26	8	6	9	20	43-92	16-47	15-19

Did not play: Tristan Enaruna (DNP - Coach's Decision), Riley Minix (DNP - Coach's Decision), Olivier Sarr (DNP - Coach's Decision)

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Indiana Pacers 108

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Kobe Brown GS	39:48	11	7	5	1	0	1	1	3-10	3-7	2-2	-16
Jalen Slawson GS	32:44	19	6	2	2	0	3	2	7-11	5-7	0-0	-2
Micah Potter GS	30:23	21	12	4	0	0	1	1	6-10	3-5	6-8	-8
Ethan Thompson GS	29:37	5	1	1	0	0	0	3	1-12	0-6	3-4	+1
Quenton Jackson GS	28:53	15	5	4	2	0	3	1	5-14	1-4	4-5	+3
Obi Toppin	23:28	21	8	4	1	0	1	2	4-10	3-7	10-10	0
Kam Jones	19:07	2	0	5	0	0	0	1	1-7	0-4	0-0	-12
Taelon Peter	18:23	8	1	1	0	0	0	2	3-6	2-3	0-0	-10
Jay Huff	17:37	6	3	2	1	1	1	2	3-6	0-1	0-0	-1
Totals		108	43	28	7	1	10	15	33-86	17-44	25-29

Did not play: Ben Sheppard (DND - Injury/Illness), Jarace Walker (DND - Injury/Illness)

Lineups

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Cleveland Cavaliers

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

James Harden · Donovan Mitchell · Thomas Bryant · Max Strus · Keon Ellis Starter 15.3 min
Dennis Schröder · Larry Nance Jr. · Donovan Mitchell · Keon Ellis · Craig Porter Jr. 4.1 min
Larry Nance Jr. · Donovan Mitchell · Keon Ellis · Nae'Qwan Tomlin · Craig Porter Jr. 3.4 min
James Harden · Thomas Bryant · Max Strus · Keon Ellis · Craig Porter Jr. 3.2 min
Larry Nance Jr. · Donovan Mitchell · Max Strus · Nae'Qwan Tomlin · Tyrese Proctor 2.8 min

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Indiana Pacers

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Ethan Thompson · Micah Potter · Quenton Jackson · Kobe Brown · Jalen Slawson Starter 13.7 min
Obi Toppin · Micah Potter · Kobe Brown · Kam Jones · Taelon Peter 5.2 min
Obi Toppin · Jay Huff · Kobe Brown · Kam Jones · Taelon Peter 4.7 min
Obi Toppin · Jay Huff · Ethan Thompson · Quenton Jackson · Jalen Slawson 3.6 min
Micah Potter · Kobe Brown · Jalen Slawson · Kam Jones · Taelon Peter 3.5 min

Who guarded whom

Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Cavaliers defense

Obi Toppin 9 pts (3/10) in 42 possessions

Guarded by: Keon Ellis (20 %, 3 pts) · Max Strus (20 %, 0 pts) · Nae'Qwan Tomlin (15 %, 0 pts)
Quenton Jackson 10 pts (4/8) in 54 possessions

Guarded by: Donovan Mitchell (30 %, 5 pts) · Keon Ellis (18 %, 2 pts) · Max Strus (13 %, 0 pts)

Defender	Guarded most
James Harden	Kobe Brown: 40 poss., 9 pts (2/5) · Micah Potter: 7 poss., 9 pts (3/4)
Donovan Mitchell	Quenton Jackson: 16 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · Jalen Slawson: 13 poss., 11 pts (4/8)
Keon Ellis	Jalen Slawson: 18 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Quenton Jackson: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/2)
Max Strus	Ethan Thompson: 20 poss., 1 pts (0/2) · Obi Toppin: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/2)
Thomas Bryant	Micah Potter: 28 poss., 10 pts (4/6) · Kobe Brown: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Larry Nance Jr.	Jay Huff: 14 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Micah Potter: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/4)
Craig Porter Jr.	Kam Jones: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Kobe Brown: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Dennis Schröder	Kam Jones: 10 poss., 4 pts (1/1) · Quenton Jackson: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Nae'Qwan Tomlin	Jalen Slawson: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Obi Toppin: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Tyrese Proctor	Jalen Slawson: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Ethan Thompson: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0)

Pacers defense

Donovan Mitchell 12 pts (3/9) in 65 possessions

Guarded by: Ethan Thompson (21 %, 0 pts) · Jalen Slawson (21 %, 0 pts) · Kobe Brown (13 %, 0 pts)
James Harden 9 pts (2/10) in 63 possessions

Guarded by: Kobe Brown (38 %, 3 pts) · Micah Potter (17 %, 2 pts) · Ethan Thompson (11 %, 0 pts)

Defender	Guarded most
Kobe Brown	James Harden: 24 poss., 3 pts (1/4) · Max Strus: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Jalen Slawson	Donovan Mitchell: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Max Strus: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Micah Potter	Thomas Bryant: 20 poss., 14 pts (4/7) · James Harden: 11 poss., 2 pts (0/0)
Ethan Thompson	Donovan Mitchell: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Max Strus: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/2)
Quenton Jackson	Keon Ellis: 15 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Dennis Schröder: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Obi Toppin	Dennis Schröder: 6 poss., 6 pts (2/3) · Max Strus: 6 poss., 2 pts (0/0)
Kam Jones	Keon Ellis: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Craig Porter Jr.: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/2)
Taelon Peter	Keon Ellis: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Craig Porter Jr.: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Jay Huff	Larry Nance Jr.: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · James Harden: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0)