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Tyrese Haliburton scored 31 points, hitting six 3-pointers and dishing out eight assists to lead the Pacers to a 114-105 win over the Cavs in Game 5.
Listing out our best bets, predictions, and preview for the Game 5 showdown between the Indiana Pacers and Cleveland Cavaliers.
It’s Tuesday, May 13, and the Indiana Pacers (50-32) and Cleveland Cavaliers (64-18) are all set to square off from Rocket Arena in Cleveland for Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals.
In a must-win Game 5, the banged up Cavaliers are heavy favorites to keep the series alive vs. the Pacers. All eyes will be on the hobbled Donovan Mitchell.
Pacers guard Bennedict Mathurin was ejected from the game with just under five minutes left in the first quarter after being called for a flagrant-2 foul for hitting Cavs wing De'Andre Hunter in the chest. Hunter shoved him to the ground in retaliation, causing the officials to review the incident and eject Mathurin.
Perhaps the most critical coaching decision of the series was made in the second quarter of Game 3, as the Cavs switched to a 3-2 zone.
Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle shredded himself for his decisions in the team's 126-104 blowout Game 3 home loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Pacers