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Tyrese Haliburton made a triple triple in the mid -quarter that caused a decisive explosion for the Indiana Pacers, which surprised the Cleveland Cavaliers of the Cleveland best planted on Sunday night in game 1 of the semifinals of the East Conference.
Haliburton finished with 22 points and 13 assists, and also made key plays at the defensive end, blocking an attempt of 3 points from Max Strus with remaining 2:12 and turning it into a tray for a 10 -point advantage.
Andrew Nembhard added 23 points in the Playoffs race and made five triples for fourth seeds, which ended 19 of 36 beyond the arch. Cleveland, who was second in the NBA during the regular season with 15.9 3s per game, was 9 of 38.
Donovan Mitchell led Cleveland with 33 points and broke the NBA Playoffs record of Michael Jordan with his eighth consecutive game of at least 30 points in a first game of the series.
Evan Mobley added 20 points and 10 rebounds for the Cavaliers, who followed most of the game, took the lead in the room and then could not close it.
Indiana had a 12 -point advantage in the third before Cleveland recovered. The CAVS continued 102-101 with a free kick from Strus before Haliburton’s 3 lit a 15-4 race.
Indiana’s five headlines scored in double figures. Aaron Nesmith and Pascal Siakam had 17 points each.
Game 2 is Tuesday night in Cleveland.
Associated Press reports.
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