Bob Finnan

Pacers have outscored Cleveland 24-3 from the 3-point line. Indiana is 8-20 from distance; Cavs are 1-11 (.091).

Halftime: Cavs 56, Pacers 52. Tyrese Haliburton drained five 3-pointers in the last 2 minutes for 15 of his game-high 17 points in the first half. Donovan Mitchell has 16 points, 4 rebounds.

De'Andre Hunter has 7 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist. Best game since he dislocated his right thumb

Cavs need to make some 3-pointers. They were 0-5 in the first quarter.

End 1st Q: Cavs 31, Pacers 19. Defense is the name of the game in the first. Indiana shooting .318 from field, .125 from 3-point line. Donovan Mitchell leads all scorers with 13 points, while Evan Mobley has 10 points, 4 rebounds.

Brilliant move: Okoro just fouled Haliburton on a shot from 75 feet with 2.7 seconds left in the first. Wow.

Indiana has started out shooting .294 from the field (5-17) and 0-5 from 3-point line. Cavs winning 21-12 after reverse slam by Jarrett Allen with 2:59 left in the first quarter.

Coach Atkinson hinted at possible rotation changes. He just put in Isaac Okoro instead of struggling Ty Jerome.

Pacers guard Bennedict Mathurin got a "nice" welcome from the fans in Rocket Arena. They don't like him.

Cavs guard Donovan Mitchell is in the starting lineup for Cleveland. Reserve G Sam Merrill is out with a neck strain.

I don't know what the big deal is with the injured players. The season is just on the line.

Darius Garland (toe), Evan Mobley (ankle) and De'Andre Hunter (thumb) remain questionable for Game 3.

Jarrett Allen has 20 points, 8 rebounds, while Max Strus 18 points, 6 rebounds, Sam Merrill 14 points.

End 3rd Q: Cavs 98, Pacers 84. Donovan Mitchell has game-high 36 points, 7 assists, 4 rebounds, 3 steals and one block.

Ty Jerome is 1-12 from the field, 0-4 from the 3-point line for 2 points, 2 assists in 20 minutes.

Halftime: Cavs 61, Pacers 50. Donovan Mitchell leads all scorers with 21 points, while Max Strus has 14 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists

Donovan Mitchell is 1-15 from the 3-point line in the series thus far. He does have 21 points tonight