Cavaliers beat Pacers 126-104 in Game 3
- The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Indiana Pacers 126-104 on Friday night in the Eastern Conference semifinals Game 3.
- The Cavaliers, desperate to avoid a 3-0 series deficit after losing the first two games at home, returned three key players from injury.
- Cleveland controlled the game using zone defense to limit the high-scoring Pacers, building a 66-45 halftime lead and making 14 three-pointers.
- Donovan Mitchell led the Cavaliers with 43 points and nine rebounds, while Max Strus added 20 points including four three-pointers to help maintain the lead.
- The Cavaliers cut the series deficit to 2-1 and will try to level it when the Pacers host Game 4 on Sunday to break the road-win streak.
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NBA: Cleveland reacts to Indiana, Denver takes the lead against OKC in overtime
Lead by the Pacers in the conference semifinals (2-0), the Horsemen rose in the night from Friday to Saturday (126-104) thanks to Donovan Mitchell. In Denver, the Nuggets beat the Thunder for the second time in three games (113-04, p.a.).
NBA Play-offs: Cleveland raises head, Denver dominates OKC in extensions
Cleveland, who was led 2-0 by Indiana in the semifinals of the conference, straightened the bar on Friday with a crucial 126-104 victory in the Pacers, while West Denver regained the advantage in his series against Oklahoma City (2-1), which collapsed in overtime (113-104).

Mitchell magic as Cavs down Pacers, Nuggets silence Thunder in overtime
Donovan Mitchell scored 43 points to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a crucial 126-104 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Friday, as the Denver Nuggets beat Oklahoma City in an overtime thriller.
Cleveland, with its key players back, earned an important victory, Denver took the lead
In the NBA, the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Indiana Pacers 126-104 in the third game of the Eastern Conference semifinals, while the Denver Nuggets defeated the regular season winner Oklahoma City Thunder 113-104 in the Western Conference.
Mitchell scores 43, Cavs beat the Pacers to cut series to 2-1
INDIANAPOLIS — Donovan Mitchell had 43 points and nine rebounds, and the finally full-strength Cleveland Cavaliers beat Indiana 126-104 on Friday night to cut the Pacers’ lead to 2-1 in the Eastern Conference semifinals. The road team has won all three games in the series, and the Pacers will have another chance to break that trend Sunday in Game 4. Cleveland was desperate to avoid falling into a 3-0 hole and used everything in its arsenal to ho…
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