Cleveland Cavaliers (42-25, third in the Eastern Conference) against Indiana Pacers (38-30, sixth in the Eastern Conference)
Indianapolis; Monday, 7 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Eastern Conference foes Indiana and Cleveland face off Monday.
The Pacers are 27-16 against Eastern Conference teams. Indiana leads the league with 30.5 assists per game, led by Tyrese Haliburton with an average of 11.2.
The Cavaliers are 9-5 in divisional play. Cleveland is averaging 113.6 points and has outscored its opponents by 4.0 points per game.
The Pacers have averaged 13.2 3-pointers per game this season, which is 1.1 more shots on average than the 12.1 per game allowed by the Cavaliers. The Cavaliers have averaged 13.7 3-pointers per game this season, which is 2.8 more shots on average than the 10.9 per game given up by the Pacers.
The teams are facing each other for the third time this season. In the last meeting on November 3, the Pacers won 121-116 led by 27 points from Myles Turner, while Donovan Mitchell scored 38 points for the Cavaliers.
TOP PERFORMERS: Haliburton is averaging 20.5 points and 11.2 assists for the Pacers. Pascal Siakam averages 20.4 points over the last 10 games.
Jarrett Allen is averaging 16.1 points and 10.6 rebounds for the Cavaliers. Darius Garland is averaging 21.9 points and 3.1 rebounds while shooting 44.8% over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Pacers: 5-5, averaging 118.2 points, 44.7 rebounds, 27.1 assists, 6.9 steals and 6.8 blocks per game while shooting 48.2% since field. Their opponents average 116.3 points per game.
Cavaliers: 4-6, averaging 108.1 points, 42.0 rebounds, 29.0 assists, 7.1 steals and 5.2 blocks per game while shooting 45.0% from the field. Their opponents have an average of 110.8 points.
INJURIES: Pacers: Doug McDermott: out (calf), Bennedict Mathurin: out for the season (shoulder).
Riders: Evan Mobley: out (ankle), Max Strus: out (knee), Ty Jerome: out (ankle), Dean Wade: out (personnel).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data logging and the data of Sports radar.
