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Tyrese Haliburton went 3 points halfway to the fourth quarter which sparked a decisive burst for the Indiana Pacers, who amazed the Cleveland Cavaliers 121-112 most series the first match of the semi-finals of the Eastern conference.
Haliburton finished with 22 points and 13 assists, and he also made key games on the defensive, blocking a 3-point attempt from Max Strus with 2:12 on the left and converting it into a UNY-UP for a 10-point lead.
Andrew Nembhard added a 23-point eliminatory series summit and made five points of 3 points for the fourth seeded pacers, who finished 19 out of 36 beyond the arc. Cleveland, who was second in the NBA during the regular season with 15.9 3s per game, was 9 out of 38.
Donovan Mitchell led Cleveland with 33 points and broke Michael Jordan’s qualifying series with his eighth consecutive match of at least 30 points in an opening match of the series.
Evan Mobley added 20 points and 10 rebounds for the riders, who dragged most of the match, took the lead in fourth and could not close it.
Indiana had a 12 -point lead in the third before Cleveland rallied. The CAVS took before 102-101 on a franc lance from Strus before the 3 in Haliburton triggered a 15-4 race.
The five starters of Indiana have marked two -digit. Aaron Nesmith and Pascal Siakam had 17 points each.
Match 2 is Tuesday evening in Cleveland.
Report by the Associated Press.
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