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BRIAN DULIK Associated Press
CLEVELAND (AP) Domantas Sabonis had 21 points, 20 rebounds and nine assists as the Indiana Pacers strengthened their hold on a play-in tournament spot with a 111-102 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday night.
Kelan Martin scored a career-high 25 points and Caris LeVert had 20 points and 10 assists for the Pacers, who moved one-half game ahead of Washington into ninth place in the Eastern Conference. The Wizards were beaten 125-124 in Atlanta.
“Every game matters and we just saw that the Wizards lost, but it all depends on us,” Sabonis said. “We want to get as high as we can in the play-in round. The most important thing is continuing to distribute the ball because it makes everybody happy.”
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Pacers ride big third past stumbling Cavaliers
Field Level Media
11 May 2021, 12:19 GMT+10
Kelan Martin scored a career-high 25 points off the bench to lead the short-handed Indiana Pacers to a 111-102 victory over the host Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday night.
Indiana (32-36) moved back into ninth place in the Eastern Conference and a half-game ahead of the Washington Wizards as the teams vie for home court advantage in a potential play-in tournament matchup between them.
The Pacers also moved three games ahead of the idle Chicago Bulls with four games to play as they moved closer to clinching a berth in the play-in round.
Pacers beat Cavaliers, move into ninth in East
Domantas Sabonis had 21 points, 20 rebounds and nine assists as the Indiana Pacers strengthened their hold on a play-in tournament spot with a 111-102 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday night.
The Canadian Press Domantas Sabonis , The Canadian Press
CLEVELAND Domantas Sabonis had 21 points, 20 rebounds and nine assists as the Indiana Pacers strengthened their hold on a play-in tournament spot with a 111-102 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday night.
Kelan Martin scored a career-high 25 points and Caris LeVert had 20 points and 10 assists for the Pacers, who moved one-half game ahead of Washington into ninth place in the Eastern Conference. The Wizards were beaten 125-124 in Atlanta.
Recap
After losing a close game in overtime to the Washington Wizards, the Pacers (32-36) picked up a much-needed, 111-102 win over the slumping Cleveland Cavaliers (21-48) at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse. The victory vaulted Indiana into ninth place in the Eastern Conference standings, making them one step closer to securing a Playoff Play-In spot.
Tied at 91 midway through the fourth, the Pacers used a 9-1 run to break open the game and take the lead for good. Indiana outscored 64-40 in the paint, and limited the Cavs top scorer, Collin Sexton, to just 7-of-26 shooting from the floor.
In all, six Pacers finished in double figures, as a new face finished as the team s top scorer. Former Butler University star Kelan Martin finished with a career-high 25 points off the bench– including 12 in the fourth quarter. He also hauled in seven rebounds – four on the offensive glass.