Here are the scores, updates, and results of the NBA 2020-2021 regular season match between the Indiana Pacers (IND) and the Cleveland Cavaliers (CLE) on January 1, 2021, at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
All five of the Indiana Pacers starters scored in double figures as they defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 119-99.
Domantas Sabonis led the Pacers in scoring with 25 points, 11 rebounds, and 7 assists and Doug McDermott supplied 18 points and 9 rebounds off the Indiana bench.
Cleveland’s backcourt of Collin Sexton, who tallied 28 points, 4 assists, and Darius Garland, who chipped in 21 points, and 5 assists, combined for 49, and Andre Drummond finished with an 11-points and 13 rebounds double-double.
Cleveland Cavaliers will face the Atlanta Hawks next, on January 3, while the Indiana Pacers will face the New York Knicks next on the same date.
Indiana vs Cleveland
Quarters: 32-21; 57-51; 88-68; 119-99
The scores:
Pacers (119) – Domantas Sabonis 25; Doug McDermott 18; Malcolm Brogdon 17; Victor Oladipo 16; Myles Turner 14; Aaron Holiday 12; Justin Holiday 7; T. J. McConnell 4; Jalen Lecque 3; Cassius Stanley 3; Kelan Martin 0; JaKarr Sampson 0; Edmond Sumner 0.
Cavaliers (99) – Collin Sexton 28; Darius Garland 21; Andre Drummond 11; Larry Nance Jr. 10; JaVale McGee 7; Dante Exum 7; Thon Maker 6; Cedi Osman 3; Damyean Dotson 3; Marques Bolden 3; Dean Wade 0; Lamar Stevens 0.