Jarrett Allen and Key Cavaliers Players to Watch vs. the Pacers - April 12

Minnesota's defensive effort in Game 2 was a transformative sight. In what appeared to be an effort to become one with their team name, they swarmed, smashed, hounded, snarled, took, and destroyed for 24 straight minutes to start the game. Not an inch of the court was safe.

Cavaliers vs. Pacers: Players to Watch

Cavaliers Key Players

Jarrett Allen averages 16.4 points, 10.6 boards and 2.8 assists, shooting 62.7% from the field (fifth in league).

Mitchell averages 26.5 points, 5.1 rebounds and 6.1 assists.

Caris LeVert averages 14 points, 4.1 rebounds and 5.1 assists.

Darius Garland is averaging 18.1 points, 2.7 rebounds and 6.6 assists.

Evan Mobley is averaging 15.8 points, 9.5 boards and 3.2 assists. Defensively, he averages 0.9 steals and 1.5 blocked shots.

Pacers Key Players

Pascal Siakam averages 21.7 points, 7 rebounds and 4.4 assists. He is also draining 53.4% of his shots from the field and 34.2% from 3-point range, with 1.1 triples per contest.

The Pacers are getting 20.2 points, 3.9 boards and 10.9 assists per game from Tyrese Haliburton.

The Pacers are getting 16.9 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game from Myles Turner.

Per game, T.J. McConnell gives the Pacers 10 points, 2.7 boards and 5.4 assists, plus 1 steal and 0.1 blocks.

Obi Toppin averages 10.3 points, 4 boards and 1.5 assists. He is sinking 57.5% of his shots from the field and 40.3% from beyond the arc, with 1.2 treys per contest.

Cavaliers vs. Pacers Stat Insights

Cleveland Key Stats

The Cavaliers outscore opponents by 2.5 points per game (scoring 112.5 points per game to rank 21st in the league while giving up 110 per outing to rank seventh in the NBA) and have a +199 scoring differential overall.

Cleveland averages 43.3 rebounds per game (17th in the league) compared to the 42.7 of its opponents.

The Cavaliers knock down 13.5 three-pointers per game (seventh-most in the league) compared to their opponents' 12.5. They shoot 36.6% from deep while their opponents hit 37.1% from long range.

Cleveland scores 112.7 points per 100 possessions (17th in the league), while allowing 109.6 points per 100 possessions (fifth in the NBA).

Indiana Key Stats

The Pacers outscore opponents by 2.7 points per game (posting 122.9 points per game, first in league, and allowing 120.2 per contest, 27th in NBA) and have a +217 scoring differential.

Indiana falls short in the rebound battle by an average of two boards. It grabs 41.5 rebounds per game (28th in league) compared to its opponents' 43.5.

The Pacers knock down 13.2 three-pointers per game (10th in the league), 2.5 more than their opponents.

Indiana averages 117.6 points per 100 possessions on offense (second in league), and allows 115.5 points per 100 possessions (24th in NBA).

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