Indiana has gotten off to a hot start against the Cleveland Cavaliers in its final game of 2020. They are headed to the locker room with a 57-51 lead at halftime at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. The Blue & Gold finished the half 21-of-45 (46.7 percent) from the floor, including 10-of-22 (45.5 percent) from deep. In a balanced scoring effort, Doug McDermott finished as the Pacers top scorer with 11 points, including 3-of-6 from beyond the arc.
Indiana used the long ball to snag a 32-21 after the first quarter. The squad finished 6-of-10 from beyond the arc for the frame, including a pair from reigning Eastern Conference Player of the Week, Domantas Sabonis.