The Indiana Pacers dropped Game 3 of their second-round postseason series against the Cleveland Cavaliers, seeing their lead cut to 2-1. Indiana was outplayed in Game 3 in almost every way, and the Cavaliers were able to take advantage of the situation.

The Cleveland Cavaliers got back into their second-round series against the Indiana Pacers on Friday night with a 126-104 Game 3 road win. With three of their top players returning to the lineup, the Cavs came out with the necessary urgency with a wire-to-wire victory,

Cleveland got Darius Garland, Evan Mobley and DeAndre Hunter back for Friday's Game 3, and while the depth was needed, it was the team's superstar, Donovan Mitchell, who took over the contest. Mitchell produced 33 points in the Cavs' victory in which all five starters found their way into double figures.