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Banged-up Cavs get tough, top Pacers in 'now or never' Game 3 - ESPN

INDIANAPOLIS — With their normal rotation healthy for the first time during the second round, the Cleveland Cavaliers put together a statement win in Game 3 on Friday night, a 126-104 victory over the Indiana Pacers to get their first victory of the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Darius Garland, Evan Mobley and De'Andre Hunter — the three Cavaliers players who sat out Game 2 of their second-round series because of injuries — were back in the lineup, and their presence, along with 43 points from Donovan Mitchell, sparked the Cavs' victory.

«It's great to have those guys back,» Mitchell said after the game. «They bring us a huge boost, bring me a huge boost. I go to war with these guys. I trust everybody in this locker room. And you saw it tonight, but ultimately we got to do it again.»

Cleveland's victory cut its series deficit to 2-1, with Game 4 on Sunday night in Indianapolis.

Garland and Mobley were back in their usual spots in the starting lineup, with Garland scoring 10 points in 25 minutes and Mobley posting 18 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocks. Hunter added eight points and five rebounds off the bench.

The Cavs saw the benefits of having their normal starting five together. Cleveland was plus-27 in 14 minutes with Garland, Mitchell, Strus, Mobley and Allen all on the floor in Game 3, according to ESPN Research.

Coach Kenny Atkinson said the Cavs are a «different team» with Garland, Mobley and Hunter, adding that he wasn't sure until less than an hour before game time whether they would play.

Atkinson wanted to see how all three players came out of a pregame workout on the court before the Cavs made a decision, but with the team facing a 2-0 hole entering the game, they knew they were running

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