CLEVELAND — Rookie Evan Mobley had 24 points and nine rebounds, Kevin Love scored 20 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers snapped a three-game losing streak with a 108-104 win over the Indiana Pacers on Sunday night.
Jarrett Allen scored 18 points and Lamar Stevens added a season-high 15 for Cleveland. The Cavs (21-16) trailed 84-73 in the third quarter before going on a 17-0 run.
Domantas Sabonis had 32 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists for the Pacers (14-23), and rookie Duane Washington Jr. scored a season-high 20 points. The Ohio State product's 3-pointer cut Indy's deficit to only three with only eight seconds left, but Brandon Goodwin subsequently split a pair of free throws to put things on ice.
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With Darius Garland still stuck in the NBA's health and safety protocols, Kevin Pongos started as Cleveland's point guard for the second straight game. To make matters worse, wingman Isaac Okoro left the game in the first half after suffering an elbow injury, but Goodwin and Stevens picked up the slack with 22 combined points off the bench.
The Cavaliers will get a day off Monday before hosting the Memphis Grizzlies Tuesday night at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
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