The Cleveland Cavaliers may have been undermanned against the Indiana Pacers in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Tuesday. That didn’t hinder Donovan Mitchell‘s ability to posterize a defender.
With less than a minute remaining in the first half, the Cavaliers guard received an inbound pass then accelerated toward the basket from half court.
Waiting for him at the rim was Pacers forward Pascal Siakam, who Mitchell dunked past in emphatic fashion — slamming the ball home so hard that Mitchell fell to the hardwood afterward.
OH MY GOODNESS DONOVAN MITCHELL 🤯
He’s now up to 21 points in 18 minutes on TNT! pic.twitter.com/Hw5tXMi5rv
— NBA (@NBA) May 7, 2025
The dunk put Mitchell at 21 points in the first half alone. He scored or assisted on 36 of the Cavs’ 61 points in the first half, according to ESPN Research. Cleveland held a 61-50 lead at the break.
Down 1-0 in the series, three key Cavaliers’ players missed Game 2: Evan Mobley (ankle), Darius Garland (toe) and De’Andre Hunter (wrist).
Mitchell is coming off a 33-point Game 1 — his third 30-point game of the postseason — where he joined LeBron James (8) as only the Cavaliers with at least three 30-point games in the first five games of a postseason.
