<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/indiana-pacers/pacers-news-bennedict-mathurin-ejected-game-4-heated-moment-deandre-hunter');   ga('set', 'title', 'Pacers’ Bennedict Mathurin ejected after heated Game 4 moment with De’Andre Hunter');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Indiana-Pacers-guard-Bennedict-Mathurin.jpg"><figcaption>Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Pacers’ Bennedict Mathurin ejected after heated Game 4 moment with De’Andre Hunter</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-05-11T17:44:30-07:00">May 11th, 5:44pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-05-11T19:46:31-07:00">May 11th, 7:46pm</time><address><a>Richard Pereira</a>Richard Pereira joined ClutchPoints in January 2025 as an Associate Editor. He earned his degree from Florida Atlantic University in 2023 and has been covering the school's athletic programs since 2020, having served as a Sports Editor at the FAU University Press. He was granted the unique opportunity to report on the men's basketball team's journey to the Final Four in Houston for FAU Owls Nest during March Madness, consistently striving to grow as a sports journalist.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Cavaliers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Game 4 had a heated moment take place between the Indiana <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/editorials/cavaliers-vs-pacers-game-4-prediction-odds-pick-spread-for-nba-playoffs-2025">Pacers’ Bennedict Mathurin and Cleveland Cavaliers’ De’Andre Hunter</a> on Sunday night.</p><p>The moment took place with 4:32 remaining in the first quarter as the Pacers led 22-10 over the Cavaliers. Mathurin and Hunter were being physical with one another as the latter eventually went up to the former and <a href="https://x.com/TheHoopCentral/status/1921724366615667039" rel="noopener">shoved him to the floor</a>.</p><p>Both teams surrounded the two players, trying to figure what happened as the officiating crew tried to calm down the situation. After that, they took a long review to see all the events between the two players and made the final decision to eject Mathurin and assess a technical foul on Hunter.</p><p>As a result, Mathurin’s time in Game 4 ended early. He finished with one defensive rebound after one minute of play.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="da">De’Andre Hunter shoves Bennedict Mathurin. 👀🍿</p><p><a href="https://t.co/WHmOZpmO5y">pic.twitter.com/WHmOZpmO5y</a></p><p>— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheHoopCentral/status/1921724366615667039?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 12, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><h2><b>How Pacers played against Cavs without Bennedict Mathurin</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Pacers-vs-Cavaliers.jpg"><figcaption>Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Some may think Bennedict Mathurin’s ejection from the game would swing the momentum towards the Cavs’ favor. Quite the opposite, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/cavs-news-fans-react-cleveland-concerning-game-4-start-vs-pacers">as the Pacers showed</a>.</p><p>Indiana maintained a solid advantage after the first quarter, leading 38-23. They continued their rhythm in the second quarter, igniting a 19-2 run to take a massive 80-39 advantage at halftime.</p><p>Cleveland never recovered from that outburst, as they lost Donovan Mitchell for the entire second half due to injury. As a result, their sealed their fates for this game with the deficit being too big to overcome, losing 129-109.</p><p>Seven players scored in double-digits on Indiana’s behalf to win Game 4. Pascal Siakam led the way with 21 points, six rebounds, three assists, and a steal. He shot 9-of-10 from the field, including 2-of-2 from beyond the arc. Myles Turner came next with 20 points and seven rebounds, Obi Toppin put up 20 points and five rebounds, while Ben Sheppard provided 14 points and three rebounds.</p><p>The Pacers will look to close out the series on the road when they face the Cavaliers in Game 5. The contest will take place on May 13 at 7 p.m. ET.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Pacers’ Bennedict Mathurin ejected after heated Game 4 moment with De’Andre Hunter

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/cavs-news-darius-garland-evan-mobley-deandre-hunter-out-pacers-game-2');   ga('set', 'title', 'Darius Garland, Evan Mobley, De’Andre Hunter out for Cavs-Pacers Game 2');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Darius-Garland-during-2025-NBA-Playoffs.jpg"><figcaption>David Richard-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Darius Garland, Evan Mobley, De’Andre Hunter out for Cavs-Pacers Game 2</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-05-06T15:49:09-07:00">May 6th, 3:49pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-05-06T16:37:12-07:00">May 6th, 4:37pm</time><address><a>Alex House</a>Alex House is a sports journalist who covers the NFL, NBA, and MLB for ClutchPoints. He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Cavaliers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>An incredible season could quickly turn sour for the Cleveland Cavaliers. All-Stars Darius Garland and Evan Mobley and crucial sixth man De’Andre Hunter <a href="https://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/1919882346049802327" rel="noopener">have all been ruled out</a> for Tuesday’s Game 2 matchup versus the visiting Indiana Pacers, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. The Cavs are now in serious danger of absorbing yet another playoffs gut-punch and going down 0-2 in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.</p><p>Donovan Mitchell might have to post the best postseason performance of his career if this woefully undermanned group is going to survive Tyrese Haliburton, Pascal Siakam and the feisty Pacers. Garland is dealing with a toe injury, which caused him to miss the tail-end of Cleveland’s opening-round series versus the Miami Heat. Mobley and Hunter each suffered injuries in <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/cavs-go-cold-from-3-in-game-1-loss-as-pacers-shoot-lights-out-to-steal-homecourt">Sunday’s Game 1 loss</a> due to what <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/cavs-news-kenny-atkinson-coach-of-the-year-historic-64-win-season">NBA Coach of the Year Kenny Atkinson</a> deemed excessive physicality.</p><p>Mobley, the recently crowned Defensive Player of the Year, hurt his ankle when he landed on Myles Turner’s foot following a shot attempt. Atkinson believes that the Indiana center invaded his big man’s landing area. Hunter, a two-way wing the Cavs shrewdly acquired before the trade deadline, drove to the basket in the same contest but came down hard and dislocated his thumb after Bennedict Mathurin met him in the air. The former No. 6 overall draft pick visibly pushes his hand into Hunter’s chest area. No foul was called in either instance.</p><h2><b>The Cavs must find a way</b></h2><p>Officiating is always under the microscope, but obviously the scrutiny multiplies in the NBA playoffs. While Atkinson does not consider Indy to be a dirty team, he firmly believes the whistle should have been blown on both plays. The show must go on, though.</p><p>As unfair as it may seem to Cleveland, the time for gripes is over, or at least paused. The Cavaliers have voiced their opinions and can only hope that they get a break the next time a similar situation arises. Right now, though, the focus is on leaving Rocket Arena with a win. Donovan Mitchell and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/cavs-news-kenny-atkinson-challenges-jarrett-allen-pacers-matchup">center Jarrett Allen</a> will be instrumental in making that happen, and so will the squad’s competent supporting cast.</p><p>The Cavs might need Max Strus, Sam Merrill or Ty Jerome to explode form 3-point range in order to combat the Pacers’ usual potent offensive attack. If Atkinson’s bunch does display the necessary resolve to best Indiana, this city is going to feel invincible. Game 2 is currently underway at time of print.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Darius Garland, Evan Mobley, De’Andre Hunter out for Cavs-Pacers Game 2

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In his view, it crossed a critical line.</p><p>“Indiana deserved that,” Atkinson admitted. “They outplayed us. They were the more physical team. But I will say there were two plays in that game that, I don’t think they were dirty plays, but I think it passed a line of physicality, that line we’ve kind of been talking about where it became excessive.”</p><p>The first of those plays occurred with just more than eight minutes remaining in the fourth quarter. Mobley caught the ball in the paint and flipped in a hook shot over Indiana’s Myles Turner. On his landing, Mobley came down awkwardly on Turner’s foot, rolling his left ankle in the process.</p><p>“Turner contests his two-point shot, comes clearly under him, and shooters need space to land,” Atkinson said. “He is pushed off balance in our opinion and tweaks his ankle pretty badly. I think you guys saw him limping the rest of the game. There was a big push to get him out. He wanted to stay in.”</p><p>Mobley, who finished with 20 points and 10 rebounds, was visibly hobbled after the incident. He attempted just one more shot for the remainder of the game.</p><h2><b>Things went from bad to worse after Cavs’ Evan Mobley tweaked his ankle</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Evan-Mobley-attacks-Cavs-Pacers.jpg"><figcaption>Ken Blaze-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>On the very next possession, Cavs forward De’Andre Hunter took off in transition, blowing by Tyrese Haliburton and rising for what looked to be an emphatic dunk. That was until he was met at the rim by Bennedict Mathurin.</p><p>The block sent Hunter <a href="https://x.com/MoDakhil_NBA/status/1919181199349830014" rel="noopener">crashing to the ground</a>, where he immediately clutched his right hand in pain. The play was reviewed and ultimately upheld as a clean block, much to Atkinson’s disbelief.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">On replay, this is a foul, Mathurin puts his left hand square in Hunter's chest as he goes up. We'll see what the refs say. <a href="https://t.co/nB7U15ttKj">pic.twitter.com/nB7U15ttKj</a></p><p>— Mo Dakhil (@MoDakhil_NBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/MoDakhil_NBA/status/1919181199349830014?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 5, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“Everyone in the world, just look at that play, Atkinson said. “They reviewed it, and I’m just in shock. I don’t know; I guess I gotta know the rules better. Maybe I don’t know the rules. I felt he got absolutely obliterated and dislocated his thumb. So he’ll be questionable.”</p><p>Hunter exited for a brief medical evaluation, later revealing he had dislocated his thumb and had it popped back into place. While he expressed confidence in his ability to suit up for Game 2, his status remains up in the air. That is, until Atkinson, alternating between describing Mobley and Hunter as “questionable” and “doubtful,” ultimately tried to clarify his language.</p><p>“That’s semantics, right? Questionable is questionable. Whatever. Let’s put it in that,” Atkinson said. “To me, in my world, doubtful and questionable live in the same world. So maybe I’m using, I should use the official NBA kind of thing. … I’m not going to expand on it. Obviously, a real concern.”</p><h2><b>Cleveland could be incredibly undermanned heading into Game 2</b></h2><p>The Cavs were already undermanned before either of those incidents. Garland missed the final two games of the first round with a toe injury and was ruled out of Game 1 just 30 minutes before tipoff. His status remains up in the air with Atkinson labeling him “questionable” as well.</p><p>“We just did shootaround today, so it was tough to really gauge kind of where he is,” Atkinson said of Garland. “So yeah, he’ll be questionable, too, for tomorrow.”</p><p>Through all the frustration, Atkinson took care to express respect for the Pacers and the league’s officials, calling the crew that worked Game 1 “a darn good group.” Still, he couldn’t shake the feeling that his team was unfairly dealt a harsh hand.</p><p>“I don’t think this is on Indiana. I have so much respect for how they play,” Atkinson said. “The fact of the matter, I think that it’s on the referees. Maybe there were missed calls, or maybe I’m misinterpreting the rules. But I have a problem when we have two of our best players doubtful for tomorrow’s game; it’s hard for me to get my head around that.</p><p>“Haven’t talked about the referees all year. I think the referees in this league are phenomenal, and they do a great job, and that was a darn good crew that did last night. A ton of respect for those guys. But for some reason, it bothers me that we’re dealing with this. And there should be some repercussions in terms of making the call.”</p><p>As the Cavs prepare for Game 2, the series has taken on a new shape, It’s one not just of competition but of survival. Down 1-0 and bruised, Cleveland now faces a test of resilience in a playoff run suddenly defined by attrition.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cavs’ Evan Mobley, De’Andre Hunter draw ‘real concern’ injury updates before Game 2 vs. Pacers

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/news/1-deandre-hunter-stat-that-bodes-well-for-cavs-potential-jayson-tatum-playoff-matchup');   ga('set', 'title', '1 De’Andre Hunter stat that bodes well for Cavs’ potential Jayson Tatum playoff matchup');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Cavs-news-1-DeAndre-Hunter-stat-that-bodes-well-for-potential-Jayson-Tatum-playoff-matchup.jpg"></figure><h1>1 De’Andre Hunter stat that bodes well for Cavs’ potential Jayson Tatum playoff matchup</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-04T10:07:31-08:00">March 4th, 10:07am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-04T10:07:31-08:00">March 4th, 10:07am</time><address><a>Richard Pereira</a>Richard Pereira is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints and Cavs Nation.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cavs News</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The scenario of <a href="https://cavsnation.com/news/cavs-news-ty-jerome-6-word-deandre-hunter-truth-bomb-heroics-blazers">De’Andre Hunter and the Cleveland Cavaliers</a> facing the Boston Celtics in the 2025 NBA playoffs is a possibility. Which has one insider believing one area of Hunter’s game will help his squad in the hypothetical series.</p><p>ESPN released an article discussing multiple teams in the playoff race. NBA insiders shared their insights into the squads, with Brian Windhorst <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/page/nbapowerrankings44096091/answering-biggest-questions-nba-playoff-races" rel="noopener">providing his outlook</a> on Hunter and the Cavaliers. He doesn’t think they would be the favorite in a series against Boston, but believes they proved they have made up significant ground following last week’s road victory over the defending champions.</p><p>“De’Andre Hunter is a whopping plus-67 in his eight games as a Cav, and he demonstrated on Friday he can play effective situational defense against Boston’s Jayson Tatum. There is no way to shut Tatum down, but Hunter has played hundreds of possessions against Tatum in his career and held him to under 40% shooting,” Windhorst said.</p><p>“The Cavs are firmly in control to earn home-court advantage, which might not worry the Celtics, who are the best road team in the NBA. It could, however, prove comforting to the Cavs in getting to start a series at home.”</p><h2><b>How De’Andre Hunter has performed for Cavaliers this season</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/DeAndre-Hunter.jpg"><figcaption>Ken Blaze-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>De’Andre Hunter has been highly effective in the Cleveland Cavaliers’ rotation as they make their case for the 2025 NBA championship.</p><p>After <a href="https://cavsnation.com/news/cavs-news-evan-mobley-issues-championship-statement-deandre-hunters-debut-vs-timberwolves">eight games with the Cavaliers so far, Hunter</a> is averaging 16 points and 4.1 rebounds. He is shooting 52% from the field, including a scorching 59.5% from beyond the arc. His highly efficient shooting off the bench has elevated the team’s offense as one of the best in the league.</p><p>Cleveland has a 50-10 record on the season, boasting the best record in the Eastern Conference. They also lead the league, having a 0.5-game advantage over the West’s leading Oklahoma City Thunder squad.</p><p>The Cavaliers prepare for their upcoming road matchup on Tuesday night. They face the Chicago Bulls at 8 p.m. ET.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

1 De’Andre Hunter stat that bodes well for Cavs’ potential Jayson Tatum playoff matchup

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/news/cavs-news-ty-jerome-6-word-deandre-hunter-truth-bomb-heroics-blazers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cavs’ Ty Jerome drops 6-word De’Andre Hunter truth bomb after heroics vs. Blazers');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Ty-Jerome-drops-6-word-DeAndre-Hunter-truth-bomb-after-heroics-vs.-Blazers.jpg"></figure><h1>Cavs’ Ty Jerome drops 6-word De’Andre Hunter truth bomb after heroics vs. Blazers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-03T09:00:37-08:00">March 3rd, 9:00am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-03T09:00:37-08:00">March 3rd, 9:00am</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>A Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, Rex claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cavs News</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cleveland Cavaliers appeared to be circling down the drain <a href="https://cavsnation.com/news/cavs-news-ty-jerome-calls-out-really-bad-referee-after-blazers-game">when they trailed the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday</a> by as many as 18 points in the second half. With Donovan Mitchell not in uniform due to a scheduled rest, the Cavs looked as though their nine-game win streak would come to an end. However, De’Andre Hunter and Ty Jerome had other plans.</p><p>The two former Virginia Cavaliers showed Cleveland the way out of a tunnel in the second half. Hunter scored 19 points in the final two quarters while Jerome chipped in 18 in the same span. Overall, Hunter and Jerome had 32 and 25 points in the game, respectively.</p><p>Hunter’s huge second half <a href="https://chroniclet.com/news/422496/cavalier-approach-works-out-against-trail-blazers-thanks-to-former-virginia-teammates-deandre-hunter-and-ty-jerome-who-lead-way/" rel="noopener">earned him praises</a>, including one from Jerome.</p><p>“That’s why we traded for him,” Jerome said of Hunter following the Blazers game, per Bob Finnan of The Chronicle-Telegram.</p><p>Hunter <a href="https://cavsnation.com/news/deandre-hunters-cavaliers-debut-revealed-after-hawks-trade">continues to make the Cavs’ front office look genius</a>, as he’s been a consistent contributor to Cleveland while also carrying a high upside to do more. Just take for example his performance in the Blazers game in which he capitalized on having a bigger usage due to Mitchell’s absence.</p><p>In addition to his points, Hunter also had seven rebounds and a steal while shooting 8-for-15 from the field, 5-for-9 from behind the arc and 11-for-12 from the free-throw line. So far in his tenure with the Cavs, Hunter is averaging 16.0 points on a 52.0 field goal percentage. He is also knocking down his 3-pointers at an incredibly high clip, making them on a 59.5 percent success rate.</p><p>Hunter’s impressive run so far with the Cavaliers shouldn’t be absolutely surprising Jerome, who had seen the forward do wonderful things during their time together with the Hoos. The two also played big roles in Virginia’s national title run in 2019 before the two got picked in the first round of that year’s NBA draft. Hunter was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers (fourth overall), while the Philadelphia 76ers took Jerome (24th overall).</p><p>Now on a 10-game win streak, the Cavs will look to extend their undefeated run to 11 contests when they pay the Chicagoi Bulls a visit in Windy City this coming Tuesday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024-25 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
19.0	3.9	1.5	0.1	0.8

2024-25 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
19.0	3.9	1.5	0.1	0.8

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