Mitchell was clearly gassed going into the final stretch, as everything started to go wrong for the Cavaliers. In the last three minutes, he had two shots blocked, missed two free throws, committed a costly offensive foul and was taken out for a Pacers offensive possession. That offensive foul could have easily turned into a flagrant as well.

There was no miraculous comeback this time. In the end, it was a 126-104 Cleveland rout, to narrow the Pacers' series lead to 2-1.