CLEVELAND — Donovan Mitchell scored 32 points, Darius Garland had 20 in his return to Cleveland's lineup and the Cavaliers pulled away in the second half for a 120-109 victory over the Indiana Pacers in an NBA Cup game on Friday night.

It was the first meeting between the teams since the Pacers eliminated the top-seeded Cavaliers in five games in last season’s Eastern Conference semifinals.

Evan Mobley added 22 points and 12 rebounds for the Cavaliers, who improved to 2-1 in East Group A.

Andrew Nembhard had a career-high 32 points for injury-plagued Indiana, which fell to 0-2 in group play. Pascal Siakham added 26 points and nine rebounds and Bennedict Mathurin scored 21 points.

The NBA finalists from a year ago are 2-14 and missing six players. Indiana has dropped nine of its last

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