⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
+11Q131-18
+7Q231-23
-1Q320-19
+7Q424-17
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their no- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their twenty, and outscored them 23-6 off them
Key battles
47%Three-point accuracy0%
8Threes made0
23Points off turnovers6
12Steals5
📊The numbers
| IND | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 8 | Threes made | 0 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 24 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Steals | 5 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
