⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
-13Q119-29
-2Q221-22
+11Q329-16
+3Q423-19
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 23-10 off them- Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 30
Key battles
9Blocks2
23Points off turnovers10
8Turnovers18
13Free throws made24
📊The numbers
| IND | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 5 | Threes made | 2 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 9 | Blocks | 2 |
