⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
-3Q122-27
+7Q222-15
+3Q321-19
+5Q421-16
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their fifteen
Key battles
2Blocks6
1Threes made4
25Free throws made13
8Offensive rebounds5
📊The numbers
| CLE | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 1 | Threes made | 4 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 21 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
