⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Made six threes to their no- They went cold, no of six from three
- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 31
- Burned in transition, 10 fast break points to 24
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 6:33 · IND 21-9 CLE
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Ron Artest Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q3 0:57 · IND 69-75 CLE
- Missed FT
Kevin Ollie missed Technical Free Throw.
Q4 7:10 · IND 78-86 CLE
- Missed FT
Kevin Ollie missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 0:35 · IND 93-101 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Ricky Davis Technical Foul
Q3 0:57 · IND 69-75 CLE
- Technical
Tyrone Hill Technical Foul
Q4 7:10 · IND 78-86 CLE
📊The numbers
| IND | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 0 | Threes made | 6 |
| 0% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 11 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
