⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 32
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Jamaal Tinsley Double Technical Foul. Andre Miller gains possession.
Q3 7:20 · IND 65-57 CLE
- Turnover
Jamaal Tinsley Bad Pass
Q4 4:45 · IND 86-91 CLE
- Missed FT
Jamaal Tinsley missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 3:31 · IND 89-95 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q3 6:47 · IND 69-68 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Wesley Person Technical Foul
Q3 7:20 · IND 65-57 CLE
- Missed FT
Trajan Langdon missed Flagrant Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:20 · IND 99-108 CLE
📊The numbers
| IND | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 4 | Threes made | 2 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 22 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 1 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
