⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13 in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Cavaliers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zydrunas Ilgauskas Bad Pass. Stolen by Jamaal Tinsley.
Q4 3:47 · CLE 84-87 IND
- Missed FT
Brian Skinner missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 0:48 · CLE 92-93 IND
- Turnover
Ricky Davis Lost Ball. Stolen by Jeff Foster.
Q4 0:22 · CLE 92-95 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q2 9:33 · CLE 28-41 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ron Artest Bad Pass. Stolen by Andre Miller.
Q4 3:09 · CLE 84-89 IND
📊The numbers
| CLE | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 32 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
