⏱️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 and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 31- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their seven
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
- Turnover
Erick Strickland Bad Pass. Stolen by DeSagana Diop.
Q4 0:50 · IND 45-39 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jumaine Jones missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 3:04 · IND 37-33 CLE
- Missed FT
Darius Miles missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 2:48 · IND 39-35 CLE
- Missed FT
Darius Miles missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:22 · IND 47-40 CLE
📊The numbers
| IND | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 31% |
| 4 | Threes made | 0 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 27 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 14 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
