⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their one- Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their sixteen
- Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 36
- A 15-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 22 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 15
Q3 0:04 · CLE 69-84 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ricky Davis missed Technical Free Throw.
Q4 7:26 · CLE 74-89 IND
- Technical
Jumaine Jones Technical Foul
Q4 6:56 · CLE 74-89 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 22
Q2 0:35 · CLE 44-66 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Ron Artest Technical Foul
Q4 7:26 · CLE 74-89 IND
📊The numbers
| CLE | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 1 | Threes made | 11 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 26 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
