⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
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
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 3:41 · IND 50-42 CLE
- Ties it
Ron Artest made Layup. Assisted by Jermaine O'Neal.
Q4 0:11 · IND 90-90 CLE
- Winner
Ron Artest made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 0:11 · IND 91-90 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 7:26 · IND 42-42 CLE
- Lead
Darius Miles made 7 ft Jumper.
Q4 2:33 · IND 86-88 CLE
- Lead
DeSagana Diop made 13 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Ricky Davis.
Q4 0:26 · IND 88-90 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
