⏱️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 second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
They went cold, no of eight from three- Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 20-11 off them
- Won the second chances, eleven offensive rebounds to three
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
Jermaine O'Neal Offensive Foul
Q4 4:37 · IND 85-77 CLE
- Turnover
Al Harrington Bad Pass. Stolen by Jason Kapono.
Q4 2:53 · IND 85-79 CLE
- Turnover
Reggie Miller Bad Pass. Stolen by Kevin Ollie.
Q4 1:49 · IND 87-81 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James Lost Ball. Stolen by Ron Artest.
Q4 4:41 · IND 85-77 CLE
- Turnover
LeBron James Bad Pass. Stolen by Ron Artest.
Q4 4:03 · IND 85-77 CLE
- Turnover
LeBron James Traveling
Q4 1:47 · IND 87-81 CLE
📊The numbers
| IND | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 5 | Threes made | 0 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 30 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 10 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
