⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Pacers 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.
Cavaliers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jeff McInnis Bad Pass. Stolen by Ron Artest.
Q4 2:01 · CLE 104-100 IND
- Missed FT
Jeff McInnis missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:18 · CLE 106-102 IND
- Turnover
Carlos Boozer Lost Ball. Stolen by Al Harrington.
Q4 0:08 · CLE 107-102 IND
Pacers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Jonathan Bender Technical Foul
Q4 11:22 · CLE 88-86 IND
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 4:45 · CLE 100-96 IND
- Turnover
Al Harrington Bad Pass
Q4 0:19 · CLE 106-102 IND
📊The numbers
| CLE | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 30 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
