⏱️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
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️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.

Cavaliers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q2 6:48 · CLE 38-37 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q2 0:00 · CLE 48-46 IND
- Ties it
LeBron James made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jeff McInnis.
Q4 0:01 · CLE 85-85 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jeff McInnis Bad Pass. Stolen by Jamaal Tinsley.
Q4 0:32 · CLE 80-81 IND
- Missed FT
Jeff McInnis missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
2OT 4:41 · CLE 94-94 IND
- Turnover
LeBron James Bad Pass. Stolen by Austin Croshere.
2OT 0:42 · CLE 102-105 IND

Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 3:17 · CLE 38-46 IND
- Go-ahead
Jamaal Tinsley made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Austin Croshere.
OT 0:29 · CLE 93-94 IND
- Winner
Austin Croshere made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
2OT 0:54 · CLE 102-105 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Stephen Jackson missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 11:06 · CLE 23-26 IND
- Turnover
Ron Artest Offensive Foul
Q4 4:45 · CLE 75-72 IND
- Turnover
Ron Artest Foul
Q4 4:45 · CLE 75-72 IND
📊The numbers
| CLE | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 3 | Threes made | 4 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 3 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |




