⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 34- Looked after the ball, five turnovers to their fifteen, and outscored them 14-4 off them
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 stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q4 4:45 · CLE 91-77 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jeff McInnis missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 1:45 · CLE 16-20 IND
- Technical
Ira Newble Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 4:46 · CLE 63-57 IND
- Turnover
LeBron James Lost Ball. Stolen by Fred Jones.
Q4 3:59 · CLE 85-77 IND
Pacers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Reggie Miller missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 4:46 · CLE 63-57 IND
- Turnover
Shot Clock Violation
Q4 4:18 · CLE 85-77 IND
📊The numbers
| CLE | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 1 | Threes made | 3 |
| 11% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 17 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 3 | Steals | 2 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
