⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their four- Could not get to the line, thirteen free throws to their 27
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 stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q2 10:15 · IND 33-17 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Jermaine O'Neal Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q2 7:11 · IND 35-19 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 7:11 · IND 35-19 CLE
📊The numbers
| IND | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 11 | Threes made | 4 |
| 61% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Assists | 10 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
