⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of nineteen from three- Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their 24
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 stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 7:28 · CLE 19-8 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 0:56 · CLE 86-86 IND
- Ties it
Donyell Marshall hit a technical free throw
Q4 0:10 · CLE 86-86 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Donyell Marshall lost ball
Q4 1:17 · CLE 78-86 IND
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:56 · CLE 80-86 IND
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:20 · CLE 82-86 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q4 5:31 · CLE 76-84 IND
- Steal
Jamaal Tinsley stole it from Donyell Marshall
Q4 1:17 · CLE 78-86 IND
- Winner
Jermaine O'Neal hit a 24-foot three jumper, Danny Granger with the assist
Q4 0:02 · CLE 86-89 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Stephen Jackson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:47 · CLE 76-77 IND
- Turnover
Jamaal Tinsley offensive foul (Eric Snow draws the foul)
Q4 0:53 · CLE 80-86 IND
- Turnover
Jamaal Tinsley turnover
Q4 0:53 · CLE 80-86 IND
📊The numbers
| CLE | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 17 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
