⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 21-8 off them- A 14-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 18 in the third quarter
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 18
Q3 10:47 · CLE 58-40 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 25
Q3 4:11 · CLE 67-42 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 24-point lead to 32
Q4 6:16 · CLE 86-54 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Ira Newble technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 2:15 · CLE 15-12 IND
- Missed FT
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses technical free throw
Q2 6:07 · CLE 33-28 IND
- Technical
Drew Gooden technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:31 · CLE 55-40 IND
Pacers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Stephen Jackson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 6:07 · CLE 33-28 IND
- Technical
Danny Granger technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 10:30 · CLE 47-40 IND
- Technical
Jeff Foster double technical foul
Q3 7:31 · CLE 55-40 IND
📊The numbers
| CLE | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 22 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 10 | Blocks | 6 |
