⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their fifteen
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
- Go-ahead
Fred Jones hit a 17-foot jumper
Q4 2:48 · IND 85-84 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
David Harrison 3 second
Q4 4:45 · IND 81-82 CLE
- Turnover
David Harrison lost ball
Q4 4:20 · IND 81-82 CLE
- Turnover
Fred Jones bad pass
Q4 1:23 · IND 87-86 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- Ties it
Damon Jones hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:23 · IND 87-87 CLE
- Steal
Damon Jones stole it from Fred Jones
Q4 1:23 · IND 87-86 CLE
- Winner
Zydrunas Ilgauskas hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:41 · IND 87-88 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Damon Jones misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:23 · IND 87-87 CLE
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:18 · IND 87-89 CLE
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:00 · IND 89-92 CLE
📊The numbers
| IND | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 17 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
