⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 42 free throws to their 32- Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 24-4 off them
- Went cold from three, four of nineteen
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q2 4:48 · IND 40-47 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q3 2:16 · IND 69-63 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 6:56 · IND 85-76 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Stephen Jackson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 1:31 · IND 10-25 CLE
- Technical
Jamaal Tinsley technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 6:16 · IND 26-40 CLE
- Turnover
Jamaal Tinsley bad pass
Q4 3:16 · IND 85-79 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q1 6:03 · IND 6-21 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Damon Jones misses technical free throw
Q2 6:16 · IND 26-40 CLE
- Technical
Eric Snow technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:39 · IND 54-61 CLE
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 4:37 · IND 83-76 CLE
📊The numbers
| IND | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 33 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 19 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 0 |
