⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 34- Ran them off the floor, 23 fast break points to 8
- Kept giving it away, 22 turnovers to their twelve
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q2 6:07 · CLE 46-24 IND
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 31
Q3 1:06 · CLE 86-55 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
LeBron James technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 0:42 · CLE 29-15 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 15
Q2 2:33 · CLE 52-37 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 38-point deficit to 30
Q4 5:54 · CLE 105-75 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Jamaal Tinsley technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 2:36 · CLE 24-11 IND
📊The numbers
| CLE | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 11 | Blocks | 3 |
