⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 9 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 20-point lead to 28
Q3 3:27 · CLE 80-52 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Anderson Varejao technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q4 4:05 · CLE 88-72 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 15
Q4 7:20 · CLE 87-72 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 5 | Threes made | 0 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
