⏱️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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 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, 35 free throws to their 23- Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 33
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 9:00 · IND 12-6 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q2 7:20 · IND 32-38 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Jermaine O'Neal technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 8:19 · IND 24-33 CLE
- Technical
Darrell Armstrong technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 8:19 · IND 24-34 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Sasha Pavlovic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:34 · IND 92-100 CLE
📊The numbers
| IND | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 3 | Threes made | 2 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
