⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 22 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 22 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 24 in the third quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 20
Q1 4:22 · CLE 34-14 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q2 5:58 · CLE 54-35 IND
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 24
Q3 6:00 · CLE 88-64 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 11
Q2 11:36 · CLE 37-26 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 23 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
