⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️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.
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 11:29 · IND 34-34 CLE
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q3 8:26 · IND 72-66 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Danny Granger technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:24 · IND 90-90 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 5:24 · IND 45-50 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q4 5:00 · IND 94-102 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses technical free throw
Q4 6:24 · IND 90-90 CLE
- Missed FT
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:22 · IND 94-94 CLE
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:45 · IND 94-99 CLE
📊The numbers
| IND | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
