⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. 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, 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
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their eleven- Looked after the ball, sixteen turnovers to their 24, and outscored them 26-14 off them
- A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up in the second quarter
- Lost the glass, 30 rebounds to 44
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 cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q1 5:35 · CLE 16-18 IND
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up
Q2 11:42 · CLE 33-29 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q3 5:41 · CLE 67-63 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q2 7:33 · CLE 35-41 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q3 4:03 · CLE 67-72 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Danny Granger turnover
Q4 4:26 · CLE 98-93 IND
📊The numbers
| CLE | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 7 | Threes made | 10 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 22 | Assists | 28 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 10 | Blocks | 4 |
