⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers 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, 4 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eleven of 23 from three- Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 29
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 from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:37 · IND 8-0 CLE
- Lead
T.J. Ford hit a 18-foot two point shot
Q4 0:00 · IND 95-93 CLE
- Winner
Danny Granger hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:00 · IND 96-95 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
T.J. Ford misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:41 · IND 80-78 CLE
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 1:01 · IND 93-89 CLE
- Missed FT
Danny Granger misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:00 · IND 96-95 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- Ties it
Wally Szczerbiak hit a layup, LeBron James with the assist
Q4 0:20 · IND 93-93 CLE
- Ties it
LeBron James hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:00 · IND 95-95 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 3:24 · IND 85-81 CLE
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:02 · IND 85-81 CLE
📊The numbers
| IND | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 11 | Threes made | 6 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 15 | Assists | 11 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
