⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of eighteen from three- Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their 21
A 15-0 run took them from 5 down to 10 up 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.
Pacers
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 5 down to 10 up
Q3 10:14 · IND 78-68 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brandon Rush misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:20 · IND 92-98 CLE
- Missed FT
Brandon Rush misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:20 · IND 92-98 CLE
- Missed FT
Danny Granger misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:29 · IND 95-103 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 3:14 · IND 56-65 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 15 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
