⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 44 free throws to their five- Won the glass, 61 rebounds to 38
- Kept giving it away, 23 turnovers to their twelve, and were outscored 23-12 off them
- Burned in transition, 2 fast break points to 15
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 14
Q2 8:21 · IND 33-47 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 9:48 · IND 6-15 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q3 3:36 · IND 58-77 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 23
Q4 6:16 · IND 71-94 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 34% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 5 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 78 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 14 | Assists | 19 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 11 |
