⏱️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 fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 30- A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up in the second quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q2 0:36 · CLE 59-48 IND
- Steal
LeBron James stole it from Brandon Rush
Q4 1:49 · CLE 95-90 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q2 8:02 · CLE 37-42 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q4 11:30 · CLE 83-73 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Earl Watson bad pass
Q4 3:43 · CLE 90-87 IND
- Turnover
Brandon Rush lost ball
Q4 1:49 · CLE 95-90 IND
- Missed FT
Troy Murphy misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:47 · CLE 99-93 IND
📊The numbers
| CLE | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 5 | Threes made | 10 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 23 | Assists | 28 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
