⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. 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, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their seven- Lost the glass, 35 rebounds to 47
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 5:18 · CLE 23-18 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q4 8:26 · CLE 99-93 IND
- Go-ahead
Anthony Parker hit a 18-foot jumper, Sebastian Telfair with the assist
Q4 1:35 · CLE 106-105 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Zydrunas Ilgauskas technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 5:52 · CLE 39-38 IND
- Missed FT
Sebastian Telfair misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:38 · CLE 103-100 IND
- Missed FT
Anderson Varejao misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:00 · CLE 103-102 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 1:55 · CLE 23-26 IND
- Go-ahead
Danny Granger hit a 25-foot three jumper, Troy Murphy with the assist
Q4 1:22 · CLE 106-108 IND
- Winner
Danny Granger hit a layup, Earl Watson with the assist
Q4 0:58 · CLE 108-110 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 7 | Threes made | 14 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 29 | Assists | 29 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
