⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
0Q130-26
-6Q224-28
+2Q314-19
-14Q417-26
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 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 ten threes to their two- They went cold, two of fifteen from three
Key battles
13%Three-point accuracy40%
2Threes made10
7Fast break points18
3Blocks7
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 3:33 · CLE 28-23 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 2 | Threes made | 10 |
| 13% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 15 | Assists | 21 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
