⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
+12Q124-16
+15Q238-21
-2Q321-19
-15Q417-33
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their three- Beaten inside, 30 points in the paint to 46
Key battles
12Threes made3
10Fast break points19
5Points off turnovers9
30Points in the paint46
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pacers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Roy Hibbert double technical foul
Q3 5:09 · IND 77-45 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 13
Q4 3:35 · IND 98-85 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 12 | Threes made | 3 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 15 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
