⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 38
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 took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 0:32 · IND 56-48 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Solomon Jones technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q4 11:47 · IND 84-74 CLE
- Technical
Solomon Jones technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q4 11:27 · IND 84-74 CLE
- Technical
Roy Hibbert double technical foul
Q4 8:21 · IND 94-79 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Daniel Gibson misses technical free throw
Q4 11:47 · IND 84-74 CLE
- Missed FT
Mo Williams misses technical free throw
Q4 9:55 · IND 89-77 CLE
📊The numbers
| IND | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 20 | Assists | 21 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 11 | Blocks | 3 |
