⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of 25 from three- Won the glass, 60 rebounds to 49
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q3 11:29 · IND 55-49 CLE
- Lead
Danny Granger hit a 10-foot jumper
OT 4:26 · IND 86-84 CLE
- Winner
David West hit a two point shot, Danny Granger with the assist
OT 3:00 · IND 88-87 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
George Hill step out of bounds turnover
Q4 1:19 · IND 82-81 CLE
- Turnover
Roy Hibbert traveling
OT 3:45 · IND 86-84 CLE
- Missed FT
Darren Collison misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 0:14 · IND 96-89 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- Ties it
Kyrie Irving hit a driving layup
Q4 2:31 · IND 80-80 CLE
- Go-ahead
Anthony Parker hit a 27-foot three jumper, Alonzo Gee with the assist
Q4 0:17 · IND 82-84 CLE
- Go-ahead
Anthony Parker hit a three jumper, Kyrie Irving with the assist
OT 3:19 · IND 86-87 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Anderson Varejao misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
Q3 6:31 · IND 57-54 CLE
- Turnover
Kyrie Irving lost ball
Q4 2:00 · IND 82-80 CLE
- Missed FT
Kyrie Irving misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:37 · IND 82-80 CLE
📊The numbers
| IND | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 2 | Threes made | 5 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 66 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 15 | Assists | 13 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 10 | Blocks | 9 |
