⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 46 points inside to 22
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 cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q2 5:22 · IND 32-36 CLE
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q2 1:02 · IND 47-43 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - David West and Tristan Thompson
Q3 10:12 · IND 45-43 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 1:07 · IND 16-24 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 8:03 · IND 18-32 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 16 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 22 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
