⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 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, 40 points inside to 16- A 13-0 run took them from 12 down to 1 up in the second quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 6:56 · IND 16-15 CLE
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 12 down to 1 up
Q2 1:23 · IND 59-58 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 1:17 · IND 82-70 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q2 9:02 · IND 36-48 CLE
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Tristan Thompson flagrant foul type 1 (Ben Hansbrough draws the foul)
Q4 9:37 · IND 83-73 CLE
📊The numbers
| IND | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 23 | Assists | 19 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 16 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
