⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 45- Owned the paint, 42 points inside to 26
- A 14-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 17 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.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 10:26 · CLE 10-6 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 8:07 · CLE 18-11 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 2:10 · CLE 26-27 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
C.J. Miles misses technical free throw
Q2 4:26 · CLE 40-45 IND
- Flagrant
Marreese Speights flagrant foul type 2 (Paul George draws the foul)
Q3 0:48 · CLE 62-83 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q1 5:37 · CLE 18-21 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q2 11:22 · CLE 26-36 IND
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 17
Q2 4:15 · CLE 43-60 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Gerald Green technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 4:26 · CLE 40-45 IND
📊The numbers
| CLE | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 21 | Assists | 29 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 9 |
