⏱️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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 23 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 46 free throws to their fifteen- Ran them off the floor, 33 fast break points to 7
- A 14-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 3 in the fourth 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 8:11 · IND 19-8 CLE
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 3
Q4 8:38 · IND 85-88 CLE
- Winner
Paul George hit a 25-foot three jumper, George Hill with the assist
Q4 0:29 · IND 96-94 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Lance Stephenson lost ball turnover
Q4 2:56 · IND 86-90 CLE
- Turnover
Jeff Pendergraph lost ball turnover
Q4 2:24 · IND 86-90 CLE
- Missed FT
Jeff Pendergraph misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:13 · IND 97-94 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q1 5:31 · IND 20-17 CLE
- Steal
Alonzo Gee stole it from Lance Stephenson
Q4 2:56 · IND 86-90 CLE
- Steal
Alonzo Gee stole it from Jeff Pendergraph
Q4 2:24 · IND 86-90 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyrie Irving bad pass
Q4 2:36 · IND 86-90 CLE
- Turnover
Kyrie Irving bad pass
Q4 0:50 · IND 90-92 CLE
- Turnover
Kyrie Irving turnover
Q4 0:16 · IND 96-94 CLE
📊The numbers
| IND | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 13 | Assists | 18 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 33 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
