⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth 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, 42 points inside to 26- A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17
Q4 7:05 · IND 91-74 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 5 | Threes made | 1 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 8% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 15 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 9 | Blocks | 3 |
