⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16 in the third quarter
A 14-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 1 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.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 1
Q4 8:53 · CLE 74-75 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dion Waiters out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 3:03 · CLE 74-75 IND
- Turnover
Earl Clark steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:06 · CLE 78-81 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 7:03 · CLE 8-12 IND
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16
Q3 0:44 · CLE 58-74 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Roy Hibbert misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:43 · CLE 78-79 IND
- Missed FT
Roy Hibbert misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:07 · CLE 78-80 IND
- Missed FT
David West misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:05 · CLE 78-81 IND
📊The numbers
| CLE | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 34% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 14 | Assists | 17 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 22 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
