⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 8 in the first 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q1 9:06 · CLE 18-4 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 0:24 · CLE 58-49 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 8
Q1 5:37 · CLE 27-19 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 2:47 · CLE 50-49 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 20 | Assists | 26 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 2 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
