⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 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, 26 free throws to their twelve- Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fifteen, and were outscored 17-7 off them
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 8:03 · IND 81-81 CLE
- Go-ahead
C.J. Miles hit a 24-foot three jumper, George Hill with the assist
Q4 1:59 · IND 91-89 CLE
- Winner
George Hill hit a 26-foot three jumper
Q4 1:25 · IND 94-92 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Roy Hibbert lost ball turnover
Q4 4:28 · IND 86-85 CLE
- Missed FT
George Hill misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:23 · IND 98-93 CLE
- Missed FT
C.J. Miles misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:18 · IND 98-93 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Timofey Mozgov hit a layup
Q4 2:39 · IND 88-89 CLE
- Go-ahead
Iman Shumpert hit a 25-foot three jumper, Kyrie Irving with the assist
Q4 1:40 · IND 91-92 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James turnover
Q4 2:09 · IND 88-89 CLE
- Turnover
Iman Shumpert lost ball turnover
Q4 0:53 · IND 95-92 CLE
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 0:23 · IND 97-93 CLE
📊The numbers
| IND | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 11 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 26 | Assists | 18 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
