⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score quarter by quarter is not in yet.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q1 7:24 · CLE 18-9 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q3 0:40 · CLE 78-73 IND
- Lead
LeBron James hit a two point shot
Q4 2:47 · CLE 91-89 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Timofey Mozgov technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 5:37 · CLE 58-59 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q1 3:38 · CLE 25-20 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q3 9:32 · CLE 54-52 IND
- Go-ahead
C.J. Miles hit a 25-foot three jumper, Solomon Hill with the assist
Q4 2:21 · CLE 91-92 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Assists | 23 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
