⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q3 6:41 · CLE 71-60 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:44 · CLE 93-90 IND
Pacers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Assists | 22 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
