⏱️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 first quarter was where it moved most, 3 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their fifteen
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 took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q2 3:54 · CLE 44-41 IND
- Ties it
Matthew Dellavedova hit a 25-foot three jumper, LeBron James with the assist
Q4 1:13 · CLE 94-94 IND
- Winner
Tristan Thompson hit a jumper, LeBron James with the assist
Q4 0:39 · CLE 96-94 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses technical free throw
Q1 0:01 · CLE 18-19 IND
- Turnover
LeBron James lost ball turnover
Q4 4:01 · CLE 89-91 IND
- Turnover
Kyrie Irving bad pass
Q4 3:42 · CLE 89-93 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Paul George hit a driving layup
Q4 2:04 · CLE 91-92 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Paul George technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 0:01 · CLE 18-19 IND
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 4:46 · CLE 89-86 IND
📊The numbers
| CLE | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 23 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 11 |
