⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their eight- Shot well above their usual, sixteen of 31 from three
- A 16-0 run took them from 3 down to 13 up in the second quarter
- Could not get to the line, 22 free throws to their 34
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 8:36 · IND 18-15 CLE
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 3 down to 13 up
Q2 9:48 · IND 54-41 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q3 3:54 · IND 96-78 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 2:21 · IND 33-33 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 16 | Threes made | 8 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Assists | 15 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
