⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 23 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 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.
Pacers
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up
Q1 7:09 · IND 24-14 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Monta Ellis technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 9:18 · IND 89-104 CLE
- Missed FT
Jeff Teague misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:34 · IND 108-116 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q2 0:34 · IND 63-62 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q3 9:48 · IND 72-78 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q4 4:09 · IND 108-124 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 13 | Threes made | 16 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 24 | Assists | 24 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
