⏱️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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their twelve
A 12-0 run dragged them back level in the third 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 10:48 · CLE 41-34 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q4 10:03 · CLE 97-87 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:22 · CLE 2-8 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 3:30 · CLE 55-54 IND
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 2:31 · CLE 83-83 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 18 | Threes made | 12 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 23 | Assists | 30 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 2 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
