⏱️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, 7 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, 33 free throws to their twenty- Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 46
- A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 11:23 · CLE 34-29 IND
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14
Q3 1:39 · CLE 91-77 IND
- Lead
Kyrie Irving hit a 24-foot three jumper
OT 3:21 · CLE 109-106 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Iman Shumpert bad pass
Q4 1:35 · CLE 102-101 IND
- Turnover
Tristan Thompson Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover
OT 3:50 · CLE 106-106 IND
- Turnover
Kevin Love bad pass
OT 0:02 · CLE 114-114 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q1 9:40 · CLE 7-11 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 3:12 · CLE 20-27 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 7:05 · CLE 98-99 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul George lost ball turnover
Q4 3:05 · CLE 100-99 IND
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
OT 0:39 · CLE 111-113 IND
- Missed FT
Paul George misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:02 · CLE 114-113 IND
📊The numbers
| CLE | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 18 | Threes made | 16 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 29 | Assists | 32 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
