⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their seven- Shot well above their usual, sixteen of 26 from three
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 4 down to 4 up
Q1 10:02 · CLE 10-6 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 4:22 · CLE 101-106 IND
- Missed FT
Kevin Love misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:09 · CLE 101-109 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 8:08 · CLE 10-16 IND
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q3 8:17 · CLE 69-77 IND
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Lance Stephenson flagrant foul type 1
Q2 6:06 · CLE 40-49 IND
📊The numbers
| CLE | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 7 | Threes made | 16 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 62% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 3 | Assists | 1 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 16 | Steals | 11 |
| 19 | Blocks | 23 |
