⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 19 fast break points to 4
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 dragged them back level
Q2 1:05 · IND 63-63 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 5:05 · IND 81-81 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Myles Turner misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:07 · IND 95-92 CLE
- Missed FT
Victor Oladipo misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:35 · IND 100-95 CLE
- Missed FT
Victor Oladipo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:17 · IND 103-99 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 3:47 · IND 55-61 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Love misses technical free throw
Q1 4:22 · IND 20-16 CLE
📊The numbers
| IND | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 15 | Threes made | 11 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 3 | Assists | 4 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 19 | Blocks | 23 |
