⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers fell 23 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 23 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 34 from three- Burned in transition, 18 fast break points to 39
A 20-0 run from level to 20 points 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 3
Q3 11:46 · IND 55-58 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q3 4:55 · IND 71-72 CLE
- Winner
Victor Oladipo hit a 26-foot threeer
Q4 2:10 · IND 96-95 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Darren Collison misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:01 · IND 96-95 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 20-0 run
A 20-0 run from level to 20 points up
Q1 9:01 · IND 6-26 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q4 6:57 · IND 86-91 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
LeBron James technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 7:53 · IND 83-82 CLE
- Turnover
LeBron James steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:02 · IND 96-95 CLE
📊The numbers
| IND | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 4 | Assists | 5 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 39 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 14 | Steals | 11 |
| 18 | Blocks | 15 |
