⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
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 Cavaliers won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q3 3:20 · CLE 96-78 IND
- Steal
LeBron James stole it from Darren Collison
Q4 0:36 · CLE 113-106 IND
- Steal
JR Smith stole it from Thaddeus Young
Q4 0:13 · CLE 113-106 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Isaiah Thomas bad pass
Q4 2:18 · CLE 111-104 IND
- Turnover
LeBron James out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:55 · CLE 111-104 IND
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 1:20 · CLE 111-106 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 7
Q4 9:08 · CLE 105-98 IND
- Steal
Darren Collison stole it from Isaiah Thomas
Q4 2:18 · CLE 111-104 IND
- Steal
Domantas Sabonis stole it from LeBron James
Q4 1:20 · CLE 111-106 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Victor Oladipo turnover Tristan Thompson
Q4 2:10 · CLE 111-104 IND
- Turnover
Darren Collison lost ball turnover
Q4 0:36 · CLE 113-106 IND
- Turnover
Thaddeus Young bad pass
Q4 0:13 · CLE 113-106 IND
📊The numbers
| CLE | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 13 | Threes made | 13 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 4 | Assists | 1 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 20 | Steals | 16 |
| 11 | Blocks | 15 |
