⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 21 in the first quarter
A 18-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 7 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 11
Q1 0:01 · CLE 23-34 IND
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 7
Q3 7:32 · CLE 63-70 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q1 7:44 · CLE 4-17 IND
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 21
Q1 3:09 · CLE 12-33 IND
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 23
Q2 0:58 · CLE 38-61 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Lance Stephenson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:39 · CLE 63-73 IND
📊The numbers
| CLE | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 8 | Threes made | 11 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 4 | Assists | 4 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 16 | Steals | 11 |
| 23 | Blocks | 21 |
