⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their thirteen
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q2 1:07 · IND 52-60 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q3 10:44 · IND 62-64 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 2:27 · IND 80-80 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Victor Oladipo misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:28 · IND 93-91 CLE
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:01 · IND 95-99 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
LeBron James technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:12 · IND 91-89 CLE
- Missed FT
Jeff Green misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:09 · IND 100-104 CLE
📊The numbers
| IND | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 12 | Threes made | 12 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 5 | Assists | 7 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 19 | Blocks | 18 |
