⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 9 points behind 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 2:12 · CLE 25-25 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 0:32 · CLE 58-56 IND
- Winner
LeBron James hit a 25-foot three jumper, Jeff Green with the assist
Q4 0:00 · CLE 98-95 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:26 · CLE 95-95 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q1 9:53 · CLE 9-15 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 5:37 · CLE 95-95 IND
- Ties it
Domantas Sabonis hit a 14-foot jumper, Cory Joseph with the assist
Q4 0:33 · CLE 95-95 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Victor Oladipo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:56 · CLE 93-88 IND
- Turnover
Cory Joseph out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 4:24 · CLE 95-89 IND
- Turnover
Domantas Sabonis out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:49 · CLE 95-89 IND
📊The numbers
| CLE | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 10 | Threes made | 6 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 3 | Assists | 3 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 14 | Steals | 14 |
| 21 | Blocks | 22 |
