⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 33- Ran them off the floor, 35 fast break points to 12
- A 16-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 31 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.
Pacers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q2 1:02 · IND 62-47 CLE
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 31
Q3 1:50 · IND 98-67 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 5:13 · IND 17-22 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 15 | Threes made | 12 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 1 | Assists | 2 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 35 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 7 | Steals | 14 |
| 18 | Blocks | 17 |