⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 44- Lost the glass, 24 rebounds to 39
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Collin Sexton technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 0:43 · CLE 30-27 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q2 8:05 · CLE 43-48 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q4 9:01 · CLE 91-105 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 65% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 21 | Assists | 28 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 13 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
