⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 23 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher 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, 23 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their sixteen, and were outscored 22-13 off them- A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up in the first 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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tristan Thompson lost ball turnover
Q4 0:02 · CLE 115-123 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up
Q1 8:38 · CLE 8-22 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 24
Q1 2:10 · CLE 14-38 IND
- Steal
Victor Oladipo stole it from Tristan Thompson
Q4 0:02 · CLE 115-123 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Domantas Sabonis misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:27 · CLE 115-120 IND
📊The numbers
| CLE | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 13 | Threes made | 10 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 24 | Assists | 34 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 4 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 0 |
