⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
+11Q130-17
-7Q224-25
-3Q320-18
-3Q431-30
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 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, 43 rebounds to 30- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 32
- Made nine threes to their sixteen
Key battles
8Steals3
54Points in the paint32
5Blocks2
9Threes made16
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 10:02 · IND 12-5 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 9 | Threes made | 16 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 4 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 31 | Assists | 23 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
