⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 22 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 23 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their thirteen- A 16-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 20 in the second 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
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 20
Q2 7:56 · CLE 52-32 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q4 8:07 · CLE 100-83 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 7:34 · CLE 18-19 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 11 | Threes made | 10 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 23 | Assists | 23 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
