⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 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, 58 rebounds to 45- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 38
- Made five threes to their eleven
- Went cold from three, five of 27
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 11:00 · IND 29-28 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Malcolm Brogdon bad pass
Q4 1:01 · IND 97-91 CLE
- Turnover
Justin Holiday out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:41 · IND 99-93 CLE
- Missed FT
T.J. Warren misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:27 · IND 102-95 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- Steal
Jordan Clarkson stole it from Malcolm Brogdon
Q4 1:01 · IND 97-91 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Jordan Clarkson and Aaron Holiday
Q2 8:25 · IND 29-30 CLE
- Missed FT
Collin Sexton misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:28 · IND 101-95 CLE
📊The numbers
| IND | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 5 | Threes made | 11 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 20 | Assists | 20 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 10 | Blocks | 1 |
