⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 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, fourteen turnovers to their 26, and were outscored 35-12 off them- A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up in the first quarter
- Lost the glass, 27 rebounds to 43
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 6:20 · CLE 24-15 IND
- Lead
Collin Sexton hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:25 · CLE 106-105 IND
- Ties it
Collin Sexton hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:25 · CLE 105-105 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dean Wade back court turnover
Q4 1:57 · CLE 106-105 IND
- Turnover
Collin Sexton back court turnover
Q4 1:32 · CLE 106-105 IND
- Turnover
Dylan Windler bad pass
Q4 1:06 · CLE 106-108 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up
Q1 4:23 · CLE 24-28 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 11:03 · CLE 92-90 IND
- Winner
Justin Holiday hit a 26-foot three jumper, Domantas Sabonis with the assist
Q4 1:18 · CLE 106-108 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:45 · CLE 104-105 IND
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:11 · CLE 109-112 IND
📊The numbers
| CLE | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 11 | Threes made | 8 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 27 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 29 | Assists | 27 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 68 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 35 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 26 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 18 |
| 1 | Blocks | 8 |
