⏱️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 second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 40- Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 30
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 5:25 · CLE 21-20 IND
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q2 8:25 · CLE 44-34 IND
- Steal
Dean Wade stole it from Domantas Sabonis
Q4 0:14 · CLE 102-109 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Collin Sexton misses free throw 2 of 3
Q4 0:33 · CLE 101-107 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 11:32 · CLE 2-9 IND
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q2 5:21 · CLE 46-47 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 2:56 · CLE 74-76 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Caris LeVert technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:09 · CLE 73-68 IND
- Turnover
Domantas Sabonis bad pass
Q4 0:14 · CLE 102-109 IND
📊The numbers
| CLE | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 13 | Threes made | 11 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 32 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 13 |
