⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 2 points worse 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, 28 free throws to their fourteen- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 26
- A 17-0 run took them from 11 down to 6 up in the third quarter
- Made six threes to their nineteen
- Went cold from three, six of 26
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 1 down to 8 up
Q2 5:16 · CLE 52-44 IND
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 11 down to 6 up
Q3 2:49 · CLE 90-84 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Evan Mobley bad pass
Q4 1:45 · CLE 105-98 IND
- Turnover
Evan Mobley lost ball turnover
Q4 1:21 · CLE 105-98 IND
- Missed FT
Brandon Goodwin misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:06 · CLE 107-104 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 7:04 · CLE 66-73 IND
- Steal
Justin Holiday stole it from Evan Mobley
Q4 1:45 · CLE 105-98 IND
- Steal
Myles Turner stole it from Evan Mobley
Q4 1:21 · CLE 105-98 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Duane Washington Jr. out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:41 · CLE 105-98 IND
- Turnover
Myles Turner offensive goaltending turnover
Q4 1:09 · CLE 105-98 IND
📊The numbers
| CLE | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 19 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Assists | 24 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
