⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 20 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their sixteen- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 23
- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 38
- Made nine threes to their eighteen
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 2 down to 6 up
Q1 8:37 · IND 15-9 CLE
- Steal
Tyrese Haliburton stole it from Caris LeVert
Q4 1:40 · IND 110-114 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:03 · IND 110-114 CLE
- Turnover
Tyrese Haliburton out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:28 · IND 110-114 CLE
- Turnover
Tyrese Haliburton bad pass
Q4 0:37 · IND 113-118 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q3 1:13 · IND 96-90 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q4 5:13 · IND 109-112 CLE
- Steal
Evan Mobley stole it from Tyrese Haliburton
Q4 0:37 · IND 113-118 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dean Wade misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q3 1:13 · IND 96-85 CLE
- Technical
Cedi Osman technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:59 · IND 102-93 CLE
- Turnover
Caris LeVert lost ball turnover
Q4 1:40 · IND 110-114 CLE
📊The numbers
| IND | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 18 | Threes made | 9 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 25 | Assists | 20 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
