⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the third 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse 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, 27 free throws to their fifteen- Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 23-4 off them
- Owned the paint, 70 points inside to 52
- Made nine threes to their sixteen
- They shot well above their usual, sixteen of 32 from three
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q4 3:31 · IND 122-120 CLE
- Lead
Malcolm Brogdon hit a two point shot
Q4 1:00 · IND 122-120 CLE
- Lead
Malcolm Brogdon hit a two point shot
Q4 0:40 · IND 124-122 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jalen Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:28 · IND 111-118 CLE
- Turnover
Malcolm Brogdon bad pass
Q4 0:04 · IND 124-126 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 11:25 · IND 2-9 CLE
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q3 0:01 · IND 98-99 CLE
- Ties it
Darius Garland hit a 4-foot two point shot
Q4 0:53 · IND 122-122 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Darius Garland lost ball turnover
Q4 2:41 · IND 117-120 CLE
- Goaltend
Evan Mobley defensive goaltending violation
Q4 0:40 · IND 124-122 CLE
- Missed FT
Lamar Stevens misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:02 · IND 124-126 CLE
📊The numbers
| IND | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 16 | Threes made | 9 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 35 | Assists | 25 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 70 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 6 | Steals | 13 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
