⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first 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, 16 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, fourteen of 31 from three- Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their nineteen
- Beaten inside, 44 points in the paint to 62
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 8:46 · CLE 98-103 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q4 5:42 · CLE 114-110 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Evan Mobley misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:55 · CLE 115-112 IND
- Missed FT
Jarrett Allen misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:42 · CLE 118-112 IND
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:01 · CLE 118-112 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 4:57 · CLE 19-25 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 0:42 · CLE 54-64 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Aaron Nesmith technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 5:42 · CLE 105-108 IND
📊The numbers
| CLE | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 14 | Threes made | 11 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 23 | Assists | 34 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
