⏱️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 second 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, 9 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 68 points inside to 42
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Donovan Mitchell misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:54 · CLE 100-95 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 10:14 · CLE 34-43 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andrew Nembhard bad pass
Q4 4:55 · CLE 99-95 IND
- Turnover
Bennedict Mathurin offensive foul
Q4 4:40 · CLE 100-95 IND
- Turnover
Bennedict Mathurin turnover
Q4 2:35 · CLE 107-99 IND
📊The numbers
| CLE | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| 68 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
