⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to their eleven
A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up in the first quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up
Q1 10:49 · CLE 15-3 IND
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Evan Mobley flagrant foul type 1
Q2 10:12 · CLE 37-35 IND
- Technical
Max Strus technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:24 · CLE 57-65 IND
- Missed FT
Evan Mobley misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:21 · CLE 107-112 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q1 0:15 · CLE 37-39 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q2 1:51 · CLE 48-60 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jalen Smith misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q2 10:12 · CLE 37-36 IND
📊The numbers
| CLE | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 12 | Threes made | 15 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 29 | Assists | 36 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 2 | Steals | 3 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
