⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their eight- Shot well above their usual, fifteen of 31 from three
- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their thirteen, and outscored them 26-15 off them
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q4 5:49 · IND 110-105 CLE
- Steal
Tyrese Haliburton stole it from Darius Garland
Q4 1:06 · IND 115-114 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tyrese Haliburton misses technical free throw
Q2 0:02 · IND 70-53 CLE
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:02 · IND 113-108 CLE
- Turnover
Myles Turner lost ball turnover
Q4 1:35 · IND 115-114 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- Steal
Evan Mobley stole it from Myles Turner
Q4 1:35 · IND 115-114 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Evan Mobley out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:32 · IND 115-114 CLE
- Turnover
Darius Garland bad pass
Q4 1:06 · IND 115-114 CLE
- Missed FT
Donovan Mitchell misses free throw 3 of 3
Q4 0:02 · IND 119-116 CLE
📊The numbers
| IND | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 15 | Threes made | 8 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 28 | Assists | 27 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 9 |
