⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 9 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 first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 10:01 · CLE 45-31 IND
- Steal
Max Strus stole it from Andrew Nembhard
Q4 0:08 · CLE 126-120 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jarrett Allen out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:37 · CLE 120-118 IND
- Missed FT
Max Strus misses free throw 2 of 3
Q4 0:24 · CLE 124-120 IND
- Missed FT
Caris LeVert misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:15 · CLE 125-120 IND
Pacers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Myles Turner bad pass
Q4 4:10 · CLE 115-111 IND
- Turnover
Andrew Nembhard lost ball turnover
Q4 0:08 · CLE 126-120 IND
📊The numbers
| CLE | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 13 | Threes made | 9 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 28 | Assists | 37 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
