⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 15 fast break points to 3- A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up in the third 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 11:45 · CLE 10-0 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Kenny Atkinson technical foul
Q3 0:13 · CLE 71-77 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 2:25 · CLE 19-21 IND
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q3 4:18 · CLE 65-72 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q4 5:48 · CLE 80-98 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Obi Toppin misses technical free throw
Q3 0:13 · CLE 71-77 IND
📊The numbers
| CLE | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 11 | Threes made | 11 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 30 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
