⏱️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 third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 37- Burned in transition, 8 fast break points to 26
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 7 down to 2 up
Q2 11:22 · IND 41-39 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Andrew Nembhard technical foul
Q2 6:28 · IND 44-49 CLE
- Technical
Bennedict Mathurin technical foul
Q4 3:58 · IND 111-120 CLE
- Technical
Bennedict Mathurin technical foul
Q4 3:58 · IND 111-120 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 9:44 · IND 41-47 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q3 5:02 · IND 77-92 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 12 | Threes made | 15 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 30 | Assists | 25 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
