⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 23 fast break points to 6- A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up in the third quarter
- They shot well above their usual, seventeen of 37 from three
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 4:37 · IND 25-18 CLE
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up
Q3 3:50 · IND 78-76 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q4 5:03 · IND 113-107 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tyrese Haliburton steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 2:25 · IND 113-107 CLE
- Turnover
Myles Turner offensive goaltending turnover
Q4 1:46 · IND 113-108 CLE
- Missed FT
Aaron Nesmith misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:09 · IND 113-112 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 10:11 · IND 32-35 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q3 5:53 · IND 63-74 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Craig Porter Jr. bad pass
Q4 4:19 · IND 105-107 CLE
- Missed FT
Tristan Thompson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:11 · IND 113-107 CLE
- Missed FT
Javonte Green misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:34 · IND 113-111 CLE
📊The numbers
| IND | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 14 | Threes made | 17 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 28 | Assists | 24 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 11 | Blocks | 3 |
