⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth 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
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 22- Owned the paint, 76 points inside to 48
- A 13-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 1 in the fourth quarter
- Made ten threes to their eighteen
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 4:22 · CLE 25-18 IND
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q2 9:47 · CLE 47-30 IND
- Lead
Jaylon Tyson hit a 22-foot running pullup jump shot, Craig Porter Jr. with the assist
OT 3:01 · CLE 107-105 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Craig Porter Jr. lost ball turnover
Q4 0:14 · CLE 105-103 IND
- Turnover
Craig Porter Jr. bad pass
OT 4:18 · CLE 105-105 IND
- Turnover
Jaylon Tyson lost ball turnover
OT 0:30 · CLE 109-109 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 12
Q4 7:16 · CLE 96-84 IND
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 1
Q4 4:43 · CLE 98-97 IND
- Lead
Tony Bradley hit a 4-foot two point shot, Johnny Furphy with the assist
2OT 4:41 · CLE 109-111 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 18 | Threes made | 10 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 21 | Assists | 27 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 76 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 15 |
| 9 | Blocks | 10 |
